The Blake Specimen.
This specimen, which has caused so much excitement from the manner in which its finding was heralded, has been under treatment to-day by Mr Severn, who decided to prove its value by assay. We learn that one of the gentlemen mentioned by our contemporary as having "seen, . the stone"-^-» and,, who it was implied had pronounced the metal visible to be gold—is very indignant that he should be implicated, as be denies having said that the specimen was gold, However many persons of experience acknowledge to having been deceived, as far as appearances could deceive anyone. The actual result of Mr Severn's assay we have not learned.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1928, 9 March 1875, Page 2
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110The Blake Specimen. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1928, 9 March 1875, Page 2
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