On the Occurrence and Wvnning of Gold in Ireland. 279 



for more than about 500 yards below the junction, and it was 

 worked mostly by the local inhabitants.* 



The Eastern Auriferous stream is formed by the junction of 

 the Killahurler stream, with the stream, separating Mooreshill from 

 Ballinvally and Knockmiller. The latter stream was proved by 

 a branch of Weaver's Ballinvally trench : no gold has been recorded 

 from it except a small nugget found by Mr. Acheson, near where 

 it is crossed by the Arklow road. (This ford was formerly called 

 Aughatinagat, which name is now disused.) In the eastward 

 branch or Killahurler brook, Weaver made some trials and found 

 some gold, but as the place was not promising he abandoned it. 



From the confluence of these branches down to the Lyra 

 {anglice, fork), a fair supply of gold has been obtained, while at 

 Lyra a rich deposit was found — some of which was large gold. 

 In the stream that comes in on the right bank at the Lyra, there 

 are old workings for some distance up stream; and in the Mona- 

 glogh stream, coming in a little lower down on the same bank, large 

 gold was also found. In the main stream, extensive workings 

 have been carried on as far down as Hostygah, while in the stream 

 separating this townland from Monaglogh, workings were pro- 

 secuted by Weaver, but only small sparks of gold obtained. 



None of the dry ravines or "gulches" appear to have been 

 explored in these valleys. 



Resume of Opinions on the 'probable Source of the Gold. 



Notwithstanding all the trials and explorations which have 

 been undertaken in the district, it has never been proved where 

 the gold, and such of the associated minerals as tinstone and 

 wolfram, occur in situ ; because, as the alluvial deposits were 

 followed up each stream, the gold in general became larger 

 and more abundant, but suddenly ceased, or was only to be found 

 in minute quantities, while the trenches opened above these 

 places, also those cut at right angles to the streams above these 

 rich deposits, failed to throw any light on the subject. 



Mills, on account of the richness of the deposit at the ford of 

 BaUinasiUoge, was of opinion that north-west of this, some of the 



* Griifith's gold locality, Killacloran, is probably on the lower waters of this stream, if 

 not on the Clone stream to the North. 



