The Buns of Gold.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4284, 23 September 1882, Page 2

The Buns of Gold.

A correspindent of the New Zealand Herald, subscribing himself "Miner" , writes :—Some years back, entering into cpnrersation with Mr Wright, then on the Thames as mining surveyor, I pointed out to him that by placing a compass upon '. the map of the goldfields, and upon a claim obtaining gold, say for instance the 1 Caledonian; and looking from this point, say north and south, we find that within this soft belt of sandstone claims have been producing gold for years, and some at the present time, instead of being exhausted at lower levels, are more productive than ever. To the north of the Caledonian we have the Moanatairi, beyond'this, between this mine and the City of Dundee, on the Tararu Creek, this course seoms to be unprospected, and, comparatively speaking, virgin ground, and what prospecting has been done I consider . that the operations should have been directed lower down the spurs, more on the edge of the bed of the creek. My reasons for this statement are, that taking the age at which these lodes were formed, and the subsequent deposits from later upheavals, it is evident that permanent lodes are to be found in the gentle rises and flats.. South from the Caledonian we have the Manukau, Waxotahi, Prince Imperial, and if as is now decided, by the Southern Cross Company, to commence operations from the Prince Imperial shaft, another will be added 10 the list, as a gold producer within this line. Place the compass now upon the Bed Queen, north and south in this course, the result is that the mine within the belt, which is the dyke, has produced gold worthy of notice. If we now place the compass on the Queen of Beauty shaft, we find that north of this mine is the old City of London, Nonpareil, Waitematu, and Point Russell mines, which in their time helped to swell the ( returns of gold obtained. For years the greater part of this parallel has been locked up, and now that the ground is open, all the available land has been taken up, and I consider that on account of the ferruginous nature of the rocks within this

belt, that the lodes now found on the flat, after traversing the dyke, and making in this soft sandstone country, will prove of equal richness with the Queen of Beauty. I have no hesitation in saying that in the Nonpareil section of this line will yet ba found the lost Caledonian. It is thus that investors or prospectors can find their mine is within or without the belt, and this t ieory will hold good throughout the field ; and if only judgment is used when pegging out claims, avoiding these dykes and securing the soft country, success must follow, as here, and here alone, will payable gold be found. If directors will but use the hint given, and not sink shafts or tunnels in these dykes, the want of success in gold-mining will be a thing of the past. .If.l am correct, the richest deposits are yet to be higher in the ranges. . . -, ;