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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 277, 25 November 1869, Page 2

We learn from the Braidwood Dispatch that, on a recent Wednesday afternoon, the fortunate proprietors of the Homeward Bound chum carnn upon another rich spot in lowering the stone in thn samt^ drive, and about 10H above where the lasi rich stone was found. The party Wrought. rh« stone into Braidwoo •■■, aod lodge iit at ihr Oriental Bank. It was tied up and sealed in bags, and the weight' of the bags was 3501b. This is the gross weight of the stone as it was taken out, but it is considered by ail -^ ho have seen the stone to be quite as rich in gold as the last find in this claim, one third of which wasgoll. This would give about 1201b weight of " gold for the stone obtained on this occasion, the value of which will be over £6000. It may be s«id fo be gold mixed with qunriz, instead of quartz mixed with qoUI. The stone clings together with the precious metal, anil many of the thinner pieces bend like so many pieces of lead. The depth at which this rich stone was found was only about 24ft, and there is no saying how much more of it there may be yet to take up. Besides this quantity, the party have got over 30 tons of quartz up, which is expected to go 6ozs. to the too, at least, aod the reef is about 2ft wide. Other claims on the same line of reef are also coming apoo very rich atone.