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Page 51
... silver craze and turned to Zeehan . They were fortified by the opinion of Thureau , the geologist , who returned from Broken Hill at the zenith of the silver boom to proclaim its similarity to the Zeehan lodes . In the winter of 1888 the ...
... silver craze and turned to Zeehan . They were fortified by the opinion of Thureau , the geologist , who returned from Broken Hill at the zenith of the silver boom to proclaim its similarity to the Zeehan lodes . In the winter of 1888 the ...
Page 52
... silver at Broken Hill and found wanting , came in the train of the company promoters , praising wherever they went . The mining expert of the Hobart Mercury , after touring the field , expressed the feeling of the hour : ' So far ...
... silver at Broken Hill and found wanting , came in the train of the company promoters , praising wherever they went . The mining expert of the Hobart Mercury , after touring the field , expressed the feeling of the hour : ' So far ...
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... silver to the ton ! About 350 feet from the mouth of the tunnel , on the footwall of the ore body , miners sank a winze ( shaft ) and followed the silver down . At first Peters was cautious . " The rich ore ' , he said , ' is only ...
... silver to the ton ! About 350 feet from the mouth of the tunnel , on the footwall of the ore body , miners sank a winze ( shaft ) and followed the silver down . At first Peters was cautious . " The rich ore ' , he said , ' is only ...
Contents
A Silver Lining | 6 |
gorge 1896 | 39 |
Miners gathered at the mouth of the bonanza tunnel | 74 |
Copyright | |
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