TE AROHA MINING INTELLIGENCE.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3765, 21 January 1881, Page 3

TE AROHA MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(Fbom Yestebda-s's Te Aboha Mineb.)

During Tuesday rumors were going the rounds of a rich discovery made some distance to the south of the township. We were shown a piece of stone which it was asserted had been taken from a reef in the new locality, and it is certainly the richest specimen stone we. have yet seen here. 'The quartz is the description Usually met with in this «icinity. Some color was giren to the sfatempnts by a claim of. fifteen men*s ground being pegged off by McLean and party. Yesterdaj morning quite a small rush took place to the locality of the reported find and two or three large areas have been pegged out, as will be seen^on reference to our list of the claims'pegged out. During yesterday a number of outsiders proceeded to the locality but were" unable to glean any information respecting the finds, and indeed the whole affair is wrapt up in an unsatisfactory halo of mystery and uncertainty. We would warn our readers against placing any faith in the humors going round till something definite and tangible is to band. - i We learn that the price for the full j share in the Morning Star «as £40, the ; purchaser likewise.having to pay two calls due amounting to £5 each. Notwithstanding the cold water thrown j>ri the Te Aroha hattery scheme by the |people of the Thames-—who, en passant, \ve may mention, should have been first in assisting the project—we are happy to say that the gentlemen here who origi- ; nated the idea are sanguine of carrying out their intention without the assistance of our fair weather friends. The proTisional directors have received application for 1000, shares in this place alone, and. expect to be able to increase that number to 1500. The Waitoa and Paiko settlers are expected to assist by taking up 500, and no doubt the balance, or the greater portion any way, will be subscribed in the Waikato. Te Aroha.—The country has become much easier in the lower tunnel, and good progress is made. The sandstone .is hard, but; more "jointy,"- which enables a larger quantity of stuff to be dislodged by each shot. The leader in the winze is assuming a more perpendicular dip. United.—Yesterday the sandstone casing of the reef was come on in the lower tunnel. This is very, hard, and of some thickness, but the reef will no doubt be cut through this week. The prospecting drive higher up the hill is in very broken country, and is apparently passing through an old gully. . Who'd Have Thought It.—The upper tunnel is now going through hard blue rock, and the leader is consequently very small. It shows golden prospects. In the lower tunnel, they have opened out a { chamber as a preliminary stepto sinking a wince on the leader. The Inverness shareholders are workiug on the same line of reef as the Who'd rHave Thought It. A.legder cut in the ground shows dish prospects. Sunbeam.—The shareholders intersected a nice looking leader six inches through in their drive yesterday. Lucky Hit.—This claim is situated above the Prince-of Wales. The shareholders have a large reef in, hand, supposed to be the lode now being worked by Martin and party. The stone when pounded and panned off shows gold. * Prince of Wales.—A colour or two of gold is seen nearly every day in the big reef, the hanging wall y of the lode apparently beine the best. Through this portion of the lode there runs a number of black seams. Wh!cli;:s)n^being panned off yield fine prospects. It is estimated' that fully one quarter of the miners at work here are natives. The following notices of pegging out have been lodged since Tuesday.—■ Gem. —Pour men's ground,* bounded north by Magnet, and south by Golden Anchor: Harvie and party. JBlint. —Fifteen men's ground, two and a half miles south of Prospectors' Claim ; William McLean and party. Last Hope.—Ten men's ground, on a creek about three miles south of Prospectors'; W. H. Cassin. Taute. —Fifteen men's ground, three miles south of Prospectors' (Rohaturahirahi); Parate and other natives. • ..Wheel of Fortune. — Fifteen men's ground, adjoining Don; W. S. McGormick. " ' Ruby,—Fifteen men's ground, situated at Rohaturahirahi; Hiawiri and party. Mirandah.—Fourteen men's, ground, adjoining Ruby claim; Ruamano and party.