Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-11-09
BIO COLD NucoErs.

Found Was Worth Nearly $780,
900.
In order. to correct many misstate-
ments that are going tn o rounds OF the
press in regard 10 the largest nuggets
OF gold ever found. the editor Of the
Silver Dollar desires to publish the
following facts, which he obtained
while commissioner to the gre at min
ing exposition held in Denver, Col, in
1882. These facts were obtained from
the gentleman having charge of the
Australian exhibit. which includes
models of all the large nuggets dis
covered in that great gold field
The largest piece Of gold in the
world was taken from Dyer q Halt
mans gold mining claim. Hill End.
New South Wales, May 10, 1872. It's
weight was $40 pounds. height feet .
inches; width, 3 feet 2 inches; average
thickness, 4 inches; worth $14S. OO0-
Ii was found imbeded in a thick wall
of blue slate, at depth of $50 feet
from the surface. The owners Of the
mine were living on charity when they
found it.
Welcome Stranger nugget was found
on Mount Moliagel February ., 1869.
weighed 1870 pounds, and was worth
$4,000. This nugget was ratified for
5000 at s. chance. and was won by
man driving bakers cart. 1t was
sold to the bank for its true value and
melted.
The Welcome nugget was found at
Bakery Hill June 9. 1858; it weighed
1874 pounds ounces is pennyweights,;
and was worth s54,356; was ratified for
$50, 900 at s. a chance, and was won
by a small boy in a barber shop.
Lady Hotham nugget named in
honor Of the wife of the governor of
New South Wales-was found in Cana
| dian Gulf September s. 1854 1t
weighed IS pounds 10 ounces u acnny-
weights. and was sold for $23, 557.
Uncle Jack nugget. found in BUM
! gorg February %, 1857, weighed %
I pounds ) ounces, and was sold for 3d.
/ 650. 1t was found by runaway sail
or, who sold il for the sum named and
! spent the money in just four weeks.
/ No name nugget found at Eureka,
Daulton's Flat, February z. 1874. fifty
/ feet below the surface, weighed 81
/ pounds ounce, and was sold for $l2.-
| 500.
The Leg Of Mutton nugget was found
/ at Balldrat. January 81, 1858. 1T a,
1 depth of sixty-fiye feet and weighed
| 1874 pounds III ounces. and was sold to
bank for 1872. $50. This nugget was
| shaped like leg of mutton, hence its
name.
No name nugget. found at Bakery
Hill. Baliarat. March 6. 1855. near the
surface. weighed AZ pounds ounces,
and was sold for sll. 420.
No name nugget found in Canadian
Gully. Ballarat January p. 1858 at %
depth of twenty-five feet. weighed 81
pounds ounces Is peanYweights and
was sold for $50. 2Sj.
The Kohinoor nugget. found at Bal
lai-lt. July %. 1860, al depth of 100
feet from the surfaee. weighed 50
pounds. and was sold for Sl6.6S0.
Sir Dominic DAILY nugget, found Feb
ruary y. 1862. weighed 70 pounds.
and sold for S6.240
No name nugget. foand ut Ballaraf.
February %. 1855, only sixteen feet
below the surface. The discovery was
made by small boy. The nugget
weighed 30 pounds ii ounces penny
weights. and sold for S7.S65.
No name nugget, found at Wcebville,
August |, 1869, weighed II pounds,
worth 81. $50.
NO name nuggets loAuu az o1lldfdhs
February 5. 1858. just twelve feet be-
low the surface weighed 80 pounds
and sold for 1880.
No name nugget. found in Canadian
gully. January 20, 1858. at eighteen
feet below the surface. weighed 30
pounds ounce and IL pennyweights
ana sold for SO. $50.
No name nugget. found at Baker
Hill. March 6, 1876, weighed 10
pounds and was worth 50,
: Nil Desperandum nugget, found at
Black Hills, November %. 1852.
: weighed - pounds and sold for So
500.
Oates & Nelson nugget, found at
! Donolly gold field in 1880, at the roots
of tree, weighed lS9 pounds and sold
for $4,000.
! Ia addition to the above were the
: Heron nugget, worth 100000, and the
Empress nugget worth $27, 6il.
} Gold in the drift deposits has been
! found in larger masses in Australia
: than in amy other country. Many large
: nuggets were found in California dur
: ing the era of placer mining, but we
7 have no record of any to compare with
! those we have described in Australia