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a naked perpendicular rock, rising to a point, c h ap. 
upon which stood a large wooden crucifix. > 
Upon the left, another mountain, of milder 
aspect, and principally covered with brushwood, 
contrasted beautifully with the rugged form 
of the lofty rock of the crucifix* Between the 
two appeared the mine and the town ; and be- 
yond all, the summits of more distant mountains 
surrounding Nagijag. The whole village has 
been undermined : the works are not only car- 
ried on upon a grand and extensive scale, 
but they are conducted with a degree of 
neatness for which the Germans have long 
been famous in mining; and there are some 
ingenious contrivances, found nowhere else, 
both in the manner of airing and cleansing 
the mine, and in digging and raising the ore, 
which cannot be detailed without explanatory 
charts. 
Having presented our letter to the Director, 
we were most kindly received by him, and 
permitted to examine every thing: he also 
allowed us to inspect every variety of the ore, 
and to make whatever purchases we pleased : 
but some specimens of the tellurium are so ex- 
ceedingly rich in gold, that, in the sale of them 
for the Crown, it is necessary to weigh them, and 
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