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~b10 '1Drle~~ 18 reached by follo.lma \ba ~la Beaob rro. a.ae.aa, roued the head or o,&\el' 1Ia¥. . rbe lI .. oh, Jlaoked b¥ • acd-duneB, 1'or ... a rlM Inal .u • . \Cb :.uUabl. rolt dl'lY1Dg or rl<lllll! n 10a-an.l'. ~ 1'''':. 011 \he ... , .14. or \he Bay, u\ Shaa'. Blutr, .OU\b or ,be Mar.di'b R1.ar, 18 dlabaoc, whloh ra-ap~ar. 00 \be .o.t .148 a' a.pbarn'. Poln\ and Baokl.¥ • ~.\8a4. aa4 JOlDa \be 17 .. 1\. belt a mile ... , or ,be polla'_ . Dr •• Ull ..... 1000 "ntlonB • 8' •• D.tODe velD. I'UDDiDC Dearl1 B. aDd S. aloas the r1dge or OM or Ul. paal". IDCND".lzw. Deer W1JleglaBIS Bay.

. 8chouuo .. In 1. 'he "" ... u.od tor 'h.' pan or "ha _1011lJld whlch 1 • . U \he head ot Pre701Jle''. PeolDaala, .. 4 OODU.W or araoUa, a1th \h •• "o.pUoo or ._ 811ulac .. :u.orpble allJldatoDe OD tl1a el'''' and ... , olopa or 'he bll1 onl'1ooklDIl Blue.toDe )jay and 'h. d18b .... !llob I be ...... Uo"d. Tbere 18 &lao._ TarU_;r ...... ,_ b.t._.n 8IIOkla7'. anu Gl11·s. 'l'be a.anU. 1. Ya1'~la ·lO oberaoWr, 1I.1ma ._11weo the ... 011'.11184 pUIk 1I10\SW (dark 111_) ar .. DUe or IIOUD\ ~ItODa ... ''- .. 00lllt .. P .• " p88udo-pu.phyr1tlc granae or \be JlIM flft:; . ""'~"- a 'tIM red-gralDed .... r1eW. 11ke \110" OOOUI'I'ia& 10 "'. palIlIl.-b.48 or t.be lIe.oaolc SandB\Oncu. At ODe pi_ 1\. .••••• 111"0 • qu.r~ ••••• 1'1."1'. COD1.elnlng augl'o (aagl\e _;rOnl\8), oal1ad locol17 8 a r •• n araDlt.s-(at Charlle'. er.ek). In all It. aa.eroua· .odlrlcntlon8 It. la, geologl0811y, _ acd tb. _, • ~rt or the huge moUJItalD _ •• 01 DeYOn1an aae, which f'or.a lobe bulk: or­FreyclDe~·. peD1D8ula.

Pl'oapea" or., at. ODe 1.1nMl: ' 01' another ba.. aooa t.brouah tha ".laau~ •• orchlng tor \In, gold, ortd coal, and 00 8ohoute" 11010 U 1 •• nl .. \.d that as lIuob •• 150 _ 011 ... 1.1 Un or.· Ilion b.ell won. ThlO tln, 1" 1. OOllJ"~.d.,' .. t. ha •• beeD abeel rl'ODl reel'., and \be •• It •• r. 01' lad •• be •• 1I.en dl1laant.l¥ .ought. tor, though n _0\ be •• 1d that 00 gr.at a.aunt. or _ne7 haa been ctxpeD4a4 lD \be aeuob. lot la,' of couJ".e, qU1te punlbl. tbat. 1 ..... 10480 .,.1.t. 10 tbe gronl toe, aDd have eludad dleco •• r" blt.balttOI but. -:r ob •• rva"ioDa led me to J"erer lobe a11Q.181 O~. ,"0 two 80ura •• , ~lch .oul~ be QUlte erflolen' 41aUlb.,ore. ~h .. e a ... -

1. saall quart.s .el., •• .,olo.lDa coer •• t.ln.

2. Gre1"nl •• d b.nd. or arani\a cOD'olDlng ... 11 ~uantltleB or ore.

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In tha oour •• or .... \h. dea.od.tion or th_ granlte would aCCOUD," ror lohe rer •••• or .o~. lolD \bat. bas been l'~coY.l'ed., Wl'thou$ 'Sbe a1d. or aJV 1"; ...... r.. 'l'hCtHt large r •• ra, I belle •• , .re Yl.10D~7.

