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Lode variable in width, but its average may be assumed at 8 inches. Course north 230 west; underlie 130 west. Native copper, with considerable silver, near the junction of trap and conglomerate. One mass of copper from this vein weighed 12 tons. Veinstone similar to those before described, with the addition of analcime and mesotype.

Average width of the lode I inches; expands in places to 4 feet. Course north 230 west; underlie slightly to the west. Native copper in sheets, bunches, and disseminated through veinstone of calc-spar, chlorite, &c.

Most of the workings here have been prosecuted off from the vein, and the bulk of the mass raised was from the west wall-rock. It consisted of amygdaloidai trap, the amygdules being filled with native copper. There are indications of a good vein here, bearing, probably, north 170 west; but the workings did not develope it.

Two sets of veins. One bearing north 2610 west, with an underlie to the east of 120; variable in width; average 18 inches; not been sufficiently explored to de termine its value. Veinstone calc-spar, with chlo rite and quartz, including gray and yellow sulphuret of copper, with a trace of silver. E. and W. vein 6 inches wide. Course north 800 east, with an underlie of 350 to the north. Not continuous. Veins a continuation of those last described.

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The lode bears north 430 east, and dips 580 to northwest; average width 8 in. Veinstone calc-spar, chlorite, and quartz Native copper in sheets and diffused through the veinstone. Lode well defined on surface. Course north 910 west. Underlie 90 to east. Native

copper in sheets and diffused, with abundant traces of silver. Veinstone calcspar, chlorite, and epidote. Lode composed of chlorite, calc-spar, &c., with thin scales of native copper; 18 in. wide. Course N. 460 W. Underlie 80 to the east. Lode quartz, chlorite, calcspar, and epidote, with native copper in bunches and disseminated. Course north 700 east. Dip 70° north. Veinstone epidote, chlorite, quartz, and calc-spar, with native copper disseminated. Course north 52° east. Dip 39° north.

Vein pinched and ill-defined, bearing southwest, and dips north. Native copper in bunches in chlorite, epidote, and quartz. The lode bears north and south, with an inclination of 60° to the west. Veinstone quartz and chlorite, with copper disseminated and in bunches. Vein pinched, expanding downwards; 18 inches in width in places. Course north 20° east. Dip 78° west. Native copper in sheets and grains, with calcspar, prehnite, &c. Vein bears east and west. Underlie 15° to the north. Veinstone epidote, chlorite, calc-spar. Native copper in sheets and disseminated. Vein composed of epidote, calc-spar, with native copper, bearing northeast. Dip 68° to north west.

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