COMPOSITION OF BULLION. 



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Assays of bullion — The lollowiiig assajs sljow the varjiiig proportions of goklaud 

 silver in the bullion. The !*peciuieii.s assayed are those which had been mixed for 

 analyses : 



Thus it will be noticed that the bullion produced in Big Evans giilch is generally 

 richer in gold than that of California gulch. 



Assays ofhuUion made at Messrs. Gumming <J' Finn's smelter in August, 1880. 

 [Each assay represents a car-load of 10 tons ot bullion.] 



Daily assays of bullion made at one of the smelters in LeadviUe 

 [Each assay represents the bnllion extracted in 24 hours. 1 



