GOLD AT KARANGAHAKE.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5156, 25 July 1927, Page 2

GOLD AT KARANGAHAKE.

NEW DISCOVERY MADE.

INDICATIONS OF A RICH REEF.

Gold-mining development work for some time has been carried on in a section of country at Karangahake not previously exploited to any great extent for gold-bearing reefs. In this area both Mr J. Morris and the Imperial Gold Mining Co. have done a considerable amount of work during the last two or three years, On Friday last, on the lower level of the Adeline section of the mine owned and worked by Mr Morris, there was opened up a section of a reef about 2ft wide which shows some very fine stone, in which could be plainly seen coarse dabs of gold. Some of this stone was shown in Paeroa on Saturday morning, and from those who are competent to judge its value it is understood that the stone would run from 3dwt. to sdwt. to? the lb. We understand that Mr Morris, who runs a small 5-stamper battery, and who has had seven men working on the ground for nine months past, is of the opinion that the reef discovered is what was known in the earlier days as the Imperial lode. Six sacks of this stone, all showing gord values, were broken down and paddocked. Considerable excitement has been occasioned locally by the find, and further encouraging results are being keenly looked forward to within the next few days. In conversation with Mr F. E. Flatt, chairman of directors of the Imperial Gold Mining Co., this morning, it was pointed out that some very good patches of gold were found by prospectors on the surface in the locality of Mr Morris’ find about 35 years ago, but for some unknown reason the ground about that area did not appear to have been exploited deeper down. Deeper exploitation work has been undertaken by the Imperial company during the last two years, during which eight reefs were opened up in the process) of cross-cutting. The reef’ln which Mr Morris has made his find is situated at a point about three chains away from the Imperial company’s boundary, and the reef is known to run right through the company’s property. In expressing his, sincere pleasure and congratulations Mr Flatt said that Mr Morris had done an extraordinary amount of prospecting work in the area at the back of the Karangahake trig-station. Should the find prove of a permanent nature those persons interested could look forward with confidence to again seeing Karangahake the centre of renewed mining activities.