CORNUCOPIA CO
718 LINTON-CARNGHAM ROAD SNAKE VALLEY, PYRENEES SHIRE
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CORNUCOPIA CO - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
RED LION COMPANY (next to the Sherwood Co. Wilson calls this site the Hit OR Miss Co.)
08.1859: claim is 8 acres; shaft is bottomed and doing well; has an engine and a puddling machine.
01.1861: paying well for a long time with a considerable amount of ground still unworked.
05.1861: putting in a prospecting drive; have not been doing much for a while.
06.1861: have not yet touched wash-dirt in their prospecting drive which is now over 200 feet.
08.1861: rather dull, making 30s to 40s per week. recorded production of 8 dwt or 0.012 kg.
11.1861: claim has been given up.Heritage Inventory Description
CORNUCOPIA CO - Heritage Inventory Description
Site 50.03 ia a very disturbed site directly west of site 50.02 on the opposite side of the Snake Valley - Linton Road. It is not clear whether this site is a separate mine or is part of another. This site has a modified heap of mullock and quartz wash. This heap has been shaped to look like a natural feature. It is 40m by 30m by up to 3m high.
Heritage Inventory Signficance: -
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FORMER WELSH METHODIST CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H2007
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UNNAMED SMALL DEEP LEAD MINEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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UNNAMED DEEP LEAD MINEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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