The Pohangina Reefs.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1494, 30 October 1885, Page 4

The Pohangina Reefs.

Messrs Bain and Bassett returned f rPm ">■ the Pohangina reefs^by train.this mor|n-. ing: They rep'o'rt'tli&t there 'was nothing startliug at theTcamp whei^they, lgft, m f %ci %ere iwei-e th^u only iwp'^mjeii rlef t . on the'ground, pne/ ; of i;hein/Cortfy) was to] leave the day .after, them... .They/ did riot succeed m obtaining auything m t le^ way; of gold-bearing stuff ; j}uruig^their; I visits Ift isiniended, accoTrdmg| 'to^he Pahnierston shai^holde^rs, iuirite :ic|ooperatipniorjthe p urpjise; of ha*ihg|the . hole on Anderson's claim "cleared and securing, a further test of _,tp| As tb ; the tests 1 made'on the 1 j;rbijnil naying been made without fire, MrY Field-, informs Vis that roastiug the atbae Waßthe process employed, ,and_ that- tlier^fore the absence of gold could Jnbt; be^ traced to the method of testing.—-Thinjs-day's Herahi. ■„'.,.... „.'..,.,., , -„',•./1

. The delegates dQnt by the Feildiftg-.MihingH.A'eftocUtiori?ho-HpouanginraV «m order to jnake, a second test of the jgrbuqdj have i-eturiie.d,aiKl. will, report tothe; committee, at. a 'meeting tor be held at Mi- flastie's Feildiag Hotel -thjis eveniug* (We understand their 'repptt will'be ; very uhfavorableiT^Thursd^y.'s ! B'bilding /Sta^i v . r , v ''''' C^."'^ i

' The Weilingf^ri correspondent ot;. the , NZJ, , Eeraidy \ Speaking of ipeciinens !". from the Pphangiua, say s that; ,. seyerpl brought intp, town, have.beeu • tested. Uy aeoarate persons.with excellent iesultß.|