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astounding results have been. obtained by unskilled labourers,
without either plan or concert."
Iter'lenee. says the Argus,' "has done little or nothing for ns.
thneeesses in obtaining gold are of the rudest nature. The search
acterised almost solely by what the sailors call sheer
"4'( thousandsstupidi of ens are actually thrown away because they
4W no immediate benefit to the digger, and yet by numerous late
that very refuse often contains a larger proportion of gold,
All not in view, than had been already extracted.
'lre, Olt ore, in which the gold Is visible, is certain to be a constant
toiclf plunder ; but moderately rich, and even poor ore, in which
,her is NOT visible, and which is not worth the while of any
„even to look over a second time, would give a very large pro-
„'''ose who judiciously purchase, and reduce it. This will be
Itin'llder the immediate superintendence of the officers of the
11'411Y•
e Assayer and ChemistOf the Company, Mr. Charles Watt, has
}1 for reducing the ore by which amalgamation is entirely
tse
y„,.'ed, the great expense of quicksilver being totally avoided,
hiy-' every particle of gold 'or silvet is extracted at a compara-
small expense. Mr. C. Watt has also a I•atent for refining
,111,7,4 a silver in the most expeditious and least expensive mode
Vl.° known. In confirmation of this statement the Directors
teelved the following letter from Mr. Charles Watt
qt. Selwood Place, Brompton, Dec. 15, 1852
Itliii"l!TLE)t.arr,—l have read the paragraph in your prospectus re •
ko,t tome and my patent, and I beg to assure you that I am fully
41451 to
liey out th announcement therein made.—l have the
to be ntlemane , your obedient servant,
" CIIARLES WATT."
tile Directors of the Chartered Australian
It g' Importing, and Refining Company."
has been deemed expedient previously to the application for and
he h. royal charter for securing certain privileges. and for limit-
liability of each shareholder to arrange for the purchase of
!,;;.,ate in the country where it is proposed to commence opera
*gypAccordingly, after a protracted ne-otiation, an agreement has
lconcluded for the purchase, in a Niel known auriferous district,
!1 oa,Ne freehold Estate, situate in the County of Argyle On one
Sy:hit there is a long range of rocks, capped with Quartz, and in
;'e3' beneath a rapid stream flows into the lower levels, present-
l'e,(l the features of an immense accumulation of gold. These
115.„ 1 vets are occasionally overflowed, and large alluvial
ri4os have been formed, where, in obedience to the gravity of the
Matters and the force of the impelling torrents, the precious
,ty7 i are deposited lu the sand or mail. " Gold," says Mr. Stutch-
n his Report on the Geological and Mineralogical Survey of
pan 'ikt °oth Wales, "in small quantities has been found on the summits
the flanks of the mountain ranges, but, with few exceptions,
N4' evidence of a'-rasion, The largest produce in every instance
,111,54 found in the lower levels."
oft
will be of the most essential servi e to the Company, as
,0f t only rich in itself; but is in the vicinity of an immense qttan-
trefuse gold ore. It has always a plentiful supply of water, and
5 high main road to Bredalbane and Goulburn. It will also
tosterially aid (by the means it will afford of snhsistance to
°t. burthen) the transport of the concentrated ores to the sea
,lh:s distnce of laLut 50 mil, -
h; vendor, having the greatest confidence in the undertaking and
i‘o°l4vantaes to be derived to the shareholders, has consented to
e 'wholeg of the purchase-money (which does not amount to
th
generally paid for grazing land in the agricultural districts
14,,,Qua1) in shares of the Company.
sg ~,Igara to the title of the rreeholdas to this estate the follow -
r
1-ron has been given :
lilt ,5 governor of New South Wales having made a Grant of
lc the county of Ar2yle, in New South Wales (which appears
,ltiTgistered and enrolled); and which laud has since been eon-
-6.,,50 the gentlemen who have contracted to sell 2,000 t.tcres, part
t to the Promoters of " The Chartered Australian Land,
.xek) Importing, and Refining Company," we are of opinion that
'qt,;,,elent title is shown to the property so agreed to be sold, subject
I question as to the necessity of registration in the colony.
" BELLENDEN KER,
"S. VALLIS BONE,
"J. E. EARDLEY WILMOT,
Standing Counsel to the Chartered Australian Land,
Mining, Importing, and Refining Company.
;11,11.„uoin's-inn, 23d Dec., 1852."
Directors refrain from estimating the returns for fear of over-
itklg the profits, though their thorough conviction is, that a most
„51.111 result must speedil y ensue.
4, htueation, for shares to be made to Messrs. R. and J. Sutton,
Sal Exchange. •

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