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Then, and lastly, as far as my inspections have extended, there 
is the great gold and silver course of veins, through and beyond 
Dr. Creed’s land, as fairly inviting a trial on the part of the 
practical silver miner as anything I can think of in the Colony. 
The reason of my alluding especially to the British mining 
capitalist is, that he knows that time, as well as money, is essen- 
tial to the development of mines, and that he is patient to await 
a right pioneering of ground, and that although the first spot 
tried fails he must try again ; that he has to go through a scope 
of grouud, taking the poor with the good ; whereas, the colonial 
capitalist, who has numerous other means of speedy investment 
and sure returns in his business, learnt and understood and 
better paying, cannot wait. 
Gratuitous power. 
There are many places in this district where 300 feet or more 
of waterfall can be had ; and if the water-piston were brought to 
bear in aid of its mining by a competent mechanic it would open 
the eyes of interested parties to a tremendous power lost sight 
of, and to a corresponding amount of money that might have 
been saved. 
The balance bucket principle has been recently introduced 
here by Mr. Stanning, the Manager of the Boley’s Polly mine, 
for a specific purpose, while the advantage of the piston over 
everything else is, that it is adapted to all work, cheap, and safe 
from explosion or other accident. 
