Tuesday, 26 July 2016

Overflow Silver

Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 3rd May, 1897.

Overflow Silver-mining Company Mount Boppy, week
ending April 24. -Booth's shaft : Extended drive south at
the 146ft. level 10ft.; ore raised 4 tons first-grade copper, 10
tons lead ore with copper intermittent. Main shaft: Con-
tractor finished his 100ft.; struck water at 114ft. from
brace. Started to cut out chamber on Wednesday. Kurra-
jong shaft: Drive at 52ft. level extended further distance
south of 14ft.; quantity of ore raised, 20 tons fair-grade

lead ore. Surface work progressing favourably.

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