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scientific knowledge ; the materials assayed, analysed, and accurately 

 graded, or classed ; and the whole business carried out under careful 

 and competent management. 



The success of such an undertaking depends in a very large measure 

 upon two things ; first, an accurate, minute, and scientific knowledge 

 of the materials at hand ; and, second, the ability to deal with 

 such material so as to achieve the best possible result. 



Providing these conditions are complied with the author of these 

 notes is prepared to guarantee success. The industry must be developed 

 gradually, so as to avoid swamping the market, and to allow consumers 

 to gradually acquire faith in the articles produced, Beyond a doubt 

 Tasmania possesses enormous potential wealth in her iron deposits 

 alone, and it will be matter for sincere regret if it is not soon turned 

 from a potentiality into an actual source of revenue and wealth. These 

 notes have dealt only with iron deposits, bub the writer has seen 

 magnificent samples of manganese (black oxide), asbestos, wolfram,, 

 and scheelite, all of which would pay well if worked properly. 



