Chapter 570: Danger on Newfoundland
Of course, Captain Kingson did not bring all the good news. For example, although the Bakken lead-zinc mine was found, the road was really difficult.
Most of the roads along the way are mountainous, and it is necessary to cross Grand Lake, so the traffic is very inconvenient. However, there is no way. Who made the Bakken deposit the most easy-to-use lead-zinc deposit in Marin? The No. 12 deposit in the New Brunswick area, not far from Newfoundland, has zinc metal reserves of more than 10.7 million tons, almost Bakkens 10 times the mine. However, the No. 12 mine in New Brunswick is deep inland, where there are many Indians, and it is also close to the site of the sturdy Iroquois Indians. The safety is not as good as Newfoundland.
You know, the same Indians are also very different. The Beotuks on Newfoundland are silly and nice people, and they are enthusiastic when they see them. There are some Indian tribes on the North American continent, but they are very belligerent, such as the Iroquois Alliance.
This is mainly because there are fewer people in Beautuk on Newfoundland, and there is no need for competition. The Indians on land are different. Because of the large number of Indian tribes on land, the situation of competing for territory often occurs, so it is much more fierce than the Indians on Newfoundland. The Indians on the island of Newfoundland add up to an estimated 10,000 people, but occupy a huge area of 111,000 square kilometers. Coupled with the Newfoundland fishing grounds that are extremely rich in fishery resources, the Indians on Newfoundland ca n’t eat enough food, and they do n’t need to fight and compete for prey resources like the Indians on land. Therefore, there is also a lack of Indians on land. People are tough. Even the Beotuks who graze reindeer in the inland areas are not as tough as Marin imagined.
Therefore, for safety's sake, Marin is best to mine lead and zinc mines on the island of Newfoundland, where Indians are silly and friendly. For those Beotuks on the island, Marin only needs to trade some necessary goods with them to coax them.
For the difficult road, Marin has no choice. He has no machinery, he can meet the mountain. If you want to transport the lead-zinc ore from the Bakens deposit, you can only rely on the mule team to carry it out of the mountain area and send it to the west of Cornabrook Port.
Corner Brook serves as a harbour, and it is convenient to transport coal from the nearby Cape Breton Island. After the lead-zinc ore is transported, it can be smelted by setting up a blast furnace directly in the local area.
Of course, in order to obtain zinc metal, it is necessary to add a condensing tube in the air outlet above the blast furnace to condense the evaporated zinc metal vapor.
In any case, the Bakken Mine has 1.08 million tons of zinc metal reserves, and the average zinc content of the ore is as high as 6%, which is convenient for smelting and extraction. In addition, the Bakken Mine contains about 234,000 tons of lead metal. The average taste of lead is 1.3%, which is not high, but it is also worth mining. After all, Marin's demand for lead is not small, and he needs to provide a large number of lead bullets to the musketeers.
In addition to lead and zinc, the Buckens Mine also stores 374,000 tons of copper metal. The average grade of copper is 1.57%, which is slightly higher than the taste of lead and worth mining. In addition, it is associated with about 27 tons of gold, with an average grade of 1.5 grams per ton. As well as 1,800 tons of silver, the average grade is 100 grams per ton.
All in all, the reserves and taste of this mine are not high, but it is not low, and it has more mining value.
The trouble of developing the Bakens lead-zinc mine is not only a traffic difficulty, but also a difficulty is the disturbance of the Newfoundland White Wolf on the traffic line.
At this time, on the island of Newfoundland, the Newfoundland White Wolf was not extinct, but was rampant. Moreover, the Newfoundland White Wolf is tall and strong, but also likes to live in groups. When he appears, he is in groups, and the fighting power is very powerful.
Before, the team sent to prospecting brought a lot of mules to carry the goods. However, when camping at night, the Newfoundland White Wolf attacked and was eaten by a few mules, which made the prospecting team distressed. Fortunately, there were no casualties. After all, a few mules are enough for a group of Newfoundland white wolves to eat for a long time.
The problem is, fortunately, the prospecting team brought a lot of mules. If it weren't for the mule's large size, and the death was on his behalf, it was probably the prospective team.
In the future, after the development of the Bakens lead-zinc mine, the line from Bakens to Corner Brook must be continuously transported. If the wolf pack of the Newfoundland White Wolf can't be bothered, whether it's the mule that eats the freight or the person who transports the goods, it will be a loss for Marin ...
Originally, Marin was also reluctant to deal with the extinct animals such as the Newfoundland White Wolf. But after thinking about it, Marin gave up the childish idea of protecting the Newfoundland White Wolf. After all, the Newfoundland White Wolf has seriously threatened the safety of Marin's men.
Marin is not an animal protector, but a pragmatist. Whether you protect animals or endanger people, kill them all. For animals such as the Newfoundland White Wolf, which are very threatening to humans, speaking of kindness is absolutely harmful.
After thinking over and over again, Marin decided to send troops to kill the Newfoundland White Wolf. Of course, instead of killing the whole island of Newfoundland, only killing the area near the road from Konabrook to the Bakens lead-zinc mine. As long as the transportation line is cleaned up, Marin is too lazy to find the Newfoundland White Wolf. After all, if there is no conflict with his own interests ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Marin does not want the Newfoundland White Wolf to extinction. The island of Newfoundland is so big that the White Wolf of Newfoundland does not come to the west. There are always places where they live in other regions.
However, the wolves walk quickly and it is not easy to kill them. Even if they can't fight, they will run away. Therefore, the most suitable arm to kill the Newfoundland White Wolf, Marin believes that it is a black knight, and a black knight using a clockwork torch.
The white wolf runs quickly and wants to catch up with them. Horse riding is the only option. Moreover, the use of muskets on horseback is also a good way to hunt. Moreover, when the clockwork fires and shoots, the loud noise made can also fully deter and frighten those Newfoundland white wolves.
In the end, Marin decided to send 200 black knights on horseback to aim at the high accuracy, ride the horse back and forth to clear this transportation route, and use the clockwork firearm to repeatedly hunt white wolves and bears near the road , To ensure the safety of transportation lines.
The Newfoundland White Wolf is no more flexible than bullets. No matter how many they are, they ca n’t compare to the 200 Black Knights. With these black knights each patrolling with 5 carbines, the white wolf would have no difficulty retreating.
However, the bear blind on the island is more difficult to deal with. Bear skins are thicker and softer, and bullets hit it, which is prone to problems. If the bear blind man is made to be fierce, he might die.
Therefore, when those black knights kill Newfoundland white wolves and bears on Newfoundland, they need a large group of people to act together. In this way, even if you encounter a mad bear blind man, you can't be killed by one shot, let's shoot multiple muskets together. In the face of gunfire, the bear skin must be pierced no matter how thick it is ...
In order to prevent the black knights from being attacked by wolves at night, Marin also planned to allow the black knights to bring the ancestor of the German shepherd, the Alsatian wolf dog, to be used as a vigil to prevent the night raid of the Newfoundland white wolf. Keep the soldiers safe ...
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