CITY OF LONDON.
• The, show on No.j4 reef>ne»r the City; of York boundary continues gcod ; large quantities of crushing dirt available from this locality.', The, sinking of the winze on the main reef from the 350 feet to the new level no.v being opened from tho shaft, or 70 feet lower down, continues on .quartz ; no wall on cither side ;.. ,and the last ton, brought,, lip from "the foot of the winze sunk at present, 25 feet, showed gold freely 'disseminated throughout the stone, and argues' well for the character of the stone' to T be obtained from/the lovr level.' in the new chamber is impeded by the influx of water, necessitating the frequent baling out of the well- ancTlossi of •"time" iff winding up.the water.. >Ther' presence of the water is no-doubL owing. .to the fact of new ground being opened, and considerable ,'timo .will elapse :floi£ exhausts itself or finds its ray to the; Bright, Smile pump/ jvhich;is,%tl|Lejlpw#st, and consequently the~.-natiiral outlet for this hitherto pent up,supply.-.,."« ';,,.-%
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2040, 19 July 1875, Page 2
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169CITY OF LONDON. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2040, 19 July 1875, Page 2
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