LATER FROM TAPU GOLD-FIELDS
The 'TapuCrsek cor respondent of. the New Zealand P«pM» .writing .under (Jate, r the ,Slat January, jsay?;— .
When I last wrote to yon I mentioned that business was .rather djillhere, and also mining matters; however, "I am glad to inform yon that visible signs of improvement have-taken place within the last few days. Kelly and party’s claim, whichf I reported in ipy last to haye bottomed in the njain creek and found a goo J prospect, is now beyond a doubt. One of the party told me no later than yesterday that their prospect ?y y as 7 dvt. apd two nice specimens to the dish. ■ ■ :
The alluvial gullies are still doing pretty well, some are getting good gold, others are making wages, and many tucker,
I have just received pretty authentic information that, a good reef has been struck about six miles from hern; the locality is to- the southward between here and Shortland. It is' generally expected that this will cause a considerable rush to that place.
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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 59, 17 February 1868, Page 44
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173LATER FROM TAPU GOLD-FIELDS Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 59, 17 February 1868, Page 44
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