Thanks again Denise for the snippet. I dont know what we would do without you. Anthony >From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> >Reply-To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com >To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [HC] OMA >Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 22:05:32 +1000 > >23.10.1883 > >New Reefs. A new reef entirely distinct from those hitherto worked has >been struck in the Pride and Stringer claim Hillsborough during the past >few days. It is of good width and carries splendid gold and the >shareholders are to be congratulation upon the prospects of the mine - >Messrs Warren, Hyem, Lawrence, Lang,Bigelow, Bolam, J Duncan, Cheesman and >Mathieson. > >Messrs J E Burbank and E Jessop last week discovered a new reef which they >have named the Jaybird on the fall into Shepherd's Ck between the Sugarloaf >and Stanley near Bowman's Forest. The reef which was struck at a depth of >35ft from the surface has been traced fro about 40ft and has every >appearance of being permanent. It is from 9 - 12 inches in width and as >gold is visible right through the stone it is expected to go from 2 -to 3 >ounces per ton. >- > >25.10.83 >Jaybird Reef looking better and better as it is being opened out. >2oz 8dwts of gold to the ton. 12oz 11 dwts of amalgam giving 7 oz 4 dwts of >gold on being retorted. >- > >Yackandandah Cricket Club >those chosen to play Albury. >George Fortescue >A Welshman >W White >W Goodger >H McAliece >S P Jessop >W Veitch >J F Griffin >J Finnie >A Thomson >E Hattersley >emergencies - W McINtyre and J Dickson. >- >We the undersigned do hereby agree to sell brad at 3d per loaf for cash or >delivered on and after Nov 1 1883. >Thomas Polmear, Joseph P Dalton, William Trim, Gannell Bros., Richard >Jones, Wm Price. >B/.worth 31/10/83. >- > >- > _________________________________________________________________ SEEK: Now with over 50,000 dream jobs! Click here: http://ninemsn.seek.com.au?hotmail