MR MOORE'S GOLD DISCOVERIES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 960, 10 September 1880, Page 3

MR MOORE'S GOLD DISCOVERIES.

Mr Moore has returned to Wellington after an absence of six mouths. Ho first commenced his explorations in the Nelson district, and, apparently guided hy the auriferous strata, or other prospecting sign known perhaps only to himself, Mr Moore worked his way into the adjoining district of Marlborough. For the List four or five months ho has been in the ranges prospecting for gold, only coming in to the nearest station or settlement when his scanty supply of food ran short. In that portion of the district in which he alleges he has made important auriferous discoveries he

v.'as obliged to cut his way through dense and tangled forest. Mr Moore has several very nice samples of gold, probably ton or twelve ounces altogether. The gold is in throe or four different samples. The finest lot, in respect to quality, consists of live or six- ounces of very rough water-worn gold, in pieces of from two or three pennyweights up to one ounce, and which strongly resembles rough gold often found high up in creeks. Another lot of several ounces seems to have been extracted from cement ; while a third lot appears to have been obtained fiom quartz lie has also a lot of quartz specimens. Mr Moore claims that he has discovered a field which will profitably employ thousands for years ; and, looking at it in that light, he has come over to endeavour to get Parliament to

give him some substantial recognition for Ins valuable services holore he consents to make the exact locality known. In any case it is probable Mr Moore wil apply for a lease of a portion of the ground supposed to contain such auriferous wealth. It is understood that ho is perfectly' willing to m dee the locality known upon the assurance that a reward will be paid if the results eventually obtained show that the claims now put forward are justified.— IV oiling am Chronicle.