I 1Do ... ~ 011l'~ .ectloD., comprlalDg t.wo 80-1'. blocka and a lII"lI8paO'lDa area or 370 aoreo, •• at. or al •• at.OIMI Ba;r. A larae tlot w •• \ ot the .ecUOD. ,Ylelded a ,oad deal or 'b. o11.ylal tln reterl'e4 'to above. ADO$ber rIal. 18 lua, aD the lJouDdar7-11De b ...... D ... be 'wo aoct.lua. Tho alluv1al \.lfJ "her •••• r01lDCl 2~ 7.,0. ago, aa4 .a. workeu ttru't by lleaer •• 0111, M&7.OIl. ~aa-itll, ola .. , aDd. Jack. The wash OD "he aO-acre bl~ '18; £1'011 1 $0 2 ree" deep, alIt! has glYOD rroa , 088. '01 . • lb. · t.G t be 418h, a \on ot ore baylDg b •• ., ODe ••• 0Ctad '1'01& a .paoe ot t.hree elluare

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7ard.. 'lila UII .lo -Sl7 Rb7 IUI4 .... 111. r.re17 bhck. and <be 0"7.u1 ..... 110' .uob .. oUlld.4. The qu.ll "Y 1& good. _ ot l' ""iIIII .- .. hl.b .. 75 per eeM. Tbe la., ... "'r" .. ~'2· par oe",,; The "wo ItClll111lu and pany wo .. Jut4 on \M .•• r1aU 111 1475-7. n 18 ooneidered the7 le1''' .11 "'" w •• b .... loh r ."u .. Jle4 01117 one or 1.. 0 ouno .. per ~.bJ aDd ~ ...... bon .. \Ch.d ,he blattay 01' lh. wo .. k b .... ~l.y. \be, \b .... 1 ••• _eh 'lD .'111 1D the d .. 11', ............ . , ot 1\0. TIle t1.t be" •• "D the twO •• ctlQDa 0QIbt. ~o 71eld .a.ethlng, prOYlded, water could be COt \0 ,l.e p'.~.UI'. enough Cor. nozzle. 'rnl •• hou1d he 10ok.d 111"0.

I -7 ._"lOD •• • JIll, to te r or .e10D,11'10 1111.0 .... ". ,bo' "'" ••• b be... .dd. one I.ore to \b. 11., 01' 100.111.1 ••• n .... b."ODO 01' yolesnle gla •• (ob.l41AD) ba •• b •• D 1'OUDU. 8 ........ d18coyered b7 Mr. B1D&b*a 111 lh. 1.ta-ea.b. 3 or 4 1' •• ' d •• p.

'lila COUJl,r7-"ook 1. • plnk 1.0 wh11.. 0 ...... 7 ...... 11.0. d\b • 11\\1. dark aloa ln B. In lhe 11, •• 1". 1 ...... u •• 1H4 ._. INJlD11111 ,hrough ooth .... \1_ 1" ..... '_.:1.Orl7 4U .. UOD. W11.hln thla &one are baa411 01' rock. : t'I'Da whloh "be tel.par hOD .0.'17 dl.~.d. 1 ••• 1l1li • qDO,'.-.1e. ,ock 0 11gn,,17 cb10rltl •• d b7 ,he d.OQJlPO.l"lOD 01' "he Orllll""l dark 1110 •• whlob baa .1 •• 11 IIlace 1.0 .1lYery 11U8CO.11.e. !be .. ock 111 \hi. 1'01'. 1 •• ,,11> IIr ... 11.o • .. ueh •• ohu.oWl'l ... "'" la ..... 1oaJIII11'uou. [orIlO1.10D. a' the B1 •• T1 ... (1'o~ .. rl;y c.l1.d q •• r"a-po"ph7r7). 800 18 ld.eatlcal Wl\ob \be \1.D-b •• J'1D8 • \ODe of' t.he Anchor, L1b~r.~or. and A8.~rallaD .t.... There a,e tlye parollel eX p08UI'eU 01' _'\Cl'ope ' 1D • b.l~ of 700 OD 800 raet. wldo.

110. 1 baa b.eD worked upon by • 10l1li '''Deh aDCI a abat" abou" 1 5 1'.e" deep. The .t.nnlrer~u. baD4 or ooua~r7~ bere 50 ~o 60 teet. wlde, carry1Jl1I "hlD .... 1 •• " •• 1JIa. Tbe bouDdar7 01' tne b.l~ on .ach .1"'e 1. clark 1I10a PUl 'e. !'he Ahart AUlik :.. I... 01' thl. U.JIOb 1. 111 \M UD ...... 11.. 1'0 .. _1.10". "nloh 1. 1111.Or .. o:1.Od b;r •• 1'\10.1 quazu nln.. The J ul,,'ll111 01' 1.h. ro ... 'lGD 1. lD "he dlr .. 'loD 01' "ne Ute",,10D 01' 'he ._. B. JO"w. 'lila _lea .hlch I ,ook r .. _ \b •• CODO 111 \he .he1" d14 DO" )'lel<l an)' "1,, whe" •• 0117.4 107 \be oon .. _I>' _17.'. bu, lD ~ep1.Omb... 1499. \be OOY ... DJI8", aeaa;r .howed \rae.. or Un aDd oopper 111. ,_ r .... ,be bono. 01' \he aher,; also J pel' O.D~. t1a n_ • bUllOb or ••• lD me Uench: and 1'ro •• 1.a40r bol ... 1,6 por oen" ... ,.llle \In. Th ... 18 AD lao ...... 01' IIP1:1.O. \_ ... \he bon ... or the ahan. aDCI ,be 1.,,, .. 18 '" .. aullk a r •• r •• , 1'unner \0 ••• whe~h.r ~ , a ••• 4 ~r.l1a.Cl .... aDa aD7t.hlng.

