Telegraphic.
RICH GOLD DISCOVERY. Ore Worth £II,OOO to the Ton Auckland, April 23. Messrs J. Praser and Sons have just completed a small crushing of very rich ore at their reducing pans at the Phconix Foundry for some prospectors who have evidently made a rich discovery. The locality of the find is on the Oororaandel Peninsula, between the head of the Manaia and Mercury Bay, and the total quantity crushed was 61bs of stone, the result of which was lOf ounces of gold, of % value of over £3 per ounce. It was in fact nearly pure gold, containing a very small proportion of silver, The result is equal to the value of #II,OOO to the ton, anil the whole cost of treatment of the parcel was only ten shillings, Tho lode from which the specimens were taken was considerably more inland than the previous discoveries on this range,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2881, 24 April 1888, Page 2
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148Telegraphic. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2881, 24 April 1888, Page 2
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