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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66

Group X. — Mining Industries.—Machinery and Products

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Group X.

Mining Industries.—Machinery and Products.

Class LXXXI.—Apparatus and Processes of the art of Mining and Metallurgy.

Minister for Mines.
  • Maps, sections and models, illustrating the mining industries of New Zealand.
Thames Committee.
  • Map of the Thames and Coromandel Gold Fields.
page 109

Class LXXXII.—Mining and Metallurgy.

Allom, Albert James, Parawai, Thames.
  • Crude and concentrated battery tailings; rocks illustrating formations bounding gold-bearing lodes at the Thames.
Bank of New Zealand, Auckland.
  • Specimens of gold.
  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Alluvial Gold Fields, Westland and Otago.
  • 9, Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Thames.
  • 10, Moarataira Gold Mining Co., Thames.
  • 11, Long Drive Gold Mining Co., Thames.
  • Three specimens of highly auriferous quartz, weighing together 57¾ ozs.; these formed portions of an extraordinarily rich patch disclosed in the reef of the "Keep-it-dark" Gold Mining Company's property at Reefton, on the coast of the Middle Island about ten years ago. Nothing in any way approaching the "bonanza" has been found since, although the mine still continues to be one of the most steady dividend paying concerns in the Colony.
Barclay, Thomas Henry, Thames.
  • Iron pyrites (with pieces of the "country") from the City of Manchester Gold Mine, Karaka Creek, Thames.
Bayfield, A. D., Nelson.
  • Sands, plumbago, steatite, Richmondite (silver ore,) soils; fossils.
Blackmore Gold Mining Co., Manaia, Coromandel.
  • Auriferous quartz.
Cambria Gold Mining Co., Ld., Thames.
  • Auriferous quartz, with accompanying rocks; stibnite.
Champion Copper Mining Co., Nelson.
  • Copper and ores.
Clarke, Joseph F., Auckland.
  • Gold and silver ore from the Rosemont Mine, Waihi, Ohinemuri.
Coal Pit Heath Coal Mining Co., Ld., Greymouth.
  • Bituminous coal from the 18 foot scam.
page 110
Collingwood Coal Company.
  • Coal.
Common, Shelton & Co., Gisborne.
  • Petroleum.
Cornes, Clement, Te Aroha.
  • Auriferous and argentiferous quartz from Champion Lode No. 1, Tin Creek, Te Aroha, Auckland.
  • Auriferous and argentiferous quartz from Champion Lode No. 2.
  • Auriferous and argentiferous quartz from Champion Lode No. 3.
Curtis, Charles, Thames.
  • Auriferous quartz.
Customs Department.
  • Two diagrams of exports and imports of the Colony.
Deep Level Cross Gold Mining Co., Thames.
  • Auriferous quartz.
  • Incrustation from pump.
Diamond Gold Mining Co., Thames.
  • Auriferous and argentiferous quartz.
Earl, Wm., Thames.
  • Cinnabar and native mercury.
Endeavour Inlet Antimony Company.
  • Star antimony.
Hayman, H., 3, Coleman Street, E.C.
  • Auriferous quartz and bovinite, or greenstone worked into ornaments.
Hill, Thomas Boucher, 150, Queen Street, Auckland.
  • One block of dressed Raglan building stone.
Hjorth, Horatio, Helensville, Kaipara, Auckland.
  • An assortment of pottery clays.
Kaitangata Railway and Coal Co., Ld., Otago.
  • Coal.
Kennedy Bros., Greymouth.
  • Coal, Coke, Fireclay.
page 111
Kerby, Saml., Timaru.
  • Two blocks blue stone.
Kerr, J., Collingwood.
  • Coal from Collingwood.
Liddell, James, Thames.
  • Auriferous and argentiferous quartz from the Kenilworth Gold Mine, Karangahake, Ohinemuri.
  • Gold and silver ore from the Woodstock Mine, Karangahake.
  • Auriferous and argentiferous quartz from the Scotia Gold Mine, Karangahake.
Mackay, Mrs. James, Thames.
  • Auriferous quartz specimens from Manakau claim.
McCombie, John, Thames.
  • Gold and silver ore from the Silverton Mine, Waihi, Ohinemuri.
McKeoghan, Owen, Takaka, Nelson.
  • Terra-cotta, paint powder, in two colours; soapstone, kaolin, pipeclay, quartz, rock-crystal; black sand.
Martha Extended Gold Mining Co., Ld., Thames.
  • Auriferous quartz.
Melhose, Louis, & John Heitmann, Thames.
  • Argentiferous and auriferous quartz from the "Golden Point" Mine, Karangahake, Ohinemuri, Thames.
Melhose, Louis, Thames.
  • Argentiferous and auriferous quartz from the Adeline Mine, Karangahake, Ohinemuri, Auckland.
Minister for Mines, Wellingon.
  • Specimens of ores and minerals.
  • Auriferous quartz picked up in the Waikoriniko Creek, between Tokatea Range and the East Coast.
  • Antimony made by Mr. Thomas into a bar from Thames ore.
  • Zinc-blende from Tararu, Thames, Little Hilda Mine.
page 112

