1866.] 



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recent formation than cross courses ; but in this district the contrary 

 seems to be the case in those of an east and west bearing. It is 

 needless to state how perplexing these " Will o' the Wisp " kind of 

 lodes are to the miner, no sooner being found than lost ; and although 

 he may generally be able to tell which way to turn to regain them, 

 yet still they have often been acted on by so many conflicting in- 

 fluences that he is sometimes at a loss how to proceed. 



An instance of this complication can be seen in the section (fig. 1) 

 in the engine-shaft, a little above the 50-fathoms level, where a 

 downright, N'o. 2, acts on Cowling's lode, throwing it down, but just 

 misses the flat lode, which is caught by the slide and thrown up. 



Fig. 1. 



Cowlings lode 



Flat lode 



Downright, No. 1 

 Downright, No. 2, 



Grossan 



Slide 



m 



Engine shaft. 



Fig. 2. 



The district has nevertheless yielded great riches, and has been 

 worked from time immemorial. 



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