C.—3c. 
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There is a peculiar feature in this locality that is not found in any other part of the Eeefton 
District. There is a certain quantity of gold in the mineralised slate. The same thing occurs in 
the Phoenix Mine at Skipper's, where gold is actually in the schist; but at Larry s the slate 
belongs to the Matai series, which is a more recent formation. It is highly carbonaceous, and 
contains a great deal of pyrites. Duffy Brothers are now crushing the whole of the mullock that 
came out of the adit levels, and the material yields on an average 24d\vt. of gold per ton. From 
175 tons of this material put through their crushing battery they obtained 25Joz. of gold. If the 
pyrites from this material ■was collected and treated properly a great deal more gold vrould be 
obtained. 
There are good sites on both sides of Larry’s Creek for the erection of machinery, and sufficient 
water can be obtained from this creek at an elevation capable of producing at least 1,000 horse¬ 
power if required. 
Boatman’s. 
Cadman. 
This is a special claim of 100 acres, and includes the ground formerly held in mining leases 
known as the Occidental, Comstock, Garden Gully, Specimen Hill, and Juno. It is on a con¬ 
tinuation of the line of the Fiery Cross and Welcome Beefs. 'There were numerous quartz 
boulders lying about on the surface of the ground formerly held in the Specimeu Hill Lease, some 
of which were extremely rich in gold. There is, however, a great depth of alluvial drift on surface 
of the rock that has made prospecting for lodes a very expensive undei’taking in this locality. 
Several adit-levels have been driven into Specimen Hill ground, from which 2,266 tons of 
quartz have been taken, yielding l,10.3oz. of gold, representing a value of about £4,223. There are 
two lines of reef running into this property, one of which contains a percentage of antimony, and 
in the other, the stone is almost free from base minerals. But although a large amount of work has 
been done in this grouitd, the workings have been principally confined to the upper levels, where 
the country is greatly disturbed; the lodes are broken and intermixed with mullock, and are lying 
very flat All the indications show that no solid lode will be found near the surface in this claim. 
The large quantity of rich specimen-stone found on the surface clearly indicates that they have 
come from some lode not yet discovered, and being on the same line of reef wliere very rich auriferous 
stone has been worked—striking in a northward direction—there are good reasons to believe that 
rich stone will yet be found in this ground at a considerable depth from the surface. The character 
of the lodes in Specimen Hill shows signs of being tilted over since their formation, but this 
disturbed ground is not likely to be met with in deeper levels. It may be stated that this claim is 
the highest on the range, being 2,535ft. above the level of the sea. 
A low-level adit was commenced many years ago from Little Boatman’s Creek to prospect 
different claims in this locality, which is constructed for a distance of 2,.500ft., but it requires to be 
extended for about another lOOft. to cut the lodes that have been worked on upper levels in this 
ground. This would cut the lodes at about 600ft. under the old workings. The strata at the far 
end of this adit is lying far more uniform and regular, indicating that a solid country will be met 
with, but even this depth may not prove sufficient to strike the best lodes that should run through 
the ground. 
There are large areas of coal close to the mouth of the low-level adit, which will enable steam 
machinery to be used very cheaply for winding, air-compressing, or for quartz-crushing, while 
sufficient water can be obtained from Boatman’s Creek to produce 60 horse-power at the site where 
the late Specimen Hill Company’s crushing plant was erected. 
Welcome. 
This is a special claim of 68 acres, and includes the ground formerly held by the Homeward 
Bound, Eureka, and Welcome Extended Companies. The portion of the ground held previously by 
the Welcome Extended Company has so far proved to be the richest in this district—27,092 tons of 
stone were crushed which yielded 64,614oz. of gold, representing a value of £251,020, out of which 
£110,250 was paid in dividends. This shows the average value of the stone taken out of this 
ground to be £9 5s. 3d. per ton. 
The lode is worked in the Welcome ground for a length of 676ft., and in this distance there 
were three breaks of l5ft., 25fl., and 45ft. in length respectively, dividing the lode into three 
distinct blocks. Two of these breaks were found on all the levels at the same angle as the strike of 
the lode going northwards. The average thickness of the lode was about 2ft. 6in. The lode was 
first struck in the Welcome about 100ft. below the surface, and after going through the ground 
to the boundary of the Homeward Bound claim it was at about l,000tt. lower level. 
The workings were carried on from nine levels, six of which were adits, constructed from the 
face of the range, and, as No. 6 level was the lowest that any adit could be .constructed, a shaft 
was sunk in this level at about 2,700ft. in from its mouth. This shaft was sunk to a depth of 450ft., 
and three levels opened from it. A large chamber was constructed alongside the shaft in which 
steam winding-machinery was erected to haul the storfe from the lower workings; but eitlier 
through carelessness or otherwise a fire occurred in this chamber and destroyed all the macliinery, 
and the timbering of the mine at this place being burnt, it completely closed all communication 
in this direction. . . . 
The late Eureka Company constructed an inclined adit opposite the Welcome ground on the 
east side. This adit was carried down on an inclination of 1 in 3 for a distance of 1,800ft., and 
from the end of this incline a level was constructed for a distance of 800ft', which brought it near 
the boundary of the Welcome ground. A monkey-shaft was sunk at this place to a depth of about 
230ft , and a drive taken from the bottom of this shaft, running parallel with the Welcome boundary 
for a distance of 586ft. in a northerly dmection. Two cross-cuts were constructed to the westward 