OIl '\be Dort.har ••• otlon, t.o the N.I. 01' \be .... Jut JU' 011_4 "'. a ou' ...... be." mad, 11>'0 U" .raD1U ( .... ea1a .. alo."oa .. u roolt). eallell 110. 4 lode. ~ .... 1 .. " 1& ."lIM04 a\ .ur1'aoe .bou, 1 r \. wld., aJlCl ._ ~ 111 ••• "l.a of baJllia. In ~he 8lde ot ~ 8U' • dab o:t nob ~lJa 01'8 .a .. _'to With, .. nd I ••• ,.111 'be\ • 11,,1. bad .1.0 bo." 1'ound 1" "h. bo".,... 11>'. J.I. _~ (G~) ... pon. lhe ao.ay or lhe llood 0... tr_ ........ 6,.31 pa .. _', nD. I pick." up • ploo. hOD _ <pUG .,......, .. whlch Mr • . , .~. _rd. Oonr_,,' _17..'. baa ... q.d. I y~elded 4.6 per .eDt ... ~all1a t.1D. ~hl •• ho •••• r, mu~t 1I0t be "ak." ..... op._\o1.1n .-.ple. It. oDl,y .hOW8 wh.~ CaD b. touDCI opo ... 410.11y. J\U'1.her _pl •• willcn J , <, ok 1'rora 1.h. plle •••••• 0117.4 b;y 11>' ••• rd aW 7alded 1.2 per ceo" ... 1.81110 "lD. Thl. 11"le pl1. OODtulnu the

-} -.emalDd •• or ~ pa~h or o.e, but I eoulu flnd no ~~ lD ~ tace. ~ ~w •• ~OO\. penetrate tba re.-Uoa ~!» D8ul¥ ~ bo~_ or tba cut, oar •• _ld 11. ~"II 111 .... 1111& DOt; t;o 1110 lude tba .ort _w~1a1 110,".11 ~ lolll.t.. Till. eut;t;l., .111 110 a4W8a004 ' . 11~t;le fUrt;lI.r uD4er l.h. oowor t;o _ .... ~r u.. ~111 r_ 111 t;ho bot;_ 0011"--1

.. ,~ Ida ..... p t;M bUl, ~ .. udo tM DO.'C.b. bOUlMlal'7 "or _'1011. 1. aD OUWI'Op eoael.t;1ag or &r ... lt;o .1t;b ~ .r er.l.on. Tllla .ppaar. ~o be .. t;b. .uUt. or • 10lle t;CU~l" lolllt; fUr~r .ovTib. It; 1. all • _11 Doll ot &ruU. lIoulder.. JIo Un 18 ,,101llle 111 ~ .~o ... , .Dd 11011 .... obt.a1Jled thoretr_ 117 ••• O¥. Tllla 11110 ot nOll. hao b •• 11 ,.oo.d • t •• oballlo lIort;1I aDd oou~h.

S~111 b18h.r up t;1I. hl11 • erelaen •• 111 00011" 111 ..... 1\9, ...... 04 or e .. uel)" or:r.t;allll1O ....... laree flak •• or .u.oO"lt., l1Tibl. ala. aDd _11110. A .14~ or 18 1110_ 10 ., ... 4, lIut; • .1I0t; OlL' . t;ao wou14

. UDO"e" ~ .... 1. t81' be~'hl' ....... \UtG. The ._1 ••• hlt1l I 11 ......... ' .wa:r, _"1', all .... )" 111 _ OOWO_II~ lUu.Wlrlo., r.'"l'lIed 110 Un. Tba ... 111 1'11_ 111 • _~lL'1:r 4U .. UOD' 111 pll1k eraDl~., .Uh "or7 l1\~le dork lI10a 111 1\.

S'111 .... DdlllC t;h. 11111 t;o t;he Plmple, 600 r •• \ .bo". ...-1 ... 1, u.. er •• t 10 re.ohed OD S.atlol1 4779-9}M, }7 acr ••• A. Dllger, whare. overlooklDC t;ha "., 'ba SW ...... PlPoapeC\lne AI.oelatlon ba. opeDe4 • bole auoa' 7 r •• , deep. in eOrt grantte rook .011104 wlt;1I qpar'& .Dd &r.1 •• D. The relap.re .r. boc_lIIC eIl10rl\1 •• 4 •• Dd • 11t1.1. \ourmallne la "lalblo. ollOloaed 111 t;ho ala.. Thl. 18 aD tha .Ullte or t;", ()1ll _"ropa. no a ... lee .hlch I 1.oak rr_ ... ro. upOll aaoa:r. tUa .... , "t;Qrll aD)" Lln.

8.B. or Glll' .... '11 .Iot;lon 1. an .ra. at duk browil .. ~rpbl0 .aDd.'OIiI at IIc.rl)" a .qu.r. all. 111 esWn' o.erb&DelDC Blu •• \one Kay . Aa 110&81,. at seld ba". b .... ,lok.d up all 1.hc elope .bon t;h. 111M. it; ... ".111 •• rIIl •• d t;ha' ~ .. nde~ ... tor_t;lOII ~ ban " .. II t;he .ource. The .. Duate1a ue .~"iaI. 111 O~.ao.D"lc t'o ... . ~. dlaltiC!t.er, &lid 111 pellow lUt • .... l &ralM. Xl 1. poaelble t;hat ._ ro.t 1 •• \111 _l .... u.d 111 t;hl • •• DdUo .... r .. l' 1. a 811 ... 1&11 NIIk &IIluior '0 t;h. eruU •• ""loh baa 1a,rleaaUd 1\ wl tb mica.

