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situation, I recommended my directors to purchase the same. 

 This led to the erection of the Ring-tail Sheds, where, ever since, 

 the tailings of the mine have been re-worked. Here we have 

 greater facilities to do the work on a larger scale, and I took 

 care to have the sheds large enough for all possible require- 

 ments. The result has been very good, as, up to the end of 

 November, 1891, we have produced no less than 1116 tons of 

 good ore from these sheds. 



Later on I erected another shed, the " Catch'em," lower 

 down the river, which enables us to re- work all the tailings 

 coming down the river. This shed also pays very well, as all 

 the concentrates contain a large percentage of specimen- 

 sand, which is further reduced in a Chilian mill and then 

 treated for " sUme." Some of these slimes are very fine 

 indeed, and require special care to finish ofi'. 



At Waratah, as well as at the mine, the same care has 

 been taken to make the best use of the water, and full advan- 

 tage has been taken of the natural facilities offered at the 

 machine site. For this purpose the sheds, with the water- 

 wheels, have been so placed that the water from the top one 

 is available for the next one on the floor below, and so on. 

 In all seven wheels work almost with the same body of water, 

 and produce in round figures about 200 h. p., thus securing 

 the greatest amount of motive power with the least possible 

 waste, besides the water required for ore-dressing purposes. 

 To effect all this, a scheme had to be arranged from the 

 beginning of the works and carried on gradually as the 

 works expanded, and, I am pleased to say, that I have stuck 

 to the primitive waterwheel, as it is so easily managed by 

 unskilled labour. The result is more satisfactory than if 1 

 had selected either the turbine or the Pelton wheel, both 

 motors well liked, and giving great satisfaction in places 

 where water is abundant and is obtainable under high 

 pressure. The comjDletion of these Avorks were only effected 

 about three years ago ; this includes the electric light and 

 telephone system throughout the works. 



There is little left to close this brief description of the 

 historical part of the mine, so far as I am able to relate it. 

 Certain occurrences and incidents I had to leave out, as I do 

 not like to become personal, and on that account I have to 

 ask your indulgence should my description appear not quite 

 correct to anyone who has been observant and interested in 

 Mount Bischoft* in the earlier days. 



To close my record I must not omit to give a few figures to 



