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(or very nearly so) with the containing rocks, The dip of these 
rocks is nearly vertical, usually a little westerly, although notable 
contortions and local variations of dip were observed in a few 
places. At the place where this metalliferous belt crosses the 
river its boundaries appear to be, on the northwest side a thickly 
bedded granitoid schist, and on the southeast side, signer the 
kanes over which the ‘water ale at the High Shoals, a massive 
many places are encountered where gold has been mined, or 
washed out from the beds of the small streams, among which - 
may be mentioned the Shuford and Cansler Gold Mines. 
Many miles in the distance, but apparently on the same range, 
is seen the high Semone in which is situated the iron mine 
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known as the ‘ am Ore Bank.” Fragments of limonite 
gozzan and honey-combed quartz are constantly encountered on 
t ace, sometimes isolated, and sometimes strewed alon Ee 
considerable distan marking outcrops ga this part the 
range, the arts ‘veins are oenally found to contain, wherever 
er haya] en pene more or less galena, blende and chalco 
native gold. In one place rutile was found. 
senting similar indications, and in the course of som fifteen 
miles, we encounter successively the “‘ Long Creek Gold Wins” 
(from one of which, known as the Asbury Shaft, much gold 
has been taken) ; and a number of places where iron ore is or 
has been mined, known as the “ Costner Ore Bank ;” the “Alison 
Ore Bank ;” the “Ormond Ore Bank ;” the a Ferguson Ore 
Bank,” and “ Briggs’ Ore Bank.” A few tiles beyond the latter, 
not far from the same range, lies the well known “ Kings Moun- 
tain Gold Mine.” So called ‘“ greenstone-trap dykes ” are occa- 
sionally encountered, sometimes running parallel to, and some- 
times across, the strata. The beds of the streams frequently 
contain pebbles of black tourmaline, and the black sand, so common 
throughout this section of the country, was found to ‘consist here 
principally of a magnesia tourmaline, scaly fusible by the blow- 
pipe. Immense veins, or rather strata, of black tourmaline were 
also observed in sevéral places, usually veined with milky white 
quartz. This would form a magnificent material for monumental 
SECOND SERIES, Vor. XXVII, No. 78.—JAN., 1859. 
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