Gl11' ... ouo .... ro t;o b. tunhu pro.peowd. I t;hlDll: lbe lue. UD 1. 111<.17 \0 haYe 0_ rr_ quarU ... lM 111 ~. , .... 11. •• bla, t;heue cuell> 1I0t; \0 110 reak_d upOll ..... auro. ot .up!>l .... Tho t\lt;ur. or Ibe proparv 4.,....,. UPOll .hnber \t.e gr.i .. e ..... 111 .., ~o .o~k OpeD ~.o., pa ~.lng the .holo ot ~ ._ ~II ~ _t;wr:r. No . daub '. .ulebOd po.ls.- ... In lIuo .nd u.erc, bu t

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\hea. wl11 probabl)' be tOWld ,",0 11lo1ud ill exto"t, all4 \00 tu .p'u,\ \0 b. worked protUab ly. 'rho whole to ... \lOD 'wl11 ha.e to be work.d 88 lt

.taIlda, or be let\ alODe. 1\ would be comparMtlYely e •• ,. W IN"' 1Ia • 011:" r1a:ht ac.,oaa \he SODe, ana -rlnd out 1'. exteD\ aDd 11101'.. ThaD bulk aamp111lg " .. e' be _:nakeD. aDd 'he ....., .... '1D CODteDt • •• 0Utall184. , ~\ _\ b. bClrM I:A alDd that thla le a 10w-ara6e prGPOal'lOD. a84-S' caDIlOt report IDore derla1\e!y abaa'S 1" QD'S11 $b.. aeo •••• ",Y work: 1. 40ae to proy14e 4a\a ror oODClualoDa. I was Lold \hat 700 teet ot baoke could b. aOt 11l 700 C.ot ot drlYlng-lb tl'o. tbe a.a ooaet, it. oODYeDlen~ plac. tor .tarUng a tWlllel 00111<1 be tOIlDI! Oil U,e .hare-11o.. Wl'Lhou\ eador.lng the precuu~ heigh\.. I bay. no doubt the tigure 1. not tur out, hut I do DO' b.U .. e t hat uIl4ergrouDu mlDlng wl11 ~ lD ,hi. ,round, ual ••••• "rong lode ~. a18COY~reu .

I .. DOt. at all eur ••• t.o lohe waur aupplj. bOt .... could 1M SOt b7 d ..... 1D!! tho lara. ria", to tbe W., onoe 1\ 1 • .orked, aad a mach1DU7 U'e ooold be a.18O\&4 below .bout a mHo rrOlD tbe pr ••• Dl. wOl'k1Daa. POI' "rk1Dg on a 18r {~ e acale 'he ..,.r QU •• 'lOD wlll tor •• dlrflcul\i. Oolo'. "~ 1.' 2i .tl ••• ou,h lD a al.eo, 11DO.

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J7o. Gl11' ••• 0\10DA I walked ,wo all •• "Dorth .1~ \be •• aalta 'aaa- owerlooklng tbe .. a to Ba •• ecbl • r.et. OIl \be .. a 0011 \. S. of rreab water ....-. " TbU w .. cll ........ d abOut 23 )'aU ...... wbeD a ulal on.b1q &« balt • 'on 1ll llelbourae 1& .eported ., .. 1_17 a." U$urllllll1 1) dwt •• aDd 17 "wu. aola per 'eD. "0. \he source 01 taro ... , 1 .. I ba •••••• OD \0 bell ••• ~he tormer rlgu.e U \h • .ar. rellable. liz. C.J. _87, or ,be 1I0.Dl118 Star OMpaay. uponed. 10'h l/.ay, 18~8, ba.1DC ao," OUlo • '011 ~ ."OM for a "r1al cruahllJij:, but I b.ll •• e It ... DO' t •• ated. Sampl •• wh lch I ,ook. aDd Whlch ba.. b •• D .... ¥.d b7 th. Go.ornwon, 408178t, ¥l.l4ed oD17 a alDG'. ,raco ot gold; but a batter7 ' •• t 1. the ca17 ta1r way ot arrlYlnB at an idea at the .alGe ot 'he .\0D8.

~ •• er owope out ~10 ••• -leycl, where •• ho.' 421 •• OD 1\8 OOU ••• baa b~G pu\ -into 'he ellt!. H la a .011d n.t ot ~Da'&4 qUrta. 12 lDehu to 14 111Obe. wl4&. lIb"e. a84 '_nlell P •• DI A two-l"oh ael •• /f. 00011 ...... ,be toa, .. ll. _tha. OIl tha haDglJlIl-wall. Tbe dip or ..a •• ll. 1. 7~0 \0 'b. 8... The CouD\ry-ruck 1. ooara. 4a.k~o. ar.Dl~., plnk 1D ~lD\. On ~h. foo, .. ll alde or ,be lode there 1 •• narrow band or dark, .late-llk •• panl'lo wallrook, /fladuall,'alterlng to Do ... l oOUDn7 /fraalte a rew 7arl1. a .. y rrom Lb. lode.

