INVERCABGILL.
This day. From news received it would appear that the Stewart Island reef is a myth*. Acting under pressure, Roper, the prospector, was obliged to open up a tannel where the leader was said to be buried After about twenty shovels of dirt had been washed, a solitary speck of gold was found, and although the supposed leaders were followed a considerable distance into the hills, no reef could be found. The specimens found by Roper are proved by experienced miners to be nothing but mundic. Miners are return* ing.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue XI, 9 December 1880, Page 2
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91INVERCABGILL. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue XI, 9 December 1880, Page 2
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