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QUEENSLAND (Continued) 



934. SKERTCHLY, SYDNEY B. J. Report on the deep (tin) lead at Herberton. 



Geol. Surv. Rep., Queensland, Pub. No. 115, 1896, Brisbane, pp. 1-15, pis. 1-5. (Map, 

 1 inch=40 chains.) 



Discussion of geological conditions, history, and description of tin workings. 



935. . Tin mines of Watsonville, and various tin, silver, copper and 



gold mines at Herberton, Montalbion, Irvinebank, Muldiva, Calcifer, 

 Chillagoe, California Creek, Tate River, etc.; also geological notes on 

 Myola, on the recovery of the lost lodes and on the copper plant. 



Geol. Surv. Rep., Queensland, Pub. No. 119, 1897, Brisbane, pp. 64, pis. 18, figs. 37. 



Describes various mines of the Watsonville district, with geology of the surrounding 

 country. Gives statistics of the region. Notes tin ore that is phosphorescent when 

 heated. Considers the tin mines of the region unsurpassed. 



936. . On the geology of the country round Stanthorpe and Warwick, 



South Queensland, with special reference to the tin and gold fields, 

 and the silver deposits. 



Geol. Surv. fcep., Queensland, Pub. No. 120, 1898, Brisbane, pp. 98, pis. 3, maps 2 

 and text figs. 



Gives a general article on tin showing distribution; output; percentage in ores of 

 famous mines; table giving associated rocks, mineral, etc.; output; origin; minerals 

 containing traces of tin. Thinks tin was deposited from solution. Detailed descrip- 

 tion of mines. 



937. STAINES, ARTHUR. Port Douglas district. 



Ann. Rep. Under-Secretary for Mines, Queensland, for 1904 (1905), Brisbane, 

 p. 87. 

 Report of mining progress in the Port Douglas tin mining fields during 1904. 



938. STERLING, JAMES. Monograph on the geology and mining features of 



Silver Valley, Herberton, North Queensland, Australia. 



Two parts, 1905, Hamburg. 



Part I, pp. 41, 5 pp. geologic maps and sections, text figs. 



Part II, pp. 16, 1 p. of 35 figs. 



Part I deals with the geology and veins of a portion of the country adjacent to 

 Dry River. Describes veins carrying silver, lead, tungsten, copper, bismuth and tin. 

 Considers the mineral deposits of deep-seated origin. 



Part II deals with the microscopic characters of the rocks. 



939. WEEDON, TIIORNHILL. Queensland, past and present. An epitome of its 



resources and development. 



1898, Brisbane, pp. 252-253. 



Tin is found on the Pascoe River, at Bloomfield, on Palmer River, the Barren 

 Waters, at Herberton including Irvinebank, on the Star River and at Stanthorpe. 

 Mineral first discovered at Stanthorpe in 1872. Production and export value for each 

 year from 1872 to 1896 given. Queensland is third amongst the seven colonies as a 

 tin-producing district coming after New South Wales and Tasmania. 



940. WILLIAM, J. VIVIAN. Tin production in Queensland. 



Mg. Journ. Railw. Comm. Gaz., Vol. 47, 1877, London, p. 601. 



Describes the mineral resources along Hopkinson and Palmer rivers, Queensland, and 

 possible effect the tin deposits might have on the Cornwall tin trade. 



940a. WILLIAMS, G. W. Tin mining and milling in North Queensland. 



Eng. Mg. Journ., Vol. 87, 1909, New York, pp. 1092-1094. 



Treats of mining conditions, describing operations of various companies of North 

 Queensland. 