I .a. DO ~.1~. 1n the atone. I am .rra1d "he r •• r 1. OPe or ,boa. wh1cb carry no pe7abl. al .. ral at \Ita OII'O.Op. ..x, to DO work haM been done OIl 1\_ aDel 1~ 1_ ~ aD •• k_rcl puolt1on ror work1ng _

OIl * aaddl. ot ~be hlll to \he ~., I ob.er •• d .. ~.~-wor. pe __ l •• or dark •• 4~"D\ur¥ rock acattar.cl .... r \1M .urt~Dt ilia /fro.nd. 1 C"" 01117 aur.l •• tha\ ,be •• ba ... "eD "'l.ad eroa al.t. coun\ry \0

Lh. II. "'r~ber .oatb a _U_t1D.11 barcl elYUI, crO .. 8es th. /fraDl\. b111. Tb18 1. a 47k. ot \yplcal .lyan

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or gran1~. porpb¥ry, rloh 1n po~.h mica (muscov1te). The rool< 1. a oClQllo~" . tl ...... ralned adl!l1x~ure 01' quar~s. m1ca"aDc1 ' ~10pa., w1\b porpb¥r1~lc crystals and .... U ot ,ory.\&l.· ot 'quar'ts and r.l.par. It con~al... 110 ~t.4i

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: '. ' .. I~' ¥r, Thl. 18 • yelD7 quar~z rear 1n

A~aDl~. OOUD~r7., b.t ••• ~ G11l'. aDd Buckl.~'8, on Cro..., land, I~ "a. open.d upon .u y .... ago by a 7-r •• t out, expo.lng a .eltlaal raoe. The exposed w1dth 1& 11 t.et. It bas not b •• n \e.~ed h1therto tor gold or ~1n. ·Th ...... pl •• wh1ch I ~ook have been •••• 704 b7 the Goyernment AnallBt, and returned a minute trace ot' gold - DO tln • .

The Boulder 1-

About a quarter m1le turther w. 1. an 1.01a~.d boulder or quarts, "h1ch baa exc1~ed much iDter.e, aDd ourlo81t¥ "ln the 41.trlct~ It 1s a block ot ol.an quar\s, ly1ng 111 a clayey, pebbly, aDd quarts .".uh. Tba n11ey 1. 2~ t.et abon .e.-le.el, "aDd 1. apparently eroded 1D oemented Tertlar7 Bud, bl~t'. ot'. hloh &.1'0 expo.ed 1n rD8aSlye bedo, ,20 te.\ th1ck,. a l1nlo c11nanoe to ~be weo~ at tbe boulder. Tba boulder H.alt 1. 6 teet x 5 te.t x 4 tee~ 1. a 11t~1 •• .coth.d by \ba ac\10n ot wa~er, and 1. compo •• d at d ..... p1Dk1.h quarts, w1th here and ~here exce •• 1vely t1nely d1v1ded pyr1~e.. The ground around 1t baa b •• n .xcavat.do aa4 th1 •• how. tba~ 1~ 1s not 1n .1~' but where it ~. aa.. rram caQ om17 be conJectured. It h .. moat probably be.1l .derived i'r_ ._ reet 1n gran1\e, caun\rY, Ju~111g by \ba ra\h.r pecullar appearance o! the quarts. It .ax ha •••• en ~.dd.d 1n the waBh _hUe 1;h. lU\ .. " .. belDg d.po.1~ed. Th1 • .,lew remoy •• all 41ttloult7 a. ~o 1-t. tran.port, t or though ~he aand blurt. ar. no_ 250 ~o '10 teet' abo.,e ~h. oea, they .er. at •• a-le •• l at that time, and the gran1te peaka ot \h. Poll1Doula "auld .\111 b. h1gh above ~he depollt. some .tOD •• ot 11at. and Band_tone are round in the ••• b or in the ·lurtac. loll, but these ha.,. no par\1eular bear1ng Oil ~h. qu •• t1on.

It ••• tOUM 25 year. ago by Jil'. Gemmell, and halt' • tOD ot l 't __ a •• &7e4 ln .. 11arat, tor 9 dwta. gold per ~op. . A 1;r1al 11k. \h1. 1s more sat1stactory . t<all all. a.0&7 at "' • . ~ ••• UIlll.... tat .• n by .,.e l!, whlch ~he OO.,.ru.oll' AIIK~~ r.por\O ' 4ld nc~ oonta1n any gold • .u 1\ 1. an 1JI41vl4ual bould.r OIIly, 1 U occurrellce 18 1l0~ 1mpor.\aD\, UIIl ••• 1\ oan b. 1denUt1ed w1 th 1 to pareD\ re.t, wh10h 1. probabli DO\ tar ott. The cOIIUllUraUon ot \ba oOUllntt a\ tho ·U_ ,it was deposl\ed wo. d1fter.llt fro. What lt 1. no"; hence .earch tor \he r •• r 011 "'. hill.lde 1mmod1a~ely abc.,. ~he boulder .ay b. qU1\. ~u1\1 •• a.

