204 A. R. Andrew—The Doilgelley Gold-beilt. 
1854 Clogau yielded its first gold from a single piece of stone worth 
£25; in 1856 a hundred pounds of picked quartz from Clogau yielded 
143 ounces of gold (43). In 1860 extensive and valuable finds were 
made at the St. David’s Mine on the Clogau Hill, revealing the extra- 
ordinary richness of some of the pockets of this mine; on one day, for 
instance, 15 cwt. of quartz was mined which yielded between £500 
and £600 of gold. Im the first half of 1861, 983 ounces of gold, 
worth £3664, were obtained from the St. David’s lode. In 1862 gold 
was met with in the Berth-lwyd Mine, near Tynygroes. In 1863 
gold was discovered at the Ganllwyd, Tyddyn-Gwladys, Glasdir, Moel- 
offryn, Prince of Wales, Cae-mawr, Cambrian, and Garth-gell Mines, 
while active operations were in progress at the Cwm-heisian, Dol-y- 
frwynog, Cefn Coch, and Clogau Mines. The year 1864 witnessed the 
discovery of gold at the Gwyn-fynydd Mine, and in 1867 the Clogau 
Mine paid £22,575 in dividends. 
Several tables have been published at various times showing the 
gold production of the Mawddach district from 1844 to 1866; these 
show considerable discrepancies. I produce here the one which is 
probably the most correct one; it is derived from official sources (45) ; 
the tables which I have omitted are to be found in the works of 
Phillips (46) and Dr. Ure (40, p. 698). 
Gold Production of the Mawvddach River District up to 1865. 
Ore. Goup. 
Tons. Cwt. Qrs. Oz. Dwt. Grs. 
Cambrian . : : : ; . 5K) © @ a @ il 
Castell-carn-dochan . . : ; a Ge Oo) 888) 00 
Cefn-deuddwr . 3 : : ‘ 3 Ol» RORETAO dO. @ 
Clogau (before 1860) . : : : > 30 O nO A) Oo 
Clogau (after 1860). : ; 5 SF ee ey lay ay ey NS 
Cwm-heisian . 6 ; : é ; 00 Om) sh OG 
Dol-y-frwynog : : : 5 6 : ela | dl ee If Bs 
Gwyn-fynydd > ; : é é On laa mh) 1) 
Mawddach River : : : Le RO 2y OO 
Prince of Wales (Hatod-y -morfa) 6 yO G 63) 0nnO 
Welsh Gold Mining Company (Cefn Coch) . See C02) SS a eS 
Wowell 2 i902) Sl) LS | slokGs CmelOmmas 
From 1866 to 1888 gold-mining in Merionethshire was practically 
stagnant, the Vigra and Clogau and the Gwyn-fynydd Mines being 
worked at intervals, the others not at all. In 1888 rich patches were 
struck in the Gwyn-fynydd Mine, and this mine has been worked 
almost continuously since then. For two years it did very well and 
produced over £38,000 worth of gold; then, encountering a bad year, 
it was forced to suspend operations, and the Company controlling it 
was succeeded by another Company which struck rich patches and 
made handsome profits. Since then the gold return from Merioneth- 
shire, practically all from this Dolgelley_ Gold-belt, has always been 
considerable, though it has been derived almost entirely from one or 
