Wanganui Gold Prospecting Company
A meeting of this company was held at Mr Filmer's offices yesterday afternoon. The Chairman stilted that Messrs Field and Reid (the latter a practical miner) had returned, trom the Pohangina, and youl^state tq the ctfinpany what they Haa seen. — Mr Field said he went up and saw .what was being clone by other .people, and hail tfatcfed what was supposed 'to be the line of reeD He pr^Quced a 'plan on the ground, showing the claims marked off by the dift«W\it|bmp'ilniWs.-'Mr Field said the miners expressed an opinion that the 1 , district .looked vejy\ 4 muph liX« the iiyelf. Specimens of ' stdrie wfei'e then 1 prodncerl, which hail brought down-by Mr Field, some of which . showed metal like silver.— Mr Manson proposed that Mr EcM. should be asked to explain the result of a test of some stone brought down; bjp My Brennan.-— Mr Reid said that he , hM seen the stone tested. tha| .day at Mr j j|)rbes's. H'e'prodtice'd the result of the test, which he considered was about one trrain from ail)6ufc half W, 'pound' of stone. He was present during the whole of the testing. — The Chairman 'said they had eyery reason; fo be satisfied with/ Me^a, Fjsild and Reid's report, and would formally accept ii.~Chroaicie^ ;i " ■,.: - ..',,,',
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1491, 27 October 1885, Page 4
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215Wanganui Gold Prospeeting Company Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1491, 27 October 1885, Page 4
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