(d42 



iV. K Ji 



Weight. 



Depth 

 from siii-faee. 



B. — Fern Tree Gully. 



Weight. 



Depth. 



56 ozs. 



32 „ 1. 

 24 „ 

 20 „ 



10 „ 

 10 „ 



34 ozs. 13dwts. 11 feet Q.R.M.S. June 1869 

 9 „ „ Sept. 1861 



3 ,, 5 dwts. ^ ,, „ June 1869 



According to the district Mining Surveyor, other large nuggets 

 -were found and not reported by the finders. The evidence is 

 absolutely convincing that these nuggets have been shed from the 

 reefs, and that they have not grown in situ. Firstly, it is a Avell- 

 known fact on this field that the richest alluvial has always been 

 found in close proximity to fairly rich reefs — e.g., One Tree Hill. 

 Further in Cobbler's Gully, nuggets have been found in all posi- 



1 Recorded from Fern Tree Gully or Happy Valley. 



2 Possibly identical with the preceding nugget. 



3 Probably Fern Tree Gully, as all nuggets from Cobbler's Gully were obtained ut shallow 

 - depths. 



4 Mining Surveyor's Reports. 



