Of course, Captain Jinson didn't bring all the good news. For example, although the Bakkens lead-zinc mine was found, the road was too difficult.

Most of the roads along the way are mountainous, not to mention the need to cross Lake Grande, which is very inconvenient. However, it can't be helped. Who made the Buckens deposit the easiest lead-zinc mine 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 10 times that of the Bakkens mine. However, New Brunswick's Mine 12 is deep inland, where there are many Indians and close to the fierce Iroquois Indians, so it is not as safe as Newfoundland.

You know, the same Indians, the difference is also very big. The Beotuks of Newfoundland are silly and nice people, and they are enthusiastic about everyone they meet. There are some Indian tribes on the North American continent that are very warlike, such as the Iroquois League.

This is mainly due to the fact that there are few people in Beotuk on the island of Newfoundland, and there is little need for competition. And the Indians on land are different. Because of the large number of Indian tribes on land, there were frequent battles for territory, so they were much more fierce than the Indians on the island of Newfoundland. The Indians of Newfoundland, estimated to have no more than 10,000 people combined, occupy a huge area of 111,000 square kilometers. In addition, there are Newfoundland fishing grounds with extremely rich fishery resources, so the Indians on Newfoundland Island cannot eat enough food, and do not need to fight and compete with each other for prey resources like the Indians on land, so they also lack the fierceness of the Indians on land. Even the Beotuks, who herd reindeer in the hinterland, are not as fierce as Marin thinks.

So, to be on the safe side, Marin would be better off mining lead-zinc ore on the sillier and friendlier island of Newfoundland for the time being. The Beotuks on the island, Marin only need to trade some necessary goods with them to coax them.

For the difficult road, Marin has no choice. He doesn't have the machinery to open up mountains. The only way to get the lead-zinc ore out of the Bakkens deposit was to rely on mule teams to carry it out of the mountains to the port of Conabrook to the west.

Conabrook serves as a seaport, making it easy to transport coal from the nearby island of Cape Breton. After the lead-zinc ore is transported, a blast furnace is set up directly in the local area, and it can be smelted.

Of course, in order to obtain zinc metal, it is necessary to add a condenser tube to the vent above the blast furnace to condense the evaporated zinc metal vapor.

In any case, the Bakkens mine also has 1.08 million tons of zinc metal reserves, and the average zinc content of the ore is as high as 6%, which is very convenient for smelting and extraction. In addition, the Bakkens mine contains about 234,000 tonnes of lead metal, which has an average grade of 1.3%, which is not high, but it is worth mining. After all, Marin had a great need for lead, and he needed to provide the musketeers with plenty of lead bullets.

In addition to lead and zinc, the Bakkens mine also contains 374,000 tonnes of copper metal with an average grade of 1.57%, which is slightly higher than the taste of lead and is worth mining. In addition, approximately 27 tonnes of gold were associated at an average grade of 1.5 grams per tonne. and 1,800 tonnes of silver at an average grade of 100 grams per tonne.

All in all, the reserves and taste of this mine are not high, but they are not low, and they are relatively valuable for mining.

The trouble with developing the Bakkens lead-zinc mine is not only the difficulty of transportation, but also the harassment of the traffic line by the White Wolves of Newfoundland.

At this time on the island of Newfoundland, the Newfoundland white wolf was not extinct, but rampant. Moreover, the Newfoundland white wolf is tall and strong, and especially likes to live in groups, and when it is infested, it is in a group, and its combat effectiveness is very strong.

Previously, the team sent to prospect brought a large number of mules to carry the goods. However, while camping at night, they were attacked by Newfoundland white wolves and were eaten several mules, which made the prospecting team feel distressed. Fortunately, however, there were no casualties. After all, a few mules are enough for a pack of Newfoundland white wolves to eat for a long time.

But the problem is that fortunately, the prospecting team brought a lot of mules. If it weren't for the large size of the mule and the death on its behalf, perhaps the unlucky ones would have been the people of the prospecting team.

Later, after the development of the Bakkens lead-zinc mine began, the line from Bakkens to Cornabrook was definitely transported. If the wolves of the Newfoundland White Wolves kept harassing them, it would be a loss for Marlin whether it was the mule that ate the goods or the people who carried the goods......

Originally, Marin was still reluctant to attack the Newfoundland white wolf, an animal that became extinct in later generations. But after thinking about it, Marin gave up on the naïve idea of protecting the Newfoundland white wolf. After all, the Newfoundland White Wolf was already a serious threat to the safety of Marin's men.

Marin is not an animal protector, but a pragmatist. It doesn't matter if you are a protected animal or not, if you endanger people, you will kill them. For the Newfoundland white wolf, which is a great threat to people, being kind is definitely harmful.

After much thought, Marin decided to send troops to kill the Newfoundland White Wolf. Of course, not on the whole island of Newfoundland, but only in the vicinity of the road from Conabrook to Bakkens. As long as this transport line is cleared, Marin is too lazy to trouble the Newfoundland White Wolves. After all, if there is no conflict of interest with him, Marin does not want the Newfoundland white wolf to go extinct. The island of Newfoundland is so big, the Newfoundland white wolves don't come to the west, and there is always a place for them to live in other regions.

However, wolves move quickly, and it is not easy to kill them. Even if they can't beat them, they'll run away. Therefore, the most suitable class to kill the Newfoundland White Wolf, Marin believes that it is the Knight of the Black Shirt, the Knight of the Black Shirt who uses a clockwork musket.

White wolves run very fast, and if they want to catch up with them, riding a horse is the only option. Also, shooting with a musket on horseback is a good way to hunt. Moreover, the loud sound of the clockwork musket when it is fired can also fully deter and frighten those Newfoundland white wolves.

In the end, Marin decided to send 200 black-shirted knights with high aiming and shooting accuracy on horseback, riding back and forth to clear the transportation route, and repeatedly hunting white wolves and bears approaching the road with clockwork muskets to ensure the safety of the transportation route.

No matter how nimble the Newfoundland White Wolf is, it can't be as fast as a bullet. No matter how many there are, they can't compare to 200 black-shirted knights. With these black-shirted knights patrolling with 5 carbines each, it is difficult for the white wolf to retreat undefeated.

However, the blind bears on the island are more difficult to deal with. The bear's skin is thicker and softer, and when a bullet hits, it is easy to have problems. If you force the blind bear to be ferocious, you may die.

Therefore, when the black-shirted knights slaughtered Newfoundland white wolves and bears on the island of Newfoundland, they needed a large group of men and horses to act together. In this way, even if you encounter a blind bear who is mad, you can't kill with one shot, so shoot multiple muskets together. In the face of a rain of bullets, no matter how thick the bear skin is, it has to be pierced......

In order to prevent the black-shirted knights from being attacked by wolves at night, Marlin also planned to let the black-shirted knights bring the ancestor of the German Shepherd, the Alsatian wolfdog, for vigil to prevent the night raid of Newfoundland white wolves to ensure the safety of the warriors......