378 MINES OF SCHEMNITZ. 
III. The third vein, ov parallel, eastward of the 
preceding, is called OberUiber-stohln. From this 
vein the whole county of the mines receives its ap- 
pellation. Its ores are divided into 1 28 shares ; 
whereof 125 belong to the Crown, and three 
to individuals. The distance of i^Q Oherhiber- 
stohln from that of the Hospital is eighty fathoms. 
This vein differs essentially, in its nature, from 
the others. The matrix of the ore is clay, 
but without sinople : it contains a great deal 
of lime, and a small portion of quartz ; but the 
principal part of its crystallizations are due to 
the lime. 
johan- IV. The fourth vein is called Johan-schadt. 
schadt. _ . , 1 f » 1 1 
It contains the same ores as the third ; the best 
being found at a great depth. Its distance 
from the Oherh'iher-stohln equals a hundred 
fathoms. 
Sd""" ^'* The^i/i vein is that of Stephano-schadt, at 
present the most famous of all the mines of 
Schemnitz. This vein occurs between Schemnitz 
and TVind-schadt : and it should rather be conr 
sidered as an assemblage of several contiguous 
parallel veins than of one alone, reaching to the 
breadth of eight fathoms; but since the inter- 
mediate minerals are rich in precious ore, a 
