The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-15
Ric GOLD NUGGETS.
The Largest Piece of Gold yet Found
was Worth Nearly $3.50, 900.

In order to correct many misstatements
that are going the rounds Of the press in
regard to the largest nuggets Of gold ever
foun1, the editor of the Silver Dollar desires
to publish the following facts. which he OBJ
tained while commissioner to the great
mining 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 discovered In that great gold
field.
The largest pieces Of gold in the world was
taken from Byer & Haltman's gold-minlug
claim, Hill End, New South Wales, May 10.
1872. Its weight was $40 pounds, height
feet inches, width feet inches; average
found imbedded in 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
Mt. Moliagel. Feb. 8, 1869, weighed 100
was raffied for $4,000 at IS a chance, and
was won by aman 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; II weighed 1S4 pounds o
ounces 16 pennyweights, aud was worth
S44, a56; was. rallied for $4,000. at S5 q
cha.ce, and won by small boy In barber
shop.
Lady Hotham nugget-named in honor OF
the wife Of the governor of New South
Wales-was found In Canadian Gully, Sept.
8, 1854. 1t weighed 98 pounds 10 ounces IL
pennyweights, and was sold for S23,557.
Union Jack nugget, found at Bunlngorg.
and was sold for s562O. II was found by
runaway sailor, who sold II for the sum
named, and spent the money In Just four
weeks.
| y.
toms Flat, Feb. z, 1874. fifty feet below the
surface, weighed 80 pounds ounce and was
sold for S12,500
The Leg Of Mutton nugget was found at
Ballarat, Jan. 81, 1853, at a depth of sixty
five feet. It weighed 134 pounds II ounces.
and was sold to the bank FOR S32, $50. This
nugget was shaped like leg OF mutton,
hence its name.
No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hin,
Ballarat, March 6, 1885, near the surface,
weighed AZ pounds ounces, and was sold
for 81, ,420.
No-name nugget, found in Canadian Gull
ly. Ballarat, Jan. %, 1858, at u depth OF
twenty five feet, weighed 81 pounds ounces
10 pennyweights, and was soid ior S2O,2so
The K0hinoor nugget, found at Ballarat,
July 27, 1860, at depth Of 16O feet from the
surface, weighed so pounds and was sold for
S16,6S0
1862 weighed 26 pounds, and sold for S624O.
No.name nugget, found at Ballarat, Feb.
2S, 1855, only 16 feet below the surface. The
discovery was made by a small boy. The
nugget weighed 80 pounds IL ounces penny
weights, and sold for S7365-
No-name nugget, found at Weebville, Aug.
l, 1869, weighed ~ pounds, worth S22S0.
No-name nugget, found at Ballarat, Feb
8, 1858 just II feet below the surface weighed
80 pounds, and sold for S73GO.
No-name nugget found in Canadian Gully.
Jan. 20, 1858, at Is feet below the surface
weighed 93 pounds ounce and IL penny.
weights, and sold for so, $50.
No-name nugget, found at Bakery Hill.
March 6, 1855, weighed forty pounds. and
was worth $1,000.
Nil Desperaudum nugget, found at Black
Hills, Nov. 20, 1850, weighed fOrty-fyo
pounds, and sold for S1O.SO0. Oates & Del
son nugget, found at DonOlly gold field in
1880, at the roots Of a tree weighed $50
pounds, and sold for $4,000.
In addition to the above were the Heron
nugget, worth S27, ,661.
Gold in the drift deposits has been found
in larger masses in Australia than in any
other country Many large nuggets were
found in California during the era of placer
mining, but we have no record Of any 10
compare with those we have described In
Australia.