This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 Excerpt: ...Mr. King states that the quantities have been very carefully arrived at. From the Portuguese Reef.--Depth from the surface at which the specimens were obtained 500 feet.--M.O.. Albion Company, Portuguese Reef, Steiglitz; E; H. Davidson, Mining Surveyor, Steiglitz. Statement Of Average Yield Of Reef. 82. Hard, bluish ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 Excerpt: ...Mr. King states that the quantities have been very carefully arrived at. From the Portuguese Reef.--Depth from the surface at which the specimens were obtained 500 feet.--M.O.. Albion Company, Portuguese Reef, Steiglitz; E; H. Davidson, Mining Surveyor, Steiglitz. Statement Of Average Yield Of Reef. 82. Hard, bluish-white, partly translucent Quartz, 4 inches by 2 inches by 2 inches; crystallized; large cavity, partly filled with yellow Clay Slate and Gold; color of the gold, light and dark-yellow, the dark assuming most beautiful forms; about 4 dwts. of gold. Proportion of pyrites, very small. From Cattle's Reef.--Depth from the surface at which the specimen was obtained, 60 feet; depth of water-line, 60 feet; width of reef, 12 feet.--M.O., Duke of Cornwall Company; E., R. L. M. Kitto, Mining Surveyor, Fryer's Creek Division. 83. Blocks of dark-brown Quartz, 5 inches by 4 inches by 4 inches; discolored by Peroxide of Iron on several of its faces; other faces covered by blue and pink Clay Slate; cavities lined, crystals covered, and Gold partly covered by Peroxide of Iron. Proportion of pyrites, very small. From Cattle's Reef.--Depth from the surface at which the specimens were obtained, 60 feet; depth of water-line, 60 feet; width of reef, 12 feet; average yield of gold per ton, 13 dwts.--M.O., Duke of Cornwall Company; E., R. L. M. Kitto, Mining Surveyor, Fryer's Creek Division. 84. Hard, white, translucent Quartz, 3 inches by 2 inches by 2 inches; slightly crystallized; cavities partly filled by Pyrites, one large cube fractured; the Gold occurs in the quartz close to the pyrites. Proportion of pyrites, not large. From Cattle's Reef.--Depth from tho surface at which the specimen was obtained, 85 feet; depth of water-line, 60 feet.--M. O., Duke of Cornwall...
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