S_ lrOD ol'e not. tal' :tram BUckley's 10 ot doubttul or~.,. \ba\ 10. "h.1;h.r 1t be ve11latone, or me~e17 0080 •• '1 .... 7; 11k. 10 .uoh or the lron.tone at the h.ad at ~h. b.,.. ' " AD ' a •• ay· at 1 t by th. Ooyerz.ent ... 1,71' ·'aho •• d tba~' .... , oontent. 1n preclou8 ... tala .... nU,::,

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4 dredglDg le .... , ot 39 aoreo ea~" end a mlDll1& leaoe ot 20 .oZi~~ .. tollo •• ,- '10.235,39 ac. 3r. 9p.; D.C. 236, 39 •• ~~ ,91"l D~C. 208-, "39.';',3r.29p.; D.C. 209 , 38a.2r.31p.; 9311. 4307. 20.. ,_ '

"r; ,..'"' Theae are on the 8a.l't •• Ul' Creek., on Schou ten

!lalD. '1'here la:,I' OOJID.cUO\) by track both to s.rck,leY'8 at Bf:P.11j,(ji,D,.!. Polnt, 2~,D1l .. , .nd to Cole ta Bay, 1i mlle8, 'orlgln.lly oallei" lIuedl~h'a l"1ehe r,y Bay.

'1'he lo.er par~, or ~he ola~ ia a flat, through Whioh the ... 11 Bal~ •• ~r cre.k meendera alUBBlehly. tb. grOUDd beiDg fUll or neerlT dead wa~er. Tbe bank8 or tbe o~.ek .ho •• e.h UDder 2 reat ot 0011. The part or t/W" na,; ~ak.n in b7 the ol.ti" i8 5 chaino on .acb .i4e or tbe ' or.et, .bloh ln th18 part of lta coure. ' now. •• ' '1'be plaln ie 'bounde4 lJ)b and 9th. by low granite ' bl1la, 8trewn .1th .e. __ an4. In the .. atel'n _\1., or thla nat rour hol .. have been put do.n to • 4ap~ ~ 10 ~eet, tbe rll'.t 4 or 5 teet baing In. and. 'be, l'8at 111 • _all or _11 gruel. IJj rar .. I oou14 18dn; ' tbe dr1:n ln thie part ot tha property 414 not .h .. _oh t1ll; 'IN> the otber hand, the holee 41d no~ , go doll1l ~o bedl'ook, on .ocount of the water. The waah baa be.n" lnyada4 b7 the aea, and .hat tln _1'8 1. 1 ..... b flnn tbaJl ln the upper part or tbe Pl'opel''T'

~er. the cr.ek obaDgea ita couree rrom x. - 8. there 1. e ... 11 .hallo. lagoon, In whlch a do.en bore. han Hen PUt down 15 to 20 reo t, bottoa1Dg on .ort .renlte~ I ... told that the oame qual1t7 or ..... _. _t with .. that aIlewn ln the tin­bearlng eharn t'IIrthtr north.

OolDg up the oreek rUm the lagoon north •• rda, the yalle7 bet •• e# ,be bill. contracts, and the drlrt chanDel nOl'tb or tbe camp on the 20-acre aecUon 4088 not e"c .. 4 • cbBln In W1d~h. Sttll fUrther north lt p1nohe. to .bout ~r • chaln, .idenlng out agaill rln.117 to -"out 4 chalna.

Por about a mile up the creek fran ~he lagoon a .eriee or 30 hole. and ... 11 ahatta have been aunt '0 te.' ~he groaD4, .hi.b. on the wbole, has been well pro.pectBd, tbe lntentlon •• 1dantly hning been to nnd out what it 10 r~" -.ort~. '1'ba rlrot hole 10 a chain .. at or tile lag ',- It ,1. do.n 6 r •• t , In aea-sand, end .ho •• a lit gr •• el In lihe bonOllll' No. 2 shart, ' a 11 ttla rurtil8l' _~ 1. 12 r", do"". with an 8-feet borehole ln the bon.. A .and .nd quarts waoh waa toucbed .t 3 root below the .011. No. 3 shaft, ~o tbe nO~'h, 1. down about 20 teet 1n a.a 8end or granl~10 Dature, and baa bo~t ... 4 on granl~e. Prospect. from thl •• and, •• ..,.11&-.,. ,ha GoYu....ent Analyst, yiel40d 44 II'.iDe abIUc t1ll pel' 41.h - 11.042 per cent - .boot 1/10 0 .. pel' 41.b, 01' i ,lb. to tho cubic yard. 110. 4 .hart .... loeon ' _ ~t, end haa not bottomed. Tbe ... h la hero , ~OOlt 3 ohalDa .1de, end the gutter •• ea. to b. 01oee ' \O ibe hill.ide on ~he west. whlch rlses ateop17. xo. 5 .b&rtl. auDIt 12 raet, and haa nct .eaohed bedrock. '1'h1a .hart la ne.r the camp. The .aah .ppeara to impl'o.e ' lolDg nOl'th. The proopects taken were .a..,.4 " ~ ~ GOY.ru.en~ Laboratories, and returne4 11) ... iD. aioUla Un pel' dl.h - 0.107 per cant - a.y nearly !os. pel' 41ab. or 1*lba. to the cubic yu4. A . ,lIatt 11. or the camp bott~d at 10 reet, wbere the OhallDel or .aoh 10 not more than a cha1n .14 ••

