Identifier: n08ontariosession30ontauoft (find matches)
Title: Ontario Sessional Papers, 1897-98, No.33-66
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: ONTARIO. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
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Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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01 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 33). A. 1898 creeks cnturing near tliis point, hut fouml nofavornlilo indications. From Marsliy lake wo niovod up stream toa point called Daceys camp, in the northeast ,, , corner of Hanmer. At this placeCamp. tiiy first discovery of gold is re-ported to have been made l.st fall. On bothsides of the river there are large bedsof gravel,carrying gold in varying ((uantities. 0))po-site the camp on the east bank of the river Ifound traces of gold in the grass roots, andfrom a hole about three feet deep. On theridge about 150 yards from the river, a adpnjbably 15 feet higher, I got over 30 colorsto the pan, but they were quite fine. Before proceeding further it may be aswell to explain for the benefit of those notColor and accustomed to mining phrases whattrace. jg ,ny;m(; by ^j^g words color and trace, and about what value per ton orcubic yard of gravel a certain number of col-ors would indicate. A small particle of goldvisible to the naked eye, or under

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