— ». I The Mount Ida Chroniole of the 20th \ ins 6. contains a long and interesting account i of " Green's reef," to work which a * company is now being formed. Thiß raef is l quite unique among gold-bearing stone in, $ Wew Zealand. It appear* that yqarg'ago c rich nuggets werp found' at its base, and r 3everal parties of miners afc different times 8 have sought in the quart* veins above for 2 ihe source of the nuggetp, hut, though all a yob gold 4't was nofc in sufficient quantities ,o encourage them to proceed. At last 2£r ! Ireen—a ruan of scientific Ijnqwladge and „ >f an investigating tur-n'of mind—ohanced • •bat way, and devotad his attention to dia- " severing the source of the gold found at the tt lill. This he found to bo, not the quartz 6< -ems, but the sof b rock enclosing them, and C< epoatod teat 3 extending over two years ( w kave coafiruwd the valu* q( tUe. dwaavory. 'tc
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 11634, 5 November 1887, Page 2
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162Untitled Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 11634, 5 November 1887, Page 2
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