276 REMARKABLE GOLD NUGGETS. 



obtained about 100 ozs. of small gold — they now sold their claim for 80 

 guineas. Date of discovery, 22nd Jan., 1853. Gross weight, troy, 1,011 ozs. 

 15 dwts. 



13. — " The Heron Nugget," found by two young men, near Old Golden 

 Point, Fryer's Creek, Mount Alexander, Victoria. A solid lump of gold. 

 They were offered in the district 4,000Z., but refused — (sold in England for 

 4,080?.) Besides this mass, they were likewise fortunate in gold-seeking', 

 although only three months in the colony. In the same locality about 

 three years before, nuggets of 7 lbs. and 22 lbs. were obtained. Date of 

 discovery, 29th March, 1855. Gross weight, troy, 1,008 ozs. 



14. — Found at Ballaarat, Victoria, at a depth of 400 feet, a solid lump 

 of gold, and with it 100 ozs. of smaller gold Date of discovery, August, 

 1860. Gross weight, troy, 834 ozs. 



15. — Found at M'Intyre Diggings, near Kingower, Victoria. Date of 

 discovery, March, 1857. Gross weight, troy, 810 ozs. 



16. — Found by two men, at Kingower, Victoria, within a foot of the 

 surface, 18J inches long, 5-^ broad, and an average thickness of 2 inches. 

 Date of discovery, 1860. Gross weight, troy, 805 ozs. 



17. — Found at Kingower, Victoria. Date of discovery, Feb. 1861. Gross 

 weight, troy, 782 ozs. 



18. — Found at Daisy Hill, Victoria, at 3^ feet from the surface. Date of 

 discovery, 22nd Oct., 1855. Gross weight, troy, 715 ozs. Specific gravity, 

 7 - 147. Estimate weight of pure gold, 521.4. 



19. — Found near the City of La Paz, situated 12,170 feet above the sea 

 level, on the eastern slope of the Andes in Bolivia, Upper Peru. This 

 nugget weighed 90 Spanish marcs of 3,550^ troy grains per marc=665 troy 

 ozs. It varied in composition from 75 to 95 - 8 per cent. gold. Date of dis- 

 covery, Kaynal, 1730. Gross weight, troy, 665 ozs. 



20. — Found at M'lvor, Victoria, at a depth of 16 feet. Date of discovery, 

 Oct., 1858. Gross weight, troy, 658 ozs. 



21. — Found at Back Creek, Taradale, Victoria, by a party of three, at a 

 depth of 12 feet, a solid lump of gold, and at the same time about 80 ozs. 

 in small nuggets. The value of the claim at this depth was nearly 3,000Z. 

 Date of discovery, May, 1856. Gross weight, troy, 648 ozs. 



22. — Found at M'lvor, Victoria. Previous to melting, 2,500Z. were 

 offered for this nugget. It was melted at the Oriental Bank, and lost 11£ 

 per cent. = 74 ozs. 2 dwts. Date of discovery, 12th Oct., 1855. Gross weight, 

 troy, 645 ozs. 



23. — Found in an old hole, at Eureka, Ballaarat, Victoria, smooth and 

 nearly free of quartz. Dimensions, 9 inches long by 7 broad. Date of 

 discovery, 7th Feb., 1854. Gross weight, troy, 625 ozs. 



24. — Found at Yandoit, Castlemaine, Victoria. Weight, after cleansing, 

 581 ozs. 17 dwts., still containing 6 ozs. quartz ; estimated value, 2,180/. 

 Length, 16 inches ; breadth, 10^ ; thickness varying from f to 2 inches. 

 In the same locality, and within six weeks, five more nuggets were found. 

 Date of discovery, April, 1860. Gross weight, troy, 600 ozs. 



