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Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1926, Page 2

The solving of the dredging proposition by our American friends has been entirely successful. Over a long period now there has been a very full test, and the job is being done. Upwards of £9OO per week in gold value are being recovered by the Company. Tt is a pleasing result indeed, and gives color to the thought above, that the golden age of Westland Is " ot past—it is with us yet. It has been dimmed for a period, but the alluvial country is here, and slowly as surely, the enterprise of great concerns, similar to those in progress at Rimu Flat, will reap its reward. The American company lias not been idle with regard to prospecting other localities. Various localities have been tapped, but evidently the results have not been ccptal to requirements, and the ground lies fallow. There are other Prospecting propositions ahead. and there may he a high degree of hope in respect to some of those. Westland, except at Ross, has not been tapped to any groat depth. There are many places whore the gold is believed to hie down, and the time is siirelv drawing nearer when such localities will ho having special attention at the hands of the enterprising miner. There is encouragement enough in the treasure recovered from Rimu Flat, vetoed for a time because of Ils forest protection, and then brought into rich profit l>v the aprlicalion of modern methods. The story of gold mining, is a story of mysfory. Finds are difficult, but finds are being made by loth accident and design. It; is flie same story all over the world. Knowing Westland to bso liighlv auriferous as it has proved to he where gold-mining lias flourished. if is not reasonable, to believe the' • ill the wealth has been recovered, and Hint llic time for winning more gold is post. With tlie application o' science and by more diligent research there will vet be n golden stow of nofeufial value to weave about (lie lost orv of Westland, and -who can tell—if may be brighter and more enthralling than all that has gone helorc! Rc hopeful, people.