4G 
As tlie Argentine Kelclwas only occasionally visited by tlie "Warden from Eavens- 
wood, the returns of the output as given in the Annual Eeports of the Department of 
Mines only give occasional references to quantities of ore exported. The following are 
all the particulars ohtaiirahle from this source : — 
1883 
... 10 tons exported ... 
YaJuc, £20 
1884 
20 j, „ 
225 
1885 
- 20 „ „ ... 
600 
1887 
... 40 „ produced ... 
„ 680 
1888 
- 50 „ „ ... 
„ 1,000 
1889 
- VC „ „ ... 
„ 3,354 
Threo exporters of ore have supplied me with the following returns of ore which, 
passed through their hands during a portion of the time covered hy the existence of 
the field : — 
Date. 
E.xporters. 
Quantity of Ore. 
Value at the 
Mines. 
ASSAY. 
Lead. 
Silver. 
Gold. 
Tons cwt. 
qr 
lb. 
£ 
8 . 
d. 
Per cent. 
Oz. per ton. 
Oz. per ton. 
May, 1883... 
L. Ryan 
3 
10 
0 
0 
165 
0 
0 
May, 1887... 
Ditto 
1 
0 
0 
0 
55 
0 
0 
Jan. 1, 1884 
■J 
to 
> Havs and Bundoek 
200 
0 
0 
0 
1,600 
0 
0 
Jan. 1, 1888 
) 
June, 1885... 
Allen and Sons* ... 
3 
3 
0 
0 
39 
8 
0 
101-26 
0 327 
July, 1883... 
Ditto 
3 
15 
0 
0 
■16 
0 
0 
98 
0-337 
Aug., 1885... 
Ditto 
6 
14 
2 
26 
31 
0 
0 
30 
60-43 
1-47 
June, 1886... 
Ditto 
9 
15 
0 
0 
153 
0 
0 
43 
84 
May, 1887... 
Ditto 
3 
5 
1 
16 
29 
0 
0 
43 
85 
June, 1887... 
Ditto 
3 
1 
0 
16 
17 
16 
0 
33 
64 
July, 1887... 
Ditto 
6 
5 
2 
8 
27 
16 
0 
20 
57 
Aug., 1887... 
Ditto 
4 
1 
0 
0 
21 
16 
0 
64 
27 
Dee , 1887... 
Ditto 
5 
10 
0 
0 
8 
4 
3 
21 
41 
Jan., 1888... 
Ditto 
3 
0 
1 
0 
12 
11 
4 
22 
53 
Totals T 
298 
17 
0 10 
2,206 
11 
7 
J, 
