A GOLD FIND.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1924, Page 1

A GOLD FIND.

MEEK NEAII .MOUNT TAMAWEMA

AUCKLAND, September 1

The reported discovery of yold in tlie re,dint of t-he lootliills of Alount. Tatawera. about seventeen miles from the Kotorua mail and about t«enty miles from Alatata, turns out to be more than it mere rumour. As a matter of la.vt a I a rye yold-beariny reel has been discovered, but it yet lemains to be seen whether it will yield the precious metal in payable quantities, ’the spot M'liero the discovery Mas made was in nil out of tin, way yully on Native land, m lik !i has been seldom visited 1,.v oil In r Native or European. A Native named .lar ,b m;is the man mlio made the discovery. M Idle out liuntiny he shot a piy and the animal fell liem ii a small Mat-i'f,dl and ilisloilyed a, pie: e of Mull", the ylilter of which ill the water lichnv attracted tlie attention of the Native. On examininy tlie stKii,. he thouylit it contained silver. Greatly excited lie left the piy to look after itself, end later, in rm--1 any with a European friend, went to Welliiiyton and .submitted the specimen to the Alines Department. The stone Mas assayed, and. it is staD c,l. yielded yold and other minerals ineludiuy silver. That the department was impressed Mill, tlie in oertanee of the discovery is evidenced bv the fact that it sent tin expert to make investiyations in the lo'alitv. Doriii" last Meek the expert made a fairly thorough exploration and took tiMay with him to AVellinytou seven hays of sample stone. He intimated that lie Mould prohahlv visit the region tiyain to make a further inspection.

In the meantime the assay results Mill lie awaited M'itli great interest. 'The spot where .Jacob secured his specimen is evidently the outcrop) of a large reel. The reef appears to lie a great shelf of .stone, at least twenty feet thick, and it lias been traced for a distance <4 three and a half miles.

A good deal of excitement prevails at Whakalaiio. TV Telco and Afatata over the diseoveiy. Natives have already pegged out claims on the land in anticipation of possible developments.