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and such has proved to be the case, for on forwarding to him a "prospect" Doran kindly washed out in my presence, it was found to resist all attempts at amalgamation; whether this will affect all the claims in the same way I cannot say, but they are so close together that probably they will all suffer more or less from this cause; immediate attention ought to be paid to this, for it is certain that amalgamation will not save the gold.
The Donkey Reef, below Doran's No. 2, dips East, with a N.W. (N. 35 deg. W.) strike, and closely resembles Culliford's, but is much more clearly defined.
The slate hills on both sides of the spur, that is, on the East of Blue Creek, and on the West of Nuggetty, are full of quartz veins; several claims have been pegged off on the Nuggetty side. Fawcett's is one of the most developed of these; the reef is hardly defined, being irregular bunches of quartz, with small leaders, in a country of blue slate. The run of the leader is N. 10 deg. W., dip 35 deg. W.
E. H. DAVIS.
Geological Survey Office, Wellington,
23rd November, 1870.
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Nelson, by R. LUCAS and SON, Bridge-street, Nelson, Printers for the time being to the said Government.
Nelson Provincial Gazette 1870, No 39
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Preliminary Report on the Wangapeka District by Assistant Geologist
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources23 November 1870
Wangapeka District, Geology, Gold mining, Reefs, Culliford's Reef, Doran's Reef, Donkey Reef, Nuggetty, Nelson
- Doran, Claim holder, washed out prospect
- Fawcett, Claim holder, developed reef
- E. H. Davis, Assistant Geologist