Men in the Mines

A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992

"The Company [Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. Ltd.] obtain their flux from their limestone quarry at Point Edward, Cape Breton, situated about 17 miles from the furnace at Sydney Mines … This limestone was a very uniform and suitable stone for all purposes in steel making." Flux: a substance used to promote fusion when smelting ores.

Date: ca.1903

Reference: Thomas Cantley  Nova Scotia Archives  MG 1 vol. 1309 no. 4-31a (mfm 14979)   /  negative N-5203