It is understood that tlm Edison machine which a syndicate composed of Wellington and Taranaki speculator- is .about to put to a test ior working the black sand beaches oh the West Coast of this island lor the recovery of gold has been operated with great success in the recovery of gold front beaches anil rivers in America. The syndicate is an influential one. and the members are undeterred bv previous failures, such as the ordinary suction and bucket dredges, which were unable to contend with the hardened übstratn where the cold is located. The Edhnn machine separates the- black from the grey sand, but it has yet to be proved whether it is successful in saving the fine gold, and its efficiency in lifting and disposing tailings lias to be tested. Mr .1. Carter, an American expert, i s at present on the West Coast preparing for a trial of the nu--chine. It is understood that a second syndicate will be formed soon in Wellington to acquire a machine for lifting and saving beach gold, which has been planned by a West Coast inventor,. who Ins had many years’ experience there. :
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2232, 2 July 1908, Page 3
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