Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-24
GREAT GOLD NUGGETS.
Largest in the World Weighed $40
Pounds and Wns Worth
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The largest piece of gold. free of quartz,
in the world was taken from the Byer &
Haltman gold mining claim, Hill End, New
South Wales. Australia, on May 10, 1872, its
weight being $40 pounds; height. 4 feet 8
inches: width. 3 feet 2 inches; average
thickness. 4 inches, and was worth SlisSO0.
1t was found imbedded in thick wall of
blue slate. at depth of $50 feet from the
surface. The owners of the mine were liv-
ing on charity when they found It.
The Welcome Stranger nugget was found
on Mount Moliagel, February 9. 1869; 1t
weighed 1sO pounds and was valued at 49,
OO0 II was raffied for $4,000.
The Welcome nugget was found at Bak-
cry Hill. June 9. 1859; it weighed 1s4 pounds
9 ounces 16 pennyweights and was worth
s44.356. 1t was rafied for $4,000.
The Lady Hotham nugget was tound
in New South Wales, Canadian gully. Sep
tember s, 1854; II weighed 9S pounds 10
s25.557. - - e''''' " 's'''7 anu was SO'O i''
The Union Jack nugget was found Feb
ruary 2S 1857; it weighed % pounds 5
ounces and was sold for SEQ.
No name nugget was found at Eureka,
Dauttons Flat. February T. 1874, at a depth
Of thirty feet from the surface; it wei yaed
80 pounds ounce and was sold for SI2 500.
The Leg of Mutton nugget was found at
Ballarat, January 81, 1853, at a depth of 65
feet; it weighed 134 pounds II oGnces and
was SOiu at lne Ddnk Tor S5Z,3SO This mug
get was shaped like leg of mutton, hence
Its name.
No name nugget was found at Bakery
fiill. Rallarat March 6. 1>55, near the sur
face; it weighed A pounds ounces and
was sold for 81, 40.
No name nugget was found in Canadian
gully. Ballarat. January p. 1853. near the
surface; IL weighed 81 pounds ounces Is
pennyweights and was sold for $40 225.
The KOhinOor nugget was found at Bal
larat July q. 1850. at a depth OF 100 feet; 4;
naarfaaa .H-
SIC. Sc. ''e1 " p""U' anu was S0iu ior
The Sir Dominic DAILY nugget was found
February 2. 1867: II weighed 26 pounds and
was sold for S6,241.
No name nugget was found at RaIIarst
February 2S 1885; it weighed 90 pounds ii
ounces pennyweights and was sold for
1885,.
No name nugget was found August
1879; it weighed Il pounds and was worth
No name nugget was found at BaIlarat
February 3, 1853: it weighed 30 pounds and
was sold for 1880
No name nugget was found in Canadian
gully January 20, 1883 II weighed 90 pounds
] ounce II pennyweights and was sold for
So. $50. A0'
No name nugget was found at Bakery
Hill March s, 1855; it weighed 20 pounds
The Nil Desperandum nugget was found
was sold for $l0S0O
The Oats & Deson nugget was found ~
DonOlly gold field I'm 1880 at the roots Of a
tree: It weighed 1Ss pounds and was sold
for $4,000.
In addition to the above are the Huron
nugget worth S2O,9l0 and the Empress mug
get. worth $2i.66l. A great number of small
er nuggets too numerous to mention have
been found.
Many large nuggets or Jumps of gold
have been found in California during the
era of placer mining. but Australia must
claim the largest. The California; Inmns
are as follows: P
A piece of gold and quartz was found I'm
CalaVeras county. on Carson hill on the
Mother lode; Ii was valued at $40 On
The Downieville lump of quartz and gold
of Sierra county. as stated by Louis Riand
ing, gave a value of nearly $4,000. but II
was not a nugget.
The mass of gold and quartz found in the
Bonanza mine Sonora. Tuolumne county
gave value of over $4,000
The Australian statistics are nbtafped
from government authority.