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Four Different Bullion Assays for the Savage Mill - with a story to tell (104539)

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Four Different Bullion Assays for the Savage Mill - with a story to tell  (104539)
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All assayed by Van Wyck in May of 1865. The mills were the Central, Island, Union and DeLand. (Rarer mill located half way down Six Mile Canyon. 15 stamps. Named for owner. Idle by 1871.) Notice when these bars reached Van Wyck they ranged from 360 to 1200 ounces. The Savage Mining Company probably sent splits of bullion from the same location in the mine to different custom mills to see who was 'honest' and who was not. Here, the Central is singled out with a very low gold(.016) and silver (.802) amount. A more normal range would have been gold (.025 to .028) and silver (.965 to .969). At this point the mine manager would cut off shipments to the Central Mill. In another lot in this sale note the Central's silver and gold assays are also low.

Date: 1865
Country if not USA:
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
Provenance: Fred Holabird Collection