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APPENDIX I. 
INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTORS. 
Geological Museum; the Assay and Analytical Fees—Gold and Mineral Regula¬ 
tions — Prospectors * Outfit — Means of getting to places — Prospecting; a few tests — 
Tables of Weights and Measures. 
THE MUSEUM. 
The Museum occupies the large room in the Auxiliary Government offices in 
Beaufort Street (which was formerly used as the High Court of Justice). It 
contains the collections made by Dr. F. Von Sommer, by Messrs. Gregory Brothers, 
Captain Roe, by Mr. H. Y. L. Brown, F.G.S. (now Government Geologist of South 
Australia), by the late Mr. E. T. Hardman, F.R.G.S.I., who was Government 
Geologist in 1882 and 1883, and by the present Geologist, Mr. Harry Page Wood¬ 
ward, F.G.S., F.R.G.S. The Museum, the formation of which was entrusted to 
the Rev. C. G. Nieolay, M.A., was started originally at Fremantle, and a very 
good typical collection of the rocks and minerals of the Colony has been got 
together. In the year 1889 this collection was transferred by an order of the 
Governor-in-Council to the Government Geologist, and was removed to Perth. 
As the collection rapidly increased, and great interest was taken in it by miners 
and visitors to the Colony, it was found necessary at the commencement of 1891 
to appoint Mr. Bernard H. Woodward, F.G.S., Curator. The collection includes 
most of the specimens that were sent to London for the Mining and Metallurgical 
Exhibition, held in the Crystal Palace, London, in the summer of 1890, where 
Western Australia took the third place amongst the British colonies for mineral 
exhibits. To this collection in 1892 was added general collections formerly 
exhibited at the Mechanics* Institute. The Museum is open to the public on 
Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
The Curator will name any specimens from this Colony, brought or posted to 
him, free of charge when that can be done without assay or analysis. Any 
specimens of rocks, minerals, ores, or fossils from this Colony or other parts of the 
world, as gifts or loans to the collection will be most thankfully received. In the 
basement of the same building are situated the Metallurgical laboratories of the 
Geological Department, which contain six furnaces, and all the appliances needful 
for making assays, both by the'dry and wet methods, as well as for gold melting 
and refining. These are under the charge of the Curator, who also fills the posts of 
Government Analyst and Assayer, as in addition to the above the Government 
have fitted up a chemical laboratory, with all the apparatus and reagents required 
for analytical work. 
The Assay and Analytical Department. 
This department is under Mr. B. II, Woodward, F.G.S., who will make assays 
or analysis at the following rates: — 
For Assay of any West Australian Mineral, Rock, or Ore, for any Commercial 
Metal such as Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Tin, Iron, Zinc, Mercury, or Antimony, 
will be prepared by the Government Assayer for a fee of Five shillings for each 
Metal sought. Assays of any minerals not enumerated above, and qualitative or 
quantitative analysis of any substance from <£1 Is. to £3 3s. by arrangement. 
Directions for sending Samples. 
1. Send from 3oz. to 4oz. of each sample. 
2. Do not crush the sample unless you wish to send an average from a large quantity. 
3. Wrap each sample separately in strong paper, enclosing a piece of white paper with 
the number of the sample and your own name. 
4. Address the parcel to “ The Government Assayer, Perth.” 
