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taken from the surface at C, as no openings have yet 

 been made into it. 



At the distance of fifty-five yards to the south-east of 

 the central vein, and parallel to it, another small vein, 

 EF, exists, and shows itself in the deep ditch F, as well 

 as in the rivulet at E ; and from the stones found upon 

 the surface it appears the matrix of this vein is quite 

 different from the others, and consists of an opaque white 

 lamellar quartz, which breaks into rhomboidal masses, 

 and in general appearance very much resembles feldspar. 

 These veins, however, cannot but add to the value of 

 the estate, as I believe they may both be worked to ad- 

 vantage. 



In the joint report, it was stated that the metallic in- 

 dications were not quite so good at the south-west end 

 of the central vein AA as at its opposite extremity ; but 

 before I left the district I had an opportunity of con- 

 versing with several persons concerned in the United 

 States' gold mine, and saw the map of the loads in that 

 mine, and from such sources of information, found that 

 the United States' mine was directly opposite to this 

 mine across the Rappahannock river, in a more south- 

 west direction ; and I have reason to believe that the 

 principal veins of that mine is nothing but an extension 

 of Smith's central vein, and that the vein BB in the 

 annexed plan, is not parallel to this central vein, but 

 gets nearer to it at the south-west end, and crosses, or 

 intersects it, at a small distance from the river shore, 

 within the United States' mine estate. I saw specimens 

 of the ore from their veins, and they are so similar in 



