TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1524, 11 April 1882, Page 2

TE AROHA.

, » „ Waraiuko, No. 2.—The new discovery alluded to in my last has been the great source af attraction during the past week. Many visitors have been to the ground to see for themselves, and all" are unanimous in pronouncing the show so far, one of the best seen in the whole district. In the looser portions of the reef Bplendid dish prospects can be had by washing ; and occasional!^ stone, rich in the precious metal, can be obtained. Already our local surveyor has been here to define accurately the boundaries of the claim which having been done, proved that a portion of th? newly-discovered lode is not within the limits of the ground in question, but is now included in the Waitoki, which has been quite recently taken up. However, both claims look well to have a good stretch on the line of reef. Last Saturday eA^ening another small parcel of a few pounds of very excellent quartz was again forwarded to the town for exhibition, the stone showing the to be well distributed.,-

gold Premier.—Very little, if any work has been done so far upon,the main reef,' o\\ ing to the discovery of very superior golden stone, which was taken from the ontcroj>s of a large branch lode, and which for soniotime past has been worked upon, and with results most satisfactory. A drive 70 feet in length has been put in with a view of getting underneath what is generally supposed to be a good shot of' The reef which was left' standing, is now being broken down, and from its general character and indicatons would infer the approach of good stone similar to that already found on the surface.

Yorara' Colonial.—- Operations have been' principally confined to the main reef, towards the southern extremity of the claim, where the lode, which is of.an immense size, was at first easily discovered by its great outcrop above the surface. This solid wall of quartz broken into in several places on the line of reef for a distance of 150 feet, the result being good prospects of gold by crushing the stone. Ultimately, it was decided to tunnel through the reef, and in tne first 10 feet of driving every inch of rock proved to Ijhe fortunate possessors of the claim thai the right sort of metal was there, and, so far as can be seen at present without 'the' aid of stamps, in a very payable quantity. A continuation of the' drive, however, some 10 feet further through solid quartz, proved the quality of rock much inferior. Although the western wall of the lode has not been reached,, it is only reasonable to presume that equally good gold, if hot better, may be found on that side. Further north a cross-cut is being pushed a-headj and, judging from the leaders coming in,' and' a large ' quantity of water in the end' ,of ,the drive,' the ' reef cannot now be far distant.

Arizona;l—The'shaft has'now been sunk a depth'of 37 feet, and'the country is doming in more solid.' The lode looks well. . . <".* '-'■

Eureka. —lt is intended to have a trial .crushing this week, provided' the roads,wity,be in a fit state for its transmission,—[Own Correspondent, April 10tn.,,

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