The Inangabua District.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 168, 28 January 1873, Page 7

The Inangabua District.

Judge Harvey's remarks when proposing | tlio toast nf " The Prosperity of the Inanga- j hua District," at the ohristening of the Energetic machine, are thus reported in the Herald: —Ho stated that after more than | twenty years' experience in Australia and elsewhere, he had witnessed no district in which the difficulties in the way of developing the mineral resources were of a more for-', midable character. It afforded him therefore extreme pleasure to find in the youngest district of all these obstacles surmounted. The fact of a work such as they witnessed being accomplished was, to his mind, very wonderful indeed ; and he was thoroughly impressed that it only required all people in the district to join and work with a will to make Inangahua the most prosperous district in New Zealand. It could not be said that the reefs were extraordinarily rich, nor that they had even fulfilled, general expectation. They had not had yields of six, eight, and ten ounces to the ton ; but a return of two ounces, or one ounce, or even half an ounce from good solid quartz, was ample to ensure the future success of the district. Everything depended upon economic working, and to such a state of perfection had this been brought elsewhere that there was a notable instance of three pennyweights to the ton being made to yield satisfactory dividends.

The following is from a lute Grey River Argus:—"The magnificent cake of gold, weighing lllooz lOdwt, obtained from a crushing of ()8o tons scwt of quartz from the Golden Fleece (Paddy Hunt's) claim, Inangahua, was brought to town by Ashton and Oassidy's coach on Thursday night. Yesterday forenoon it was exhibited at the Bank of New Zealand, and was inspected and much ad mired by a large number of the residents. The correct return was yesterday proved to be 1120oz Bdwt of retorted gold from 083 tons. The cake was broken up yesterday, and the melted gold gave 1114oz ldwt 12gr, of the value of £43-14 17s. lOd. There is now available for dividend amongst the shareholders the sum of £2600, for the appropriation of which a meeting will no doubt soon be called."