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The channel, or course of the lode, appears to cut at a small angle 
across the strike of the strata, which consist of schists (altered Ordovician 
rocks). The dip of the rocks is easterly^ and the pitch of the rocks and 
of the auriferous quartz is north-easterly. Another channel parallel to the 
main one runs 300 feet to the west of the shaft. 
At the 1,750-feet level a cross-cut is in 150 feet east of shaft. The 
level extends 950 feet north of the cross-cut. At 725 feet on this level 
the reef is cut off by a fault. A rise in the fault shows a large quartz 
reef. At 2,100 feet is a cross-cut to the east, 183 feet; level to the north, 
430 feet. There is abundance of quartz all along the level. At the north 
face, about 5 feet of quartz is exposed. It appears to be of a favorable 
nature. In the lower levels of this mine quartz occurs in great abundance, 
but, so far, not rich enough in gold to be worked profitably. Besides, 
the ample field at lower depths that remains to be explored, there are other 
points in the mine that deserve to be prospected. 
Northward of the main shaft extremely rich auriferous quartz was 
obtained at the surface and at shallow depths, about 40 years ago; but 
nothing appears to have been done towards tracing this downwards. 
Probably faults cut off the gold in the old workings, and nothing further 
has been attempted in the way of recovering the lost quartz reef. There 
is ample* room for a rich shoot of gold in this direction. 
Southward from the main shaft, the continuance of the shoot worked 
so successfully does not appear to have been sought for near the surface. 
From the bottom level, a level driven southward along the channel would 
explore country so far unknown. Between the present depth and the 
surface there is a vast amount of prospecting work required, while below 
that depth the mine is untouched. 
The North British Mine, 
This mine was formerly known as Parkin’s Reef, and now is one of 
Mr. Oswald’s private mines. The shaft is 1,250 feet deep. 
The Main Reef in this mine appears to cross the bedding of the 
country rock (hornstone) in the upper levels, and to conform to the bedding 
in the bottom levels. The Spur Reef conforms with the strike and dip 
of the strata, and is therefore a “ leg.” Coon’s Reef, at the 900-feet 
level, also appears to be a “ leg,” conforming in dip and strike with the 
country, and apparently forming the western leg, Rodda’s Reef being the 
eastern leg. The saddle reef joining these two reefs was worked, and it 
pitches northward. Mr. Moon is distinct about this being a true saddle 
reef, but the writer had not enough opportunity to feel confident on the 
matter. The remarkable keel-like ridge that this reef reposed upon cer¬ 
tainly looks like centre-country, but the metamorphism appears to have 
obliterated the characteristic structure that is generally observable at centre- 
country. The Spur Reef was worked profitably from the surface to be¬ 
tween the 500-feet and 600-feet levels, where a fault cut it off, throwing 
the reef to the west. It was recovered above the 600-feet level, and 
worked profitably down to the 700-feet level, when another fault, dipping 
to the west, cut the roof off again. The continuation has not been re¬ 
covered. At the 700-feet level, and 830 feet south of the shaft, and 330 
feet to the east from the level, the fault occurs. A winze is being sunk 
below the 700-feet level, and a.t 45 feet the fault was cut. The strike of 
the fault is N. 20 deg. E., and dip 55 deg. W. It is doubtful if the 
800-feet and 900-feet levels have been extended far enough east to pick up 
the Spur Reef. At the 900-feet level, 880 feet to south of the shaft and 
240 feet to east of the level, another fault, dipping westerlv, is met with. 
