IN THE NICTAUX IRON FIELD—-WEATHERBE. Bou 
behalf of the Government. The drill was finally drawn from 
this hole on Dec. 27th, after operating about 396 huurs. 
No. 3 Hole. 
Material. Feet. 
uRiacenclavgam Gd boulders ss «0c «= seniee neil cere 10 
IA LOROMMESOLUtS ALCS iis percteyay it makers «cc 5G erat sake edoro ae Reraiotees eee 3 
Red shales with spots of spar and hematite............... 13 
iplwerslaterandispar(veryehand))) 2. cc. 24-404 eee rete 3 
imedushaler (hematite imi spous)l: oer. -15 + -11 41a ei 13 
Blue and red shale (hematite in streaks) .................. 14 
oOLmmecesale(hemeatibe) one moecc cic=  v-- serotya tetanic 30 
SMEHe® Euarel ROK MSNA Olas op badd COR ARO OU Gee oeEE Boat coc 37 
(Hem ative awatbhimed (shale) pec cores 2 accrenavei< a sod assoc eee 274 
ibrowmvoresishsle wath spar(veny bard) ......-..-.9. eee: ay 
es mablueyanderedeshalen(hard is. ce sonic stte 194 
edkand sprowai shy Oresencrrattret ccc) ccs csisis | dee ete 3 
a a SOR TEUTL CLS LENGE etc suerte ane loraiesce otic Sear 28 
IBYAOK Wal ORE? aKa SENOS eh cole ao ao OG CIEE ENCE eles baci 153 
Sottish shales showing spar stringers............--.--...- 102 
MRO Gallas Peeve eee tekos cron (aie o's for ays c ovaie’ Sianeli 330 
Ou examining the record above, it will be seen that the drill 
encountered ore from a depth of 13 feet at intervals down to 
228 feet. At the same time it is a fact that no solid vein of any 
thickness was passed through in this hole, though the ore 
actually brought up iu the core-barrel appeared to be of good 
quality, and to run high in metallic iron. 
Unfortunately it is a disadvantage of the large sizes 
of this drill that with its present arrangement of high top 
gear, it cannot be manipulated successfully at an inclination to 
the vertical, and the results of this hole leave one in consider- 
able doubt as to whether anything of value has been proven here. 
Owing to a peculiarity of the striie of the measures in this 
part of the district, it appears that they are subjected to a series 
of twists, or that short faults occur at intervals, throwing the 
portions affected to the south, when followed in a westerly 
direction. It may be therefore, that this hole has been sunk 
