16,^2 Account of the Gold Mines [No. o^, 



' Seven Ingots of gold the produce of their labors up to this time^ 

 and obtained, apparently, by the processes of washing and amal- 

 gamation, were forwarded to the Mint and yielded the following 

 results. 



" The specimen No. 1 of gold from the Melamhoor mines, is in 

 fineness B 0 car. 2Jgrs., its weight when received, was 3 dwts. 1 gr., 

 and its value Rupees 6, Annas 4, Pie 4 ; one hundred parts of this 

 specimen would consist of the following proportions : 



Gold 94-53 



Alloy 5-47 



100- 



One ounce of gold of this fineness would be worth Rupees 41, 

 Annas 3, Pie 8." 



" The specimen No. 2 of gold from the Nelamboor mines, is in fine- 

 ness B 0 car. 2| grs., its weight when received, was 3 dwts. 1 gr., 

 and its value Rupees 6, Annas 4, Pie 4 ; one hundred parts of this 

 specimen would consist of the following proportions : 



Gold 94'53 



Alloy 5-47 



100- 



One ounce of gold of this fineness would be worth Rupees 41, 

 Annas 3, Pie 8." 



" The specimen No. 3 of gold from the Nelamhoor mines, is in fine 

 ness B 1 car. OJ gr., its weight, when received, was 1 dwt. 7 grs., 

 and its value Rupees 2, Annas 11, Pie 3 ; one hundred parts of this 

 specimen would consist of the following proportions : 



Gold 96-9 



Alloy 3-91 



100- 



One ounce of gold of this fineness would be worth Rupees 41, 

 Annas 13, Pie 8.'^ 



*' The specimen No. 1 of gold from the Caput mines, is in fineness 

 B 1 car. 3 grs., its weight, when received, was 3 dwts. 16 grs., and 

 its value Rupees 7, Annas 14, Pie 8; one hundred parts of this 

 specimen would consist of the following proportions : 



Gold 98-9G - 



Alloy,,,., 1-4 



100- 



