Excerpt from British Columbia Mining Record, Vol. 3: December, 1897 Then, as if he had some doubt about the accuracy of his figures, he goes on to say, Vein No. I in all, on a most conservative valuation, gives a value of and an enormous speculative value into the bargain. It would thus appear that (note the 500) of the above total is only a speculative value, and if the opinion of the previous owners can be cor rect, probably another ought to be relegated to that category. The prospectus says, worth of high grade ore is actually in sight in the tunnels of the Queen Bess claim alone. These figures, it will be noticed. Are got by adding together and each of which sums the engineer. In different parts of his report, puts forward as being the total gross value of the ore proved. Which is right? The engineer's report, the prospectus, or either of them? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.