Show ORIGIN OF GOLD NUGGETS united states state geologist says finding pebbles does not andl I 1 cate largo large vein 0 in n n rugged out of the way region on iho ocean side of the coast ranges in monterey Mon county california gold nuggets have been found of such size ar to suggest that this was once a favorite retreat of the proverbial bla goose that laid the golden eggs slat mat ter tep of fact prospectors however have sought to find the veins from which such masses of gold loosened by tho the weather word were washed into tho the stream beds their search has not been successful success cess ful and J if M hill 1111 a united states geologist of the department of the interior in a report just published suggests that the nuggets canio came from rich superficial pockets in very small veins and that no large and rich deposits are likely to be found by deep mining minin 9 the coast ranges of california uni unlike ke tho the sierra nevada are arc not rich in go gold id and tho the occurrence of these largo large ni nuggets ig does not necessarily indicate the he existence of a rich deposit of gold ore |