THE THAMES QUARTZ REEFS.
The following is the latest news from the supposed diggings, appears in the " New Zealand Herald" :—
On the dispute as to whether that which was taken for gold in the quartz was really gold or mica, opinions differed. One man, anxious to put the metal to the test, brought down some quicksilver. Thegoldwasplaced upon it,butit floated. It refused to amalgamate. The shareholders . looked blue ; • the sticklers for the mica theory were exultant. At this critical juncture a man named Barry rushed out, and returned with a shovel, and placing some of the gold upon it, held both over the fire until the shovel was red hot. The gold thus treated was again placed iv contact with the quicksilver, and lo ! it no longer refused to amalgamate. We need not say that a general feeling of joy and satisfaction was felt at the result.
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West Coast Times, Issue 602, 29 August 1867, Page 2
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147THE THAMES QUARTZ REEFS. West Coast Times, Issue 602, 29 August 1867, Page 2
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