Gold in the Wairarapa

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2784, 27 December 1887, Page 2

Gold in the Wairarapa

WAIOHINE AND TAUH.ERENIKAU DISCOVERIES, ■> THE PROSPECTORS ' VIEWED. , ■ In order that our readers might have the benefit of the fullest iiiformaiion' available, we yesterday despatched a special reporter to Greytown for the purpose of obtaining the latest news regarding the ioe f -prospecting oil the Waiohitie spurs,; -Of course, as is > always the case when thero is the possibility' of a good goldfield heing discovered, the air was full of rumors, jj and particulars of a reliable character were hard to get, those who wero qualified to speak on the subject being very reticent in most instances, However, our representative succeeded in getting a pretty fair history of the' V proceedings as far as they have gone, which are much as follow It seems that about two ago Mr. H, Humphries and party found nine specimens in the bills somewhere flfrr the Waiohine stream, . Of these,'Mpi ' \

were at the time sent to Dr' Hector, .whoso report was then of such a naturo as not to encourage active steps being taken. The remaining two samples were, we are informed, retained by Mr Humphries until just a* few weeks since, when a gentleman to whom he then showed them, having '* had. practical experience as a miner on the - Marlborough 'diggings, expressed . the conviction that - the find was of some value, and obtained permission to send one of the two to Dr for a further report. This was done% and the test made of this small quantity gave, it is asserted, first a return of 320z to the ton, and then, after a •'further examination, 37ozs to the ton, Our reporter himself saw in the possession of a Greytown gentleman a Bpeuk which lie was assured was picked oft with a pin from the piece of quavtg prior to its being sent to Dr Hector, This to the naked eye is almost as large as a small grain of wheatjjfcj under the microscope is tha siae of a horse-bean, and is apparently formed of beautiful gold. It. has,,we were told, been subjected to> the acid test. The immediate result, of Dr Hector's report as given aWe, was the arrival of Mr Mackay, of his department, at Greytown, mid he, under the auspices of those who sent the specimen to Wellington, went up to the Ranges last week, and personally secured another twenty pieces of quartz. These at the present tirn'6 are in Dr Hector's bands for examination, and his : analysis of thein is.

expected to be given by next Saturday^yf night. This, when it couies, williT practically settle the whole for at present everything is made/up ot rumours and of facts that ueetS further confirmation, There is no doubt at all that gold has been found in the locality, and oven now there can be seen at our office the piece of stone picked up by Mr Johnston in the Waiohinn River bed, at Matarawa, and which, under the 'microscopy. ;; clearly shows gold. Mr JoliustoidßT an old miner, and therefore knbws! gold when he sees it. This fact aloae> proves the existence of the precious met all towards the source of tie river,"■ferae,-' one of the prospectors tritely rcoarkty "If the child is found, there must bo a mother," It is said that these .ranges have bean fruitlessly scoured fourteen or fifteen years ago, This may have been so, but the search a very superficial one, • and was jmlt; made,by practical men, In any case,-, some of tho country about the "gorges is even now hardly known tothofcotofflf man, Of course, the original prospectors are aware ~ where they; obtained their quartz, but the mem at present out at the hills, and* number from tho various townships, W putting in their holidays are divided in opinion as to whether theTanherenikau ipurg or the Waiohinfr Valley is the scene of tho they are looking over both, mreporter saw some piwes of stone in . Greytown that had be?n brought down with the lot Mr Mackay has taken to Wellington, but the&o did not show any gold to the naked eye. Altogether there is nothing at the present time to justify any steps beiug taken other- ■ than those which have already been initiated, Some of tbo holiday prospectors will have returned to Greytown to day, and they may have infarmation of value, hut apart from the wisest and only course iu to await; Dr Hector'sreport which should bo- , available by the end of tho week. Lu I a discovpijf 0 f this kind, so many 'are < 5 intevestt d,that news has to be closely; examined, and charily accepted. Wei have arranged to secure instant andj reliablo information of the progress mado ir. the search, aud will public as it comes to hand. mer.. ti°n that the,distance to the from Greytown is 20 miles, 16 cm he ridden, ,

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