KAOLIN DEVELOPMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 131, 25 May 1908, Page 3

KAOLIN DEVELOPMENTS

Mr. P. A. lladloy, who represent, foreign capital, h putting some energy into the testing of tile (|ii:intity and ipialily oT kaolin, or tine white, pottery day on tlie Smart load. Tunnels have been driven into the hills in which the clays were, liitst discovered, and Die experience lias boon that the farther the levels are opened up the richer becomes the clay. Xo. ;) low or addit level is Oft by Oft. and is driven 108 ft. There is nothing to be seen on either wall or the roof but pine while kaolin of the highest grade. At the end nf tli ■ tunnel is a rise of some I.lft. which connect with No. ■> level. This tunnel is of the same dimensions as Xo. 3 low level. From the month of thhs (hive to the point of intersection at ihc rise is 88ft, and h-.'re again the walls, roof, and (low are composed of nothing bin white kaolin. Here a -shaft has |, ( , Pn sunk to a depth of 2.lft, and the quality of the kaolin improves with each foot sunk, l'assing back on to Xo. i tunnel. Xo. :i high entered. This has been driven, to .junction with Xo. 1. and is now Tift in, bringing the total distance of these two tunnels to date to 1.1!) ft. Xotliing but the kaolin is again I encountered. At Xo. i tunnel, which is now in 82ft, some of the finest yellow and bluo-white clays were met with in driving, and in the lace the white kaolin has been struck. No. .1 level has; liecn driven a distance of liOft. kaolin again having been met with in the face.' At Xo. li, instead of clays being encountered, after a few feet the whole, face was found to be composed of lignil<'. and a trang of men lias been put on to strip (lie hill thoroughly with a view to -.inking a shaft to uncertain its value. Al the present time the indications are favorable. A shaft is being sunk in Xo. 1 tunnel t'i prove the depth ol the seam, but as four -.hafts are already sunk on the liat .-nine di-taneo below,' ami ill which kaolin ha, been found! there i„ no doubt whatever but that the kaolins arc living down.