The Reefs at Inangahua (Westland).

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 118, 13 February 1872, Page 7

The Reefs at Inangahua (Westland).

( Weztnnrt Timm ) Cert duly nowhere iu Now Zealand, and it is questionable whether in any other part of the world, have so large a number of well- | defined reefs been discovered in so short a i period as has elapsed since the announcement 1 of quartz discoveries in the Inangalma. Line i after line of reef has been discovered in quick succession, and claim after claim on the various lines has succeeded in striking the reef with undeviating results and most exceptional regularity. Again, the si den did results lyeildedbv the Lyell reef, distant some 30 miles as the crow flics, on the same line of j country, has tended to further confirm the I belief of the exceptional value of the Inaugalula and Lvell as a quartz-reefing district. It is now ascertained beyond a doubt that reefs of great extent, easily worked, contain- | ing ft large body of stone, and abundantly I payable, exist in this district; and there is j no extravagance in the hope that from Murray Creek, Inangalma, to the Lyell, the reefs ! Will be traced with trifling deviations in distinct and unbroken lines. The follow : ng

I particulars in respect to the Inangahua roofs thoroughly reliable, and have been r<J> ceived from a miner who, by personal inspection of the reefs, vouches for their correctness : The extent of rdef proved gold bearing on the various lines Opened in the Inangahua field is as follows ; —Smith's line, 2040 ft ; Shield’s liile, 1800 ft ; Anderson’s line, 2000 feet | Kelly’s line, 13 chains north of proj specter s, anu throe south, Oh Lankey’s line the workings are not sufficiently advahceil to enable ail absolute | conclusion as to the extent or value of the i reef. i Wagers are freely offered that I00"'oxs of ! gold will he extracted from the first voJ tons jox stone crushed from Rhouy Ryan’s claim, | Inangahua. | Three pounds and a quarter of quartz, | taken from a truck-load as it emerged from the tunnel of M‘Go wall's claim, Shield’s line, I Inangahua, has been tested at the Union j Bank, Westport, and found to yield 12 grains ! °f gold, or at the rate of 17|ozs to the ton, I With the naked eye, gold was visible iu only | one piece of the quartz. (Grey River Argus.) The following are the latest notes received I from Reecton : ] Rumours are flying about of the discovery : of some immensely rich stone, distant, as far i as we can learn, about tell miles north of | Reef ton. Report says that the lucky discoi verers dug into the reef to a depth of two j feet, and that hand-crushed stone yielded j 4iozs of gold. , | Starvation is iimn'nont, unless immediate i steps are taken relative to the construction of I a good road, as there will not be a supply of , 1 the common necessaries of life to satisfy the i; demand. At the present moment there is ; j not five tons of flour in the place, with a , I population of from 500 to (500 souls, and the I I number being augmented daily. i The revenue for miner’s rights, leases, &c., : for the last 20 days is £IOOO. i In Shield’s prospecting claim the stone is ■ getting richer than over ; and iu Rliody ■ I Ryan’s claim, next to Kelly’s boundary, they i j are getting magnificent stone.