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~tbe~ north a tr.Doh baa b •• ~ cut down to tbe bedrock, • ooaple or reet 1» .. ah, here one chaln Wide, co»\rao\lngUt halr • chat., , and· or good tiD-be.rln, Qa.l~~. ~ho proapect. w.ahed yle lded, on aaeq b7 \ha ,(ICwUpM»\ Allal,.\, 596 ,ralna metallic \1» JAr d1.b - 0.57 p~r 00»\. ~ a.7 130& •• per 41.b. or 6"/3 lb.. \0' \Iw GIlJ)10 71Ird.

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. The gruU. hl1la c'_, hor., clo •• together, wltb not mo •• \baD 1i chat.. or alluYlal between t. hem. Ifbis, theA, wide.· _~ ~o three chalna, aDd aequln. •• tr lppl»g or o· ... rblll'4.» or .nen or e 19h t :t'eet. AD CN"" .. Op or Quarts OOCU. bere, nnn1ng w. or •• , and 1ts Gour •• parallel With the new d1rection or tho or.ek, 1. mark.d b7 loo.e rragaent8 or Qua.ts. ProspeotLDa bole. hay. been put dOWD, o»e 1n aeYen reet or w88h, _ld \'0 lie wortll helr an OUIlOO to the d18h, and anotll .. tllrOUlh .u roo\ or 8trlppl11g l»to rour reet or wa8h, . .. \1aated at 4 _. \0 tho 41 all. 'fbe .xpand1ng alluylal ,round ha. be •• ro ... d a kt.4 or b.aln, an ldeal po.lt1on ror dracla1Dl.. 8_ ror.r pr08pectors wo.k.d lJl tb1a part or til.' "oulld. bat no record or tholr aucc ..... othan,l •• 1 •• yallable. The g.ound now p1ncho. to ~~.~qtMng, alld \1118 ae_ to .... the only plac. who .. tho_II1,M b. an7 dlrrtcuH7 ln pas slng tile d.edge. !h1. pOrt or tho .1.lm M7 be taken as con81et1Dl or 10 to 1'2 r.Ot or. tr1pp1ng and two to

tllree reot or ... b •• a 'proyad b7 • llJlo or bo.es ac.oes tbe Yall_7. fila Ull ,ata he.yln .. the bead or the .. 11.7 18 approaoh ...

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fUrther •• ; whe •• the ,round 10 about two chaln. wide, Ahart Bo. 7 .has b.on ounk 12 reet, wlth t'our reet. or .asb at. bottGm, yer7 •• ~. The p~O.peCt8 taken here, ••• &784 b7 the GOY.~~Dt. ADa171t, returned 408 grMln. matalll0 tin per 41ab - 0.39 per oent - 8ay 9/10 oa. per dlab - 4i Iba. to tlw cubic yard. The wldth or the .11uyl.1 plaabe • .,.iD. At the northern end or tile olat.. tho .trlpp1Dl 1. ' .1& reet, 8nd oyerllea rour reot. or w .. h, whioh COJllta1U • re. l'ODe. or quartz. ~e o.oek rork •• t till. pl.o., aDd the ,round la between tllr.e aDd rout cha1Da Wide, . and th. pr •• peato taken (KO.8) were the be.t ot &aT. ThO t •• clta or •• 8F by the Qonr'-Dt £D.lT.t are n8 gr.t.. .tal110 tiD per dl.h -0.74 par o.n' - oY.r 11 .... )Or ~b. or ... arly 9 Iba. to the _ble 7 ... 4.. !Ill .. ·.1 ~~10. 1., ot' course, the n ..... t \0 tlw ...... 4 · .... ro. · ar tho tiD, and the yl.ld 1., oona.q .. DtlTj •• thar .zo.ptlonal. . ..

ru PlIN»ft.t,s· MIt.n ....... lli.ectod to. the purpaee ot piJl1ltc . ' .... r.1 .1d .. or \h. DAture ot the .. ah, and Jlo\ ror rorll1Jll 'an accur.t. ·.nlmU. or the yale or tbe Wholo d.poel'. ~ 18tter would rOQulro 87ate_"1. ~l_~'" ul •• auJIt ... pl.rl7 in l1nea ao,08I ,be ttai." . ~~J'.ala, aDd a •• rage prospect. rrom tu.4""'__ ·~·U.' 4a» .. U. 8till, the)' a f to.d ._' D .... 1OD ot _ . o,""lU\1a. or the d rlrt. Tbe aYe rap ar tloo »la_ no.. '1Ib1ob _ 7 pro_peeta w.ere takeJl ,In. 5i 111 •• _tal110 UJl per cubl0 ), .. d; but I oona14er It ~ $0 iJlolode tha b1iber Y.lue. or 6 Ibs. and 9 1>b.. to til,, ' l8IId .t 'iiOft 1IhaiI tb •• nr.,e ot the remallld .... whl0bl.t\ .2.lb ... "'t8111a UJl, or 2.86 Ibe. tin ore (.t 70 -..i ... ,) pel' oub10 '7"4. 'fh18 utllDSte do .. DOt , rall tar .lIOr' ot th., put ronard by tho promot ... , who rookoD UpOD , lb.. tin ore per oubl0 yard. I cannot .peak with &aT oortalJlt7 abol1t tho ground 1n t he