Minister for Mines, Wellington

Specimens of Alluvial Gold from Otago.

  • J. Aspinall's claim, Skipper's, Lake County.
  • J. Ewing's claim, Vinegar Hill, Mainototo.
  • Thos. Forgies' claim, Kyeburn Hill, Mainototo.
  • Guffie & Luders, Mount Burster, Mainototo.
  • Extended Gold Mining Co., Ld., Naseby, Mainototo.
  • Fyfe & Co., Switzers, Southland.
  • Ob Long Tongs, Nokomai, Southland.
  • Collie & Co., Upper Wakaia, Southland.
  • O'Brien Bros., Waipori, Tuapeka.
  • McLaren & Co., Blue Spier, Tuapeka.
  • Gabriel's Gully Sluicing Co., Blue Spier, Tuapeka.
  • Golden Point, Golden Point Co., Tuapeka.
  • Golden Point, Conroy's Gully, Vincent.
  • Bannockburn, Vincent.
  • Green's Reef, Ophir, Vincent.
  • Mountain Race Co., Tinkers, Vincent.
  • Prospector's claim, Merrivale, Wallace.
  • Livingstone's claim, Marnawhenna, Waitaki.
  • Hampden Beach, Marnawhenna, Waitaki
  • Hampden Beach, West Marnawhenna, Waitaki.
  • Moylon & Hawthorne, Mount Criffel, Lake.
  • Gee Wee's claim, Upper Kyeburn, Mainototo.

Specimens from West land.

  • Jos. Poynton's claim, Maori Creek, Grey.
  • Wm. Kellery's claim, Waimea.
  • Mont D'Or Gold Mining Co.'s claim, Ross.
  • Ross United claim, Ross.
  • Robert Taylor's claim, Stafford.
  • P. Hunter & Party, Dillmantown.
  • J. N. Smythe, Taipo Range.
  • Simmonds & Party, Duke of Edinburgh Terrace, Grey.

Specimens from Nelson.

  • B. Gough's claim, German Gully, Grey.
  • Carse & Party's claim, Orwell Creek, Grey.
  • George Glass's claim, Granville, Grey.
  • George Glass's claim, Wangapeka, Waimea.
page 113
Minister for Mines, Wellington.
  • McCaul's claim, Antonio's Flat, Inangahua.
  • John Blight's claim, Soldier's Creek, Inangahua.
  • Turner & Party's claim, Charlester, Buller.
  • Binn's & Party's claim, Irishman's Creek, Buller.

Specimens of Auriferous Quartz from Otago.

  • Eight pieces from Tipperary, Macetown, Lake County.
  • Phœnix Co., Skippers, Lake County.

Specimens from Nelson.

  • United Alpine Gold Mining Co. (2 samples), Lyell, Buller County.
  • Tyr Connel, Lyell, Buller County.
  • Keep-it-dark Co., Reefton, Inangahua County.
  • Welcome Co., Reefton, Inang, Inangahua County.
  • Venus Co., Murray Creek, Inangahua.
  • Morning Star Co. (6 samples), Devil's Creek, Inangahua.
  • Reform, Devil's Creek, Inangahua.
  • Golden Treasure Co., Devil's Creek, Inangahua.
  • Fiery Cross, Boatman's Creek, Inangahua.
  • Inglewood, Murray Creek, Inangahua.
  • Result, Murray Creek, Inangahua.
  • Nuggety Creek, Wamia.
  • Wangakika, Wamia.

Specimens of Auriferous Wash Dirt from the Otago District.

