. Rod and gun. fact thatthe_sovereigns_were_considerably worn, the milling on the edges having completely It is surmised by experts that thecoins were unaffected by gastric juices, butthat the stones alongside which they were foundmust have rubbed the edges away in thecourse of years. The manager of the Standard Bank,Johannesburg, who examined the coins,stated that the rubbing off which they hadbeen subjected to had reduced their valueto about 16s. each. However, the firer of thefirst shot, Mr. De Villiers, was made somepretty good offers for the coins. One of thecoins was prese
. Rod and gun. fact thatthe_sovereigns_were_considerably worn, the milling on the edges having completely It is surmised by experts that thecoins were unaffected by gastric juices, butthat the stones alongside which they were foundmust have rubbed the edges away in thecourse of years. The manager of the Standard Bank,Johannesburg, who examined the coins,stated that the rubbing off which they hadbeen subjected to had reduced their valueto about 16s. each. However, the firer of thefirst shot, Mr. De Villiers, was made somepretty good offers for the coins. One of thecoins was presented to the owner of the landupon which the animal was shot. Possibly some one who was walking alongthe banks or through the river was attackedby the croc and eaten. It may have beensome unfortunate native who was making hisway home having garnered the coin by laboron the Rand, or it may have been a white manwith money in his belt who was hauled off while crossing the stream. 651 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA. The Only 16 GaugeHammerless Repeater— Now ready — is like our famous12 gauge gun illustrated here-with, but built smaller, neater,trimmer throughout. A gunof beautiful proportions, su-perbly balanced. For snipe, quail, partridge, wood-cock, squirrels, rabbits, etc., ithas the penetration and power ofa I 2 gauge without the weight,it handles faster, with greaterprecision, in all the moredifficult forms of bird shooting;it weighs only 6*4 lbs. TUmliii Grade 12 Ga.,$ Ga., $
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