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sandstone, soft quartzite, and limited beds of mudstone and slate, all of 
Ordovician age. The strata have a persistent easterly dip for some dis¬ 
tance east and west of the mine. 
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The shaft is a double compartment one, sunk to a depth of 95 feet 
from the collar, and the plant consists of small poppet heads, a light 
plunger pump, an 8 horse-power Simplex oil engine, and housing. Alto¬ 
gether, the present company has spent ,£1,300 in the purchase and erection 
of the above plant, in sinking the shaft, and in driving, as shown on 
the plan, but, unfortunately, nothing payable has yet been found, although 
the recent mining operations were started to trace a small but reputedly 
rich shoot worked in the earlv davs. 
