CHAPTER II.
OUE " SOUTH INDIAN " ESTATE.
Reception
by my new comrades—Plans for the future—Views from the Mango-Tree
Bungalow—Heaps of quartz and their attraction —The dynamite mine—A
colony of spiders—The outcrops on No. 1 Reef—Boulders and the true
reef—How mistakes are made—Our four tunnels on No. 1 Reef—Another brace
of tunnels—Condition of the work and prospects of production— The
character of the quartz—Free gold—Experiences at the St. John del Rey
mine—The result of assays—Australian experiences of result and
cost—What we may look for—Exceptional bearings of our reefs—Possib
ilities of the future.
I was up
early on the morning of the next day, which I had purposed to devote
strictly to business ; and when that was got through, to the
arrangement of some plan for expeditions to the various points of
interest connected with the operations of our companies. I received, I
need scarcely say, a most hearty welcome from every member of the
staff. My visit evidently afforded great satisfaction, for through it
their main difficulties would be so much better understood, and their
efforts to overcome them appreciated. For my own part, I should see
for myself; and thus, on my return, be able to explain a
