THE LODES. 



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Gold-contents. — The recoverable gold-contents of the best part 

 of the Champion lode is well over an ounce to the ton, as will be seen 

 in the following tabular statement of the average yield of the different 

 mines working on it, expressed in pennyweights of fine gold to the ton 

 milled, for each year since the commencement of operations : — 



Period. 



Mysore. 



Cham- 

 pion 

 Reef. 



Oore- 

 gum. 



Nundy- 

 droog. 



Bala- 

 ghat. 



Coroman- 

 del. 



Tank 

 Block. 





dwts. 



dwts. 



dwts. 



dwts. 



dwts. 



dwts. 



dwts. 



18S2 











... 



... 



... 



I "3 



... 



... 



... 



1883 - 











... 



... 



... 



I3'5 



... 







1884 











18-0 



... 



... 



... 



... 







1885 











42-8 



... 





... 



... 





... 



1886 











48-0 



... 



... 



157 



4-6 







1887 











21*2 



... 



... 



3°'4 



42-6 







1888 











I7-I 



... 



33'6 



31-8 



377 





... 



1889 











28-0 





37*3 



28-4 



3°'5 







1890 











27-9 





37'9 



29-2 



ir6 







1891 











30-5 



... 



39-8 



357 



12-3 







1892 











26"4 



17*3 



39-6 



30'5 



i6'n 







1893 











24*0 



247 



34'9 



18-9 



167 







1894 . 











157 



25"9 



269 



i7'5 



8-8 





9" 3 



1895 











2I*0 



25-1 



23-2 



16-3 



78 



7'o 



156 



1896 











31 2 



22'6 



18-2 



20' 1 



... 



I2'4 



76 



1897 











31 6 



24*1 



W3 



200 



... 



H'3 



u-6 



1898 . 











337 



27"! 



13-6 



19-4 



io'9 



1 r6 



54 



1899 . 











31-0 



29"5 



16-8 



22'0 



I2 - 4 



4'3 



4'i 



1900 (Six Months 



crushing). 



26-1 



30-9 



23'3 



22"7 



17-8 



9"9 



3-8 



A vera 



?eyie 



Id 







275 



26-6 



22*4 



217 



18-0 



IO - 2 



7-0 



