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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 75
Analyses of Wood for Gold
Analyses of Wood for Gold,
| Sample. | Description. | Weight Burned. Pounds. | Results. |
|---|---|---|---|
| a. | Kauri plank, which had lain in Dunedin harbor at least 15 years. Other parts much decomposed. | 12 | Nil. |
| b. | Pine plank from Catlin's estuary, east coast of Otago. Part of a ship wrecked 20 years ago. | 20 | Nil. |
| c. | Remnant of manuka pile from Otago harbor. Under water 20 years. | 12 | Nil. |
| d. | Do., the decayed part. | 10 | Nil. |
| e. | Part of a pile from the Vauxhall baths, Anderson's bay, Otago; in the water 30 years. | 18 | Nil. |
| f. | Driftwood embedded in the mud at Madagascar beach, west coast of Otago. | 16 | Nil. |
Harbor and elsewhere on the New Zealand coast, were analyzed for gold. In each case from 10 to 30 pounds of the wood was burned, and the ashes were fused with pure litharge.
The results are given on page 54.