The New Goldfield

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 51, 6 October 1888, Page 2

The New Goldfield

CONFLICTING HEPOKT& Last week an old miner, settled near Feilding, sent his mate to Mahakipawa to see what it was like and to report progress. A iew days ago a telegram came back ; " Come at once." This is significant. Mr Walters, who is an experienced Thames digger, has been "giving a bit of his mind" to the Wellington Press anent these diggings. He called at the office of that paper to say they were "the biggest swindle going"; neither field is worth anything ; there is gold in the locality, but it will takegold to get it, and in no sense are thefields a poor man's diggings. He? says he is anxious the truth about the fields should be known, and others should not, like himself, be led away into a useless expenditure over them. As Mr Walters was only three weeks on the field, and does not appear to? hare put a shovel in the ground, hisopinion may, or may not, be valuable. (Times' Correspondent.) Hayelook, October 1. A large party arrived at Mahakipawa yesterday from Wellington, many of whom are reported to have thrown up good situations, which to say the least of it, is a mistake, as very many are doing very little. Som« have been there eighteen .veeks, and hare not realised sufficient to pay for tucker. It may be safely said that the majority Cmark well, the majority) are not realising much, hence it cannot be too strongly urged upon thos? who contemplate throwing up good situations to visit the diggings to look before they leap. Wellikotok, October 4. Mr A. McKay, assistant geologist, is satisfied thatthereare prospects.of getting gold at no great depth towards "ihe upper purt of Cullen's Flat, and expresses an opinion that it will not pay to work the creek. Mr McKay considers there are more en the field than it can at present or for some time to come, support, but he adds that the several creeks of the dis« trict will, for a number of years, support a conside: aMe mining population. Blenheim, This Day. At Waikakaho there are several shaft* sank, but a great crowd are waiting results contrary to the labor clause in the Mines Act.| General opinion is that gold iefthere, but at a great depth. Just-in-Time, Kapai, and Marlborough reefs at Mahakipawa are looking up.