DISCOVERY OF GOLD AT TE AROHA.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 14, 8 September 1883, Page 3

DISCOVERY OF GOLD AT TE AROHA.

Monday morning Just brought to the minns of several of the old residents of this place, scenes of early days of the field in the shape of pegging out. On Sunday busy minor had it that a rich discovery had been made on this side of t\ie hill. New;s usually flys fast, and .*o did the news of the reported discovery, towards evening little knots of people en jiitged in close conversation were to be found in all the darkest corners of the township, and spjculations oi Vie wildest kind were freel\ indulged in by all as to the locality n.ui riuhnes> of i'u' <juar.^. At the Hr-at dawn of day on .Mund iv the knowing ones could be distiiu.iished* from their K-ss fuitun.ite iK-i^hbucn^, bciux aimed with lai- • lumph of timber in the shape of pegs, a dcputim- of iu<uiy of our worthy townspeople and miners wa-> made for the lulls between eaiiy houisof the morning and 4 o'clock in th'j afternoon. Towards noon the locality of the discovery became pietty well known, and proved Vi be a lew chains in the bush, fiom the top of what is known as the bald spur at the back of the Hot Springs lieserve. The reef is standing out in bold releif quite bare of all vegetation, the country is of sandbtone formation, the leef heingl'2feet thick. Thequ.irtz is of a nice Kindly nature free from minerals with gold visible to the naked e)e d'^tiibuted through portions of the reef. The find may fairly be di&cribed aa of a promising nature, and certainly well worthy oi being thoioughly prospected. It is needless to say should the find come up to expectations the whole district would be immencesly benefited, principally for this reason, we would advise the business people of the community to put their hands in thoir pscket and produce rherefrom sufficient money to thoroughly prospect the locality, we now, as before depreciate an^thm^ like an excitement being woiked up unil shares sold at big- iigure, the vendors bagging large sums of money for theurtselves, leaving none for prospecting the field. Great credit is due to Mr ('iem Comes for his perseverance in making the discovery, and whin found fur the judicious and careful manner in which he cried to prevent an} ihing Hke exaggeration reports getting about.