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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 227, 5 November 1887, Page 2

WAITOA.

Copies of the following tclogiam-, between Messrs J. B. Pmilh and J. A.. Pond (G-oveinm-nt Analy-t, Auckland v\ho>e report on the W.utiwi »(>ldli"ld was recently published in our columns) h.i been handed us I'm- publication by All S'uith . Wiiilion, October IR. -To J. A. Pond: Request your divm-ik c t >- morrow id Wai hou, m V oujuct beam.', lor you and otheis-j to witness the pinning off of uashdnt at the mouth of the various shafts, (.ruu.tn-t;-i. jour fee .aid expenses. Meet )ou| with buggy at \V:iihou. Reply piid. — John Is. Smith. Auckland, OctniuM 28.11.T0 ,7. P. >»nlli, I<>q , Waihou : Relict that business url augments preclude my accepting yom iu\ itation. 'I. A. Pond. , Wiiihou, Octob'M 28 To ,f. A, Pond : Will wait until yon can uomo. Name eailie'-t date. Ilavtj seen gold you mounted for Mi tthvnd, and am mfonn'-d came out of wash dvi. you pro'-med fio n heaps on ed-^r u£ shafts. f cli ,licln-v f that you got that gold out ot" the heaps releii-cd tom your reporl. If you di,l,eoiiK> at once, and wash the unnatural gold out o£ the same stud as you took. [leaps unmolested. Reply paid. John B. Smith. Auckland, IMuW 28, To J. B. Smith: Unnccussjuy for you to wait for mo. Do notwMito make fui thercxpciim^nts. Am quite Hatisli'd wilh results outained by oui party. J. A. Pond. W.iihou, Octobi'r 29. Urgent. To J. A. Pond : Will you stato positively tint the unnatural gohl; mentioned in your repoit to Prospecting Association came out oL heaps lying at eilge of shalt-.. Reply urgent. J. li. Smi ni, Waihou. Octohei 31, 1837.^ To Mr JA. Pond . Waitin* reply in answer to uigtnt tcilcur.im ••-'•nt ou S itmday^ aftern mid, J.iHN L>. SMini. To thcbo two last teh'gi mis no ruply was iecoi\eil by Mi Smith. On Tuesday List a party including Messr- J. A. Dobson, (J. A. (Joincs, I). ,). Fia/er, D. Brigham, iuid sevi-ial other looal lusid'-nth u ho h.ive hid cou-iidoi iblo e.\peii( i nte in mining mittcis, togethci with two or tlm-e visitors to Tl- Aroh.t fiom the Wtet Uuast^ by the imitation >£ Mr Smith paid a visit to Waito.i, and visited tiie shafts fiom which Mr Pond and his party are stated toll ive taken then te^t samples, which later on they ivpoil.'d a-, containing tilings; Mr Smith's ohji'U being that the-»o genMemen should h tju and m-poct for th';msolves the stuil sLat>'d to have been The gcnuial opmiO'i ot lhoi>e who uoinj vurd tlupmty was thiL tli.' stuff around the shafts hid never boon shifted since the d.iy lir^t placed thoio , n-, it undoubtedly had the appeiraucuof ha\ -^ mg 1 un undistmbea foi «umo length of timo. Tests warn caiefulh taken b) tliep.nty from ilkj deposit 1; ing at the m uitli of each of the shafts waited commencing with theonedi-tinguished by -dr Pond, as No 4, a poition hemg placed m htrong n,-w canvas bags, (specially taken tor the pmpoae) tht'hu bung taki-n m chaige ot by one of the paity, and on mm\al nt 'Le Aioh.i thi-sebag^of deposit wei e c net idly sealed, stamped, and placeil in Kile k epSimilar poitions of the deposit were panned oil with the utmost care by U'oor thepaity who weie expeiienced at such work The result in each instam c w.is that no trace of either natural gold or irings could be seen ; the concentrations (;uiucipally blaoksaml) weie. howivei, caulullj pieserved by being sealed up in a bothe. Mr Smith accompanied by Mr Cox (ot Ghiistchurch syndicate) were preseiU as onlookers, but took no part in diiccting the visitojs how to proceed to work, they beinsr left to act entirely us they pleased.

FURTHER TESTS. A large amount of prospecting lias been proceedini; for some time p.ist on the estate oh' Mr Chudloi^h, which adjoins the I.ukl acquired from. Mi Smith by the Syndicate. Some 16 sluilts h.ivo been Mink in different piits of the cslulc? to a depth or" fioin 20 ft. to thiity feet. Of the stuff thrown out several tons have boon concentrated to about one half iti a lather piiuutive fashion. An\ini?e.rnents. luve been made with Mr 11. H. Adams te treat about four tons ol' the stult, about half of which In* beer, concentrated as ctated to about half its original bulk. The other two tons Mr Adams purposes reducing to about iivo hundredweight prior to treatment. As^.iya will bo however at nil btageH of the work. The result of this practical tebt will prove vory ; interentiiig.

I WAIORONGOMAI. Tlic buttery, furnace, and tailing plant are all bein? kept steadily employed, but there is nothing of special interest to report respecting any of the mines.

LEASING COUNTY TRAMWAY. The Battery Company took over the tramway from Piako County Council on Tuesday hist, Ist in»t, for leaeo of ton yours. The working of the line has boo., let to the tramway employees ,iL 2s 3d per truck. The price hitherto charged lias been 4s 9d per truck, and the reduction in freight will enable much lower grade quartz to be profitably dealt with. The services of Mr Gavin, the former manager, has been retained by the Battery Co. us as checker, and general supervisor a£ the line, The agreement with the contractors piovides that they shall keep tho line in repair, .._