WAS IT TIN QRE ?

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1277, 2 September 1872, Page 2

WAS IT TIN QRE ?

[to the editor, ")

Sir — I observe in this morning's issue the particulars of a note written by a gentleman to a friend in Nelson respecting a sample of tin ore, from which -he (the writer) expepts ty see an exportation of a million pounds worth from 1 the -Brovince. Now lam convinced^that instead of tin ore he would, perhaps, liEe'myseli, find it to be auriferous magnetic titanic iron ore, as my firm belief is tin jorjß does not exist in the Province. I labored, under that mistake once, until last year I took to Melbourne a few pounds, weight of the iron ore found on a granite formation near the Coast, and had it analysed by Mr Sydney Qibbons. one: of the lira. t analytical ohemiato in-Srottwja, who informed me that it^ontained iron sand, magnetic oxide, titanic 'acid, and gold, which was also free from sulphur and phosphorus, deriving therefrom, atf economical advantage through the small quantity of sand, so that there is very little inert or useless material to increase the expense of freight The yield of gold he found to be lOoz 16dwt 20gr. I consider it cannot be worked or the gold extracted by smelting or by any chemical process whatever in New Zealand, unless there 13 a company formed to obtain machinery and all other necessary appliances required for working the said ore. This I found hard to raise as yet and utterly failed in. Yours, &c, % E. Edmunds.