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Page 77
... lode " , and that splashes or veins of copper in their tunnels were derived from that lode . And so it was that the mad gamble we call " mining boom " centred on Mt. Lyell in 1897 and 1898 . We know to - day that the ore bodies buried ...
... lode " , and that splashes or veins of copper in their tunnels were derived from that lode . And so it was that the mad gamble we call " mining boom " centred on Mt. Lyell in 1897 and 1898 . We know to - day that the ore bodies buried ...
Page 78
... lode stretched across the field . In the next few years no evidence of this lode was found in scores of trenches and tunnels , but as late as 1899 unscrupulous promoters still raised capital by publicizing Thureau's misleading and ...
... lode stretched across the field . In the next few years no evidence of this lode was found in scores of trenches and tunnels , but as late as 1899 unscrupulous promoters still raised capital by publicizing Thureau's misleading and ...
Page 79
... lode would dip deep into its ground , " at which great richness of ore may be expected " . The prospectus went on to describe the " temperate and salubrious climate " , a 330 ′ lode assaying 7.5 per cent copper , and a probable annual ...
... lode would dip deep into its ground , " at which great richness of ore may be expected " . The prospectus went on to describe the " temperate and salubrious climate " , a 330 ′ lode assaying 7.5 per cent copper , and a probable annual ...
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