TE AROHA.
This day.. The prospectors are still taking out good stone, in fact some of the pieces are very rich with the precious metal. Yesterday afternoon there was great excitement when the first parcel of stone was taken out, and many persons tried to secure horses to reach the nearest sharemarket in order to pick up all shares that were to be had. The powder has not yet arrived* so the men are still at work in the face, and it is probable a good parcel of stone will be sent to the Thames, in order to be crushed. The action of the company in taking out the gold has quite restored confidence, and new life seems to be imparted to prospecting. There are rumors current of more finds," and a good deal of prospecting is going on. ■"./'■' Mr McSweeney rode in post haste from Te Aroha with the intelligence that the Prospectors have stripped the reef for 12 feet, and that the stone shows gold the whole distauce. He rode post haste, and accomplished the distance in four and a half hours.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3726, 3 December 1880, Page 2
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184TE AROHA. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3726, 3 December 1880, Page 2
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