GOLD IN THE WAIRARAPA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2785, 29 December 1887, Page 2

GOLD IN THE WAIRARAPA.

■YESTERDAY'S DOINGS.

Nothing , further' transpired, at; Greytown yesterday in connection with the ' gold explorations, except ■that'anum- - ; her of the s original prospectors were driven out to the hills in the morning. They then were to make the remainder of the journey on foot, the country jbeing very rough as. the reefs are,- \ approached. The Standard, alludiri|L» to Dr Hector's analysis of the subttiitted to him, says that when the small piece of. stone gave a return of 370z to the ton, that gentleman, probably thinking, that he was being ' hoaxed, or that the Wairarapa must : be a highly auriferous country, came up to Greytpwn, bringing Mr Mackay, the assistant geologist, with' him. ■' What passed between them and the persons who sent the stone fb<]Ul. lington we do not know, biim)r Hector was satisfied, and left Mr Mackay behind to go out'to the locality itnd the reef in .particular, and report upon both.- This gentleman, accompanied by a few others,.has been out and returned, and.Mr Mackay's report is now' anxiously looked for. Apart from his ordinary official bulletin,, we can state that he was surprised and delighted with the, auriferous appearance of 'the rough country on the ranges* He makes no secret of it that it abounds in. valuable minerals and stones, and he intends to revisit the district. He discovered mineralsji and good blocks of marble, also cqalß He was shown the reef and is fully ! satisfied of its richness. He returned to AVellington "on - Saturday, taking with him a bag of specimens, and no doubt before a week is over we shall have his official report. ~

"V '■.';. LATER. The following Press Association wire has just been received;— The prospectingparty whoweutout to searchfoj&B / reef, in the Waiohine Banges,ffroro....--><' which the gold-bearing specimens had been taden some time back, returned without being able to find the exact spot. They leave again for/further search to-day. Stone picked, up by the party' during the search, although showing no gold, seems to indicate the presence of gold-bearing quartz. -