  • Gee Wee's claim (2 samples), Upper Kyeburn, Mainokoti.
  • Thomas Forgies, Kyeburn, Mainokoti.
  • Inder & Jeffries, Mount Burster, Mainokoti.
  • J. Ewing's, Vinegar Hill, Mainokoti.
  • Mountain Race's Co., Tinkers, Vincent.
  • Green's Co. (2 samples), Ophir, Vincent.
  • McLaren's Blue Spur, Tuapeka.
  • Gabriel Gully Sluicing Co., Blue Spur, Tuapeka.
  • McLaren's Sluicing Co., Blue Spur, Tuapeka
  • McLaren's Sluicing Co., Witherstone, Tuapeka.
  • Moylan & Hawthorn, Mount Criffel, Lake.
  • J. Aspinall, Skippers, Lake.
  • Collie & Party's, Upper Waikaia, Southland.
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Minister for Mines, Wellington.
  • O'Brien's, Waipori, Southland.
  • Ob Long Tong, Nokomai, Southland.
  • Fyfe & Co.'s, Waikaia, Southland.
  • Thos. Smith's, Marua Whenna, Waitaki.
  • J. & G. Cook, Livingstones, Waitaki.

Specimens from Nelson.

  • Martin's claim, Wangapeka, Waimea.
  • Chandler's, Wangapeka, Waimea.
  • Chandler's, Nuggety Creek, Waimea.
  • Boyton & Party's, Maori Creek, Grey.
  • Geo. Glass', Granville, Grey.
  • Robert Cass', Orwell Creek, Grey.
  • Benjamin Gough's, German Gully, Grey.
  • Simmonds's, Duke of Edinburgh Terrace, Grey.
  • Blight's, Soldier's Creek, Inangahua.
  • No. 14, Irishman's, Inangahua.
  • Antonio's Hat, Inangahua.
  • Turner & Party (2 samples), Charleston, Buller.

Samples from Westland.

  • Kellery & Party, Waimiea.
  • Mont d'Or, Ross.
  • Taylor & Party, Stafford.
  • Hunter & Party, Kumara.
  • Ross United Gold Mining Co. (3 samples), Ross.

Specimens of Antimony Ore.

  • Big River Co., Inangahua, Nelson.
  • F. W. Knight's, Waipori, Southland, Otago.
  • New Zealand Antimony Co., Auld's Creek, Inangahua Nelson.
  • Fiery Cross Co. (auriferous), Boatman's Creek, Inangahua.
  • Golden Treasure (auriferous), Murray Creek, Inangahua.
  • Welcome (auriferous), Boatman's Creek, Inangahua.

Green Sand.

  • Thomas Smith, Maru Whenna, Waitaki, Otago.
  • J. & G. Cook, Livingstone's, Waitaki, Otago.
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Public Works Department, Wellington.

Black and. Ruby Sand.

