Sunny Corner.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 25 January 1917, Page 2

Sunny Corner.

f DETAILS OF THE RECENT COLDFEND. A cablegram in ilast week's Chronicle- reported a find of rich gold at Sunny Corner. New South Wales. A P.athurst cm-respondent of the Sydney Sun supplies the following details of the new find:—■

An interesting story attaches to the gold discovery at Sunny Corner. One of the prospectors, Mr. Alex. Gray, was chasing 'lids horse in the bed of the creek, when the animal stumbled over a ridge, breaking 'off a. quantity of quartz. Mr. Gray noticed that tho quartz was gold bearing. Further investigation was made, which Jed to the discovery of the reef.

Mr. Burke, the miming warden, visited the scene of the discovery yesterday. He was accompanied h'y several depart,mfcntal officers and' prominent mining men. The mine, which in future will be known as the Verdun mine, is situated in in the bed of a. creek of which runs into the Turon River, the scene of the famous gold rush in the early li-ties. The warden and party were much impressed at the prospects of the mine. and were supplied with abundant evidence that the first reports of the find had not been highly crxlored. About ia hundredweight of ore was opened up for inspection, one small tin dish containing quartz which was practically all gold. The ■warden descended the shaft 'which is about sft, deep, where Mr Alexander Gray, one of the discoverers, picked off from the reef specimens -which on being washed' showed up the color in an unmistakable manner. Mr Burke congratulated the owners, (Messrs H. Puddon. C. "Williams, and A. Gray, on their find, and expressed the hope that great things would be the outcome. He also intimated that arrangements-would be made for the immediate marking off of claims, each applicant to bb granted only five acres so as to give small men a chance.

Already 33 claims, representing 300 acres, have been lodged. The finders have pegged out only 20 acres, though they are entitled to 75., .Development work is proceeding with all haste, and it will not- bo long before a substantial quantity of ore will be put to the test.

During the past few days many hundreds have visited the s*cene, and it is understood that several offers have been made, including one of £-500 for the mine. All these have been refused. The reef, which is nearly a foot wide, has been traced for some -400 ya'rds, though experts are of the opinion {Tiat it extends several miles. However, this remains to be seen, and it would lie. jnrit as well to await further developments before passing final judgment on the mine, though the prospects to-day indicate great resnlte.