Notes on the Sutherland Goldfield

Abstract

1. Introduction Although a good deal has been written concerning the gold of Sutherland, it may be useful, as there seems to be a renewal of interest in the subject, to recapitulate the information actually obtained up to the present time, including a few additional points which came to light during the progress of the Geological Survey in the auriferous area. Verbal information of any value was difficult to obtain in the district itself. To Dr Joass; of Golspie, I must express the greatest obligation. He has aided me in every way, including the loan of important specimens, and furnished the greater part of the subjoined Bibliography. 2. Bibliography The following papers have been published on the subject, in chronological order as nearly as possible:— 1. Notes on the Sutherland Goldfield. By J. M. Joass, M.D. (with introduction by Sir R. I. Murchison). Quart. Journ. Geol. Socy. 1869. 2. Researches in British Mineralogy, By David Forbes, F.R.S., &c. Phil Mag. 1869. (One of a series, 1867-9, on allied subjects.) 3. Something from the Gold Diggings in Sutherland. By the Author of “Frost and Fire.” Odds and Ends Series, No. 22. 1869. 4. The Sutherland Goldfields. By Wm. Cameron. Glasgow Geol. Socy. 1870. 5. On the Matrix of the Gold in the Scottish Goldfields. By James Bryce, M.D., F.G.S. Brit. Assn. Beport. 1870. 6. The Geognosy and Mineralogy of Scotland. Sutherland. Part VI., p. 504. By M. Forster Heddle, F.RS.E. 7. The Geology of Sutherland. By H. M. 2. Bibliography