  • Frank Ozer, Hampden Beach, Waitaki, Otago.
  • Cinnabar ore, copper ore, shulite (2) and metallic sand from Waipori, Southland, Otago.
  • Nickel ore, from Jackson's Bay.
  • Plumbago from Lower Nevis, Otago.
  • Calcedony from Tapu Creek, Thames, Auckland.
  • Shulite from Buckleburn, Otago.
  • Kaolin from Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago.
  • Sample of stones from iron reef, Waimea, Nelson.
  • Two specimens of miscellaneous incrustations on Ti tree from Lake Ratorua; one specimen of sulphur crystals from Blue Bath, Ratorua; one from Sodom and Gomorrah, Ratorua.
  • Eight photographs, Westport Coal Co.'s line.
  • Three photographs of Forth & Clarke's crushing battery, Wairongornai.
New Prince Imperial Gold Mining Co., Ld., Thames.
  • Auriferous quartz.
New Zealand Frozen Meat and Storage Co., Ld., Auckland.
  • Manures and raw materials for manures, i.e. sulphur, pyrites, &c.
Oamaru Totara Tree Stone Co., Ld., Oamaru.
  • Specimens of Oamaru calcareous freestone, worked with wood-working machinery. Price free on board in Oamaru 9d. per cubic foot, so that it can be landed in London for about 2s. per cubic foot. Extensively used for the principal public buildings in New Zealand, as well as in the Australian Colonies.
Peache, A. E., Mount Somers.
  • Quartz sand suitable for manufacture of glass.
Pepper, John, Tapu, Thames.
  • Opal, Chalcedony, and Cairngorm, from the beach of Tapu Hauraki Gulf.
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Phœnix Mine, Skippers, Upper Shotover, Otago.
  • Specimens of auriferous quartz.
Pond, J. A., Auckland.
  • Ores, clays, &c.
Rayner, George, Thames.
  • Auriferous quartz.
Rhodes, George, Auckland.
  • Mortar and ingredients thereof.
Rocky Point Gold Mining Co., Ld., Thames.
  • Auriferous quartz.
School of Agriculture, Canterbury.
  • Twenty specimens of soils.
Smith, J. E., Thames.
  • Auriferous quartz and samples of rocks.
Stevens, Charles, Thames.
  • Sulphide of antimony and barytes.
Sutro Gold and Silver Mining Co., Ld., Auckland.
  • Auriferous and argentiferous quartz from the Sutro Mine, Karangahake, Hauraki.
Tanner, Thos., Riverslea, Napier.
  • Two specimens of soil.
Thomas, Edward, Thames.
  • Crushed quartz from Loyalty Mine.
Tokatea Gold Mining Co.
  • Auriferous quartz and other stones.
Union Beach Mining Co., Ld., Thames.
  • Specimens of auriferous quartz.
Vaughan, John, Coromandel.
  • Auriferous quartz from the Nataiwai Mine, Coromandel.
Washbourn, R. J., & Sons, Nelson.
  • Limestone, hæmatite paint dry; iron ores.
Willeston, Charles E., Wellington.
  • Two bars of antimony and antimony ores.
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Analyses of New Zealand Soils. Results Calculated on 100 Parts of Soil Dried at 100° Centigrade.
Exhibition Numbers 1 2 4 6 9 10 11 16 20
*Organic Matter 5.604 5.996 9.082 53.307 7.701 19.981 15.139 7.820 6.170
Silica and Insoluble Matter 87.410 87.075 81.383 37.509 80.519 57.083 65.053 81.183 84.636
Soluble Silica .031 .046 .198 .339 .217 .476 .277 .076 .029
Aluminic Oxide 2.658 2.419 3.890 3.241 4.336 15.220 12.227 4.882 2.148
Ferric Oxide 2.870 2.975 3.419 1.970 4.586 5.084 5.570 3.976 3.869
Calcic Oxide .152 .219 .332 1.685 .617 .667 .258 .382 .478
Magnesic Oxide .308 .394 .575 .141 .335 .460 .136 .607 .997
Potassic Oxide .174 .187 .495 .387 .561 .157 .125 .024 .357
Sodic Oxide .167 .314 .169 .253 .289 .147 .704 .582 .148
Phosphoric Anhydride .144 .118 .205 .324 .148 .150 .103 .223 .154
Sulphuric Anhydride .172 .020 .188 .637 .044 .160 .120 .071 .147
Chlorine .007 .005 .011 .031 .021 .009 .019 .006 .012
Carbonic Anhydride, LOSS & Undetermined .303 .232 .053 .176 .623 .406 .269 .168 .855
Total 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
*Containing Nitrogen per cent .186 .328 .294 1.652 .245 .572 .236 .179 .175
Moisture in Sample Analysed 2.485 1.945 3.070 15.315 3.590 11.920 5.225 6.505 4.185

George Gray, F.C.S.,

Lecturer on Chemistry.

School of Agriculture,

Lincoln, New Zealand.

April, 1886.

page 117
Wilson & Co., John, Auckland.
  • Hydraulic lime.
Woollams, Frederick, Coromandel.
  • Auriferous quartz from the foreshore fronting Union Beach, Gold Mining Co.
  • Auriferous quartz from the Tokatea Gold Mining Co.
  • Auriferous quartz from the Bismarck Gold Mining Co., Coromandel.
  • Auriferous quartz from the Royal Oak Gold Mining Co., Coromandel.
  • Auriferous quartz from the Little Wonder Gold Mining Co., Coromandel.
  • Auriferous quartz, surface deposits, from Driving Creek, Coromandel.
  • Gold from the Royal Oak Gold Mining Co., Tokatea Range, Coromandel.
Wren, Charles T., Auckland.
  • Specimens of soils.
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