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Patea Mail, Volume VI, Issue 511, 24 April 1880, Page 3

COPPER MINE DISCOVERED IN WELLINGTON DISTRICT. Two men well known in WePington brought.into our office a splendid specimen of copper they had found whilst travelling through the Manawatu ranges. They naturally declined to particularise. The specimen, which is a solid piece of metal weighing about three pounds, speaks for itself. At the time of the discovery they were at the base of an immense cliff, and on looking around saw metal glittering in every direction within a radius of twenty yards. The party at once determined upon a plan of action. They picked up a very substantial piece of the mineral, and instantly struck a “ bee lino ” for town. On arriving here they acquainted a well-known capitalist with their discovery, and requested that ho should guarantee them £I,OOO should the mine prove lona fide, and they would point the place out. The capitalist jumped at the offer, and the party, accompanied by a man of large knowledge and experience in the mining line of business, have now sot out for the scene of the discovery. All who have seen the specimen agree that it is really a magnificent piece of ore, and there is no doubt whatever that where it came from there also is abundance of the same mineral. In these hard times a discovery of this nature is of supreme importance, not only to Wellington, but also to the whole of New Zealand. Now that the construction -of public works has been so greatly curtailed, scores of working men are turning their attention to other sources of employment. The development of the mineral wealth of this colony is a resource that has always been looked upon by old colonists as the ultimate end by which New Zealand will be enabled to outstrip her rivals throughout Australasia in population and wealth.—Wellington Chronicle. Railway Pbooeess.— The public will be pleased to learn that the Minister for Public Works has given orders for the railway line berween Normanby and Bassett’s section to be pushed on with all possible speed. The bush-felling on some of the sections is nearly completed, and those contractors why have yet a considerable amount of work to do, have been ordered to put more men on the ; work. It is expected that the bulk of the bush felling and log clearing will bo finished ip about a montlv; and tenders for the formation are to; be called for at an early date.

CORRESPONDENTS in every part of the County are .appointed to .collect ; Special News for the MAIL. WANTED, CORRESPONDENTS to report Local News for the Pa.tba.Maii/, at Waitotara and Manutahi. 5-