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thin irregular quartz veins ramify through the granodiorite, and fre¬ 
quently wolfram is more abundant on these small veins than in the largei 
ones. In fact, this occurrence is of the character of a stockwork. 
Scheelite occurs with the wolfram. Mr. Reddin’s workings are on a point 
between Opas Creek and a branch running in on the east side. Aboui 
one-eighth of an acre has been washed away to a depth ranging from 3 to 10 
feet. Part of this was the decomposed rock, the top portion being 
alluvial material. From the ground sluiced about 17 cwt. of wolfram 
was obtained. 
If this network of wolfram-bearing veins is to be utilized it could 
be done only by working and crushing the material in a face. As at 
Mr. Ryall’s, no shaft has been sunk to test the country where unaltered, 
and this should be done, because the surface stone may be poorer than 
the unaltered veins. 
It is doubtful if, as the veins stand, they could be profitably worked 
at the average price of wolfram, but if near the topmost figures probably 
it could be worked profitably by crushing and concentrating. There is 
abundant water power for all purposes. 
Between Mr. Ryall’s workings and Mr. Reddin’s a small patch of 
alluvial was worked on Opas Creek by Mr. Rvall’s party. Here, as 
at Mr. Ryall’s claim, the curious quartz and tourmaline breccia is 
strongly represented. 
Keppel’s Claim. 
The hut is about half a mile W. 30° S. from Mr. Ryall’s camp. 
S. 20 0 E., three-quarters of a mile from the hut, some alluvial work 
has been done on Quartz Creek, which runs W. 20° S. The ground 
worked, 4 chains in length along the creek, and for half a chain wide, 
has been sluiced for a yield of 6 cwt. of clean wolfram. There is no 
soil, but 1 ft. 6 in. of wash rests on soft bottom. The depth of wash, which 
was mostly quartz, was from 1 to 2 feet. In the quartz pebbles occa 
sional bits of wolfram are found. Quartz Creek runs into Main Creek, 
which is further west. Main Creek has also been worked for wolfram 
for a length of if chains, and for a width of 50 feet, at about half a 
mile from the hut. The wash-dirt would average 1 ft. 6 in. thick, and 
there was 5 feet of soil to remove. The yield from the above claim is 
4J- cwt. of clean wolfram. The bottom is decomposed granodiorite, with 
flat veins of fibrous tourmaline through it. Wolfram Creek is about 200 
yards east of the hut. Two paddocks have been sluiced out. The wash 
and soil is about 5 feet deep. It was at this site that wolfram was dis¬ 
covered fourteen years ago by Mr. Robinson. About eighteen months ago 
Messrs. Robinson, Andrews and Keppel re-started the search for wolfram 
and have won 22 cwt. At the head of this creek are quartz veins carry¬ 
ing wolfram in granodiorite country rock. 
Wolfram has been found over a tract of country said to be 2 miles 
n square. There is a wide field for further prospecting. It is by no means 
certain that either the best alluvial or the best lode wolfram has yet been 
discovered. 
What has been found is scarcely profitable to work at present rates, 
but if very high prices prevailed it might be made profitable; the dis¬ 
covery of lodes rich in wolfram might occur. The discovery is interesting 
and may be valuable. The country, also, is worth searching for other 
metals. 
There are traces of tin ore at Mr. Reddin’s, and the remarkable 
quartz and tourmaline breccias are well worth careful prospecting. 
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