Mineral resources . 93 At 353 feet from the shaft a fairly well defined wall was intersected, anda change took place in the country for the succeeding few feet, the slatebeing in small quantities, while there was an abundance of quartz. Thedistance between the walls was about 6 feet. This reef coincides in strikeand dip with the Hidden Treasure formation, the strike being north andsouth, and dipping steeply to the west. The highest result obtained frompicked samples was only 13 gr. of gold per ton. In view of this disappoint-ing value, the formation was not further opened up. The driving of th
Mineral resources . 93 At 353 feet from the shaft a fairly well defined wall was intersected, anda change took place in the country for the succeeding few feet, the slatebeing in small quantities, while there was an abundance of quartz. Thedistance between the walls was about 6 feet. This reef coincides in strikeand dip with the Hidden Treasure formation, the strike being north andsouth, and dipping steeply to the west. The highest result obtained frompicked samples was only 13 gr. of gold per ton. In view of this disappoint-ing value, the formation was not further opened up. The driving of thecrosscut was continued a few feet beyond, and it was then stopped, owing tosuch poor results being met with, and the western boundary of the claimhaving been reached. During the latter part of the year this mine was reopened in one of theold shafts. A little prospecting in an easterly direction encouraged theprospectors to put a crosscut in east, where a strong body of stone was cutabout 2 feet thick, which, up to
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