THE MAHAKIPAWA AND WAIKAKAHO DIGGINGS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1803, 16 October 1888, Page 1

THE MAHAKIPAWA AND WAIKAKAHO DIGGINGS.

Wellington, Oct. 14. The Minister of Mines, who;-has returned from Mahakipawa and Waikhaho, made a thorough inspection of the diggings at each place, ahd is favorably impressed with the character of the fields. At Mahakipawa he found that half of the claims (only had; ; t tho bottom, the depth being about BO feet, But. at Waikakaho not more tban three [per centj bad succeeded in bottoming. During his visit to MaHalopawa he was shown a good many 1 parcels, of gold,! and his opinion is that" a larger quantity of the precious metal j has been obtained than is imagined by people living outside the field. .Mr Richardson was astonished at the difficulties in the way of those!who have taken up, alluvial claims either at Mahakipawa or Waikakaho arid he is convinced, that it would have been to the advantage of these people if many of them had combined | and formed large companies. Owing to the great quantity of water which has to be contended with, and the immense number of stones, many of them exceedingly large, which require to be stacked up in a narrow, gulch, the labour of the miners on both the fields is very considerable. The jhon. gentleman’s opinion is that neither Mahakipawa nor Waikakaho is a poor man’s diggings.