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A (,'oiii|iai!.v (oriiiod in f'arilioo ]a<\ soasoii obtaincil from llic Covcrtuin'iil of i5rili.-ii CoiuMiliia au-rant, ol tlic IJod of Antlci- Vvivk KV, niili's in Icniilli l.v KHI fi.'ot i-i widih, for the ian|.o..c of layinii; a l!r(l-ro,-k Fliiinc and Ilydranlic Wa.-^iii:ig. riio AniN'i- J>«'(l-ro(.lv Finnic Company (Liiiiitod), lias Ix'cii or-ranizcd for tlif pnrjio-e of working' the above u'roiind. tlie pioprii'tors of ilic iriant liavini;- ace 'pied foi' their iiilere^t i-Od pai<] np shares. A LeaM- lor 10 years has iieon uiv.'ii hv tin; Oovernnient of i;riti>h ('oinniliia dirert to the .\ntler IJed-rock Flume Company (Limited/. ■im Shares have been reserved, to be disi»osc ; of I v tlie !>iriv(ors iienafter f,,r the bcnrfil of the Company, as cireiiinstaiiees may deterinino. It Ls conlidenHy believed iiy e.\perieneed miners tluit he I5ed-rock Flume svstem will work an entire revolution ill the minin.Lr operation of Carii »(- '.ind render laiue distri'ets available which under the present .-ystcni arc valuelcs.s. (ireat ex.'iteinent was eai ed in ISC.l by the ricli deposits of u-ohl found on Antler Civk : inueh ground \ iehled over ^ildOd per foot. It was found, however, tliat exe-pt where the the .-oil was shallow, it was impus-ible to reach the lied-rock and wink to advanta'je. im aceonnt of the immense amount of water and the loos.-iies- of the .-oil, couseipienl'v liie Cyi .■' naduallv became abandoned. The aiiioiint of water and character of the ,