The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1885. THE POHANGINA REEFS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1490, 26 October 1885, Page 2

The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1885. THE POHANGINA REEFS.

_We understand that the result of tthe crushing* , of t the 4 - 1 stone sent I through the Bank of AustrSlasia has. | been received m Wattganui. We are not m a position to lay before our readers the exact information received, which those interested do not deem it expedient to communicate -.;4t the present stage. We have, ' however, learnt sufficient to enable us to form) the opinion that the result is not so., encouraging as was hoped for. The analysis gives a '-, pen centage^ ,©jPgold y T bu^ff^pUppr^ This latter result is quite 1 iriexplifc--able. vTrial)crushings of the stone JnlWanganui, Wellington, Auckland, and; P^l.nier^nnftliigayg^ge;! prppprtipps of silver; but the Australian test is quite different. We Are inclined to, the Relief :*ha^/«»meji mistake has occurred. " We are still sanguine of the ultimate success of the reefs v and trustlthat those interested will not be discouraged by thc-restilt received, which atter taV may prove to be incorrect. It is to be hoped that the resolution passed ; attbe' /CsKursi mWtfyg w)ll]be car. 1 ried into effect, viz:, an' amalgamation of the various companies which have taken up leases at Pohangiha, [witK the) ofcfecfi jnjyie^lo^ securing a satisfactory and thorough test by having a tunnel made m the reef, atid c getting a quantity ' bf * k&he crushed. think jany m ■ the ompatiieS' interested wouldofferahyJobjection to" the proposed: amal| gamatibn. The m terests- ; at ' stake are too important to permit- of iany petty jealousy being manifested. Either the field is worth being developed, or it is hot. The sooner the questidn is decjded one. w,ay/uor; the other, the better far all parties

concerned. We hear that the . reason alleged for the secrecy maintained with regard to the, results Aof the crushing, is the rather remark^ able one that were it .made, piiblici it mightin some way prejudicially affect; the leases wfiich have /been applied for. We cannot see now it 4 could. possibly do that. Again, we are informed that certain Wellington capi-, talists are prepared to taW over, 'lra 3 et avmis^jfc necessary, all the leases^ wtiic'K"have Been ippl ie'd %rl" "^uT so many and so irreconcilable re.portsarem ;--cijPCi^atioD,,- ; jii , i t]xafe,Tjsjß& scarcely knows what to believe or attach^ Importance to. ? ,-Ourr candid opinion is that there is some' mistake m reference to this Australian crushing. We do notsee how it is pos L si'jle^ that every previous; assay jwithr but a single exceptiou^. gave a con; i siderable proportion of silver m the I stone; whereas m! the Australian'riohe was found. If there is no mistake, there is something very mysterious m this. We triist' no time Mi Mbe lost m making acbmtiiritd' on the part of those interested to- vsub4 m|ti^crjUßJiiing ! and s%e^|g ] quantity of stone from the reef, so' that the. question may be r de^pitelyl settled',"- once 'apd^for all, wKetherj there.exist any, indications of iauriJ .ferous or other deposits worth devpt-j c inq: time < and capital to" prosecute; further search ixi 'the way ofj; mining .enter^rjse. It will be .better ) to gp 'to Boine' little expense/ which would fall, ; comparatively; speaking, • lightly on individuals, were amalga-' matioh to take place for that specific; purpbseitnan toT go >bii-as ait' present. | with but lit|le Ipro.spect1 pro.spect iof achieving i definite , or practical results as to thej main que^tibh 'at iksiiei 'Vik, the! existence or non-existepce of v gold, 1 sjlvej^, t p,r p^jhe.r , m; paying ; quantities. J. : We { commend the^uesi- ; : tioii m all its aspects to the., earnest and careful consideration of those || who. have already applied for leases, • and ! whose interest it obviously is,- to j know the best— »or- the woret — with | tjie least possible delay > and /iMTivi- i dual expense. ij