I have lately had the opportunity of conversing with one of our members, Mr. Jos. Jewell, who has been making an inspection of some parts of the island of Cyprus for mining purposes, and having been called upon by other parties to report on a number of mineral specimens brought from that island, I have thought that a short note on the subject might be of some interest to the members generally.

So much has been said of the mineral riches of the island, that I was astonished at the comparative poverty of the specimens brought home, and also at the very small number of mineral species which the island has so far yielded.