TAIRUA.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2610, 21 May 1877, Page 2

TAIRUA.

(FEOM A COEEESPONDEaYT.)

JS"2VE3Vii,ie, Friday..

A JAX Company.—Having heard a rumour of a new reef being found in the Ajax Company's ground, I paid the mine a visit, and was shown over the workings by the manager. The new reef discovered is eight feet wide, of a brown and white quartz. It has often.been stated —especially by supposed experts, that there was no such thing as quartz—that the goldbearing rock was a jumbled up affair; To these gentry, they can put their experience or theory in their pockets; ' Its the pick and shovel thafcr tells the secret: all that is required to develop this or any other goldfield is, honest labor. The discovery 6f this new find is an instance ; I believe it was struck last Sunday night,; and if. I am allowed to use a Yankcs phrase, "she is a beauty,", from what I am informed fair prospects can be obtained. As the battery will be started in a few days, the result of crushing will speak for itself. Where"the. reef was cut is on what is called the battery level."

GoldjßX Absow. —As I intend to give a day at inspecting, the road tramway next week, and send you a foil description of it, I will merely mention respecting the mine,they have 200 ions out and" men hard at work stripping the face of the reef, so that the battery, will be kept goingwhen started. The rock that is ready for crushing will shape well. I should think it will go about 1$ ounces to the ton." Men have been put on to, work in a portion of the la'.e Prospectors Company's ground,- where fair prospects can be obtained.

New Discovery.—A rumour is abroad that good gold has been struck near the Brothers, about two miles from here, in a southerly direction. Mr Tole has been over in the neighbourhood and surveyed three leases.' I will send full particulars in my next.