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lower part ot the .1~lm, •• tbe ... h ~h.r. was 1naccess1ble. TaklJlg tbe lI~owid ' a1'l, ~b%OIl,b. 't .bquld ~blni: a wld~h or two obe1M 1~ a '"!'air a ... ez: .... . aDd . 'ba d.p~h 1s, as IllA¥ be ."D t'rom >q H~U. : ... y~~ ~ .. ~wo to 20 reet ot' .aDd aDd W"b; "~ifl :'*.8 a.~1J!Iata the anrago aa 12 ren. l; ~1J!I< .. " ,~ ·: '<IO .~b aD e .u_to ro~ the 2 1.11.. • ~~ ~""'!~~!lrl.1, .. . fha. edge. oC tho t'ol"Batla baft 'CO 1M'~ ·~D Uto oODalder.'loIl, anel f lot the d.epe~ per_ · .. li; :. "fte'·.u tblcloless or the PaT.ble par. Gt' .tIla 'W~b caD OD17 b~ · aaoe~talDed by carerul t.rlala.. , .

'fbe p~opo.l UOD 1a a t'a1~. ODe t'o~ a mode~.te __ 1aa4 ~. !lha ODl7 W&)' or deal1"g w1th ~ ' 1I~0Qa4 1. 'b7 dradglq. A naltet-dndgo 18 menU.,..d 1D tIla .... pao ... but, t'1'_ "'" Datulie or the rIa t, I 4oub' wbe\be1'·. 'a . ~ .. • 1li 110\ b • . t'oWod IlIOn sultatile. »Wedg1llll !. paw e&l'1'1~ 011 lD rlat., where it would DO\ ha .... . -'~ '4aa_4 Gt' ..... 7.U. allo. !he prop;r1a\Or'. '.will ... et:··:\lii·'" .. ·rJii'~'!' expert adylce berore _uk1Dc .. ~' ..... ~ .. ; .t'o .. ·' .......... 111/1 1. more dtirrlcult tbaD 'i8~"ia&. ~' \ba t'.11u~e. ot' attempt. U d~edll1llll 111 ~~". la~~r\o ."uaU that 80'" ge"eral dl~lcul\7 all.''' wIlleb be.· 80t baaD •• rr101e"tly realla.4. · 'Apart t'r"", .~ qu.l,l~ . Gt' th. materlal handled. I tblak ~t'1.~."". ~ ~~~lty .ba. ·b •• D the ~oaIt on wh1eh _t ·ot" . au. I'e •• "t · ~~taklng. have nruck. . . Wi tb 11004 'a4,,10e aD4 o.41u~7 oue, the tln ought to lie G~J'aote.l· ·nI .. · ~b ....... 1M p~orH.bl¥.

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QIItt1Dg-ara •• _h ·l. a _UhT nat ot' 80 01' 90 aon., "'oa~ D1M 1111 ....... or _ckland, abou~ 900 re.t .bo ..... -10.01. I~ 11a • . ,.., ea.~ ~t' woododale Blurt, .011.4 nart' . 8111 • . j Tbe , ~"ola •• _nh-.oll conalate or humu. aDd _-.r.lu' iro.UII/I 01 ... UIdIo\on •• knollo ot' which prot~ude • 11~~10 t'ras ~~e pl.iA. · Bi11 • . ot' the .&me aaDdato" ... nQU~ ~be '_rah7 111'0&114. !han an no t'oa.11. ~o gu~4~~~ de"'~\lon ot' ~be ho~lson . ot' the .u."" '" ,.!'O la 110\ t'el.pa\blc, lt may beloll/l eUber ,. 'ha ·I'-, ".oaol0 or th. Pel'lllO-Corbonlrerous. In the t'l.~ tIl'r. 1. an oa~01'op o.llular 1ron oro, . abou~ thr •• or t'o.~ t'oot ride; be tr.oed at 1ntenal. thl'oqh the paddOaIt B. - NoW. It baa "0\ be." opolled upoa Wba t 1t reall~ 18, bu~. ~. ~be .t~. on ~be atrlk •• 1 ·_ 111011110.4 '\0 a baDd ot' 11'011 '0&14. 111 \Ile .UIdIol88e. "" •• probably, to tbe larlu.DO. ot' a4~ •••• \ iPaoa. rook (cUaba .. ). No go14 .a. t'0a.a4 1" \h •• '<IM _ .. ~ed 1n the Goyernment 100 •• \01'1 •• , ud tbe -· ..... · •• ac. 40 •• not. dUrer •••• n".ll7 t'roa io1ll1181' ... ~~opa 1n the ewanaea area. I~ haa no •• 1u. •• • carrier o~ econom1c ore ••

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