THE REPORTED GOLD FIND AT ALEXANLRA. further Particulars.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2021, 20 June 1885, Page 3

THE REPORTED GOLD FIND AT ALEXANLRA. further Particulars.

()i it Alexandra couespondent wiitos on Wednesday : — 1 was ab-ent fiom tliu township for some d.ijs last week, taking a tup up tlic King, eountiy in what Kcny >icholN, hail he hd>n thoio, would li.no desuibed as unknown tcintory t<> Km ope ms. The object of the journey wls of a stuctly business natuio and to investigate the tiutli of *-t.ituiri(Mit> til it lia\o been in.ulo tli.it tho pheasants 111 this coiintiv n re fast d}ing i>ut. Fiom my investigation in tlii-. matter 1 am of opinion thero are a good many left >et .uid it will lie some tinio to cmnu before their Innl e\tmction. On amving lioie on Monday last I was quite suj'iisL'd toiind our usually quiet community in a st-ite of excitement legaiding a reported tind of an allmiM gold held at the foot of tin Pnongi.i mountain and in clo«o prounutv to the township. On enquiry into the matter I found that Mr Holps, who lias been for some tune past, with an a«sis taut, piospecting the neighbouihood, had fnrvvaided to the Colonial Aniilyst, Mr Pond, sotuo specimoiis of the caijh in which lie had di>coveicd some spceks'of gold. Mi Holps hid received a ichirn of the assaj 1 , which he considered a nio-t favourable one. He therefore lost no tinio in making tinfact known in the township, and n meeting was called on Saturday evening nt the Vlexandra Hotel to c msidcr what steps should be taken in the matter. Mi Nevillo Walker was callod to the clian, theio being some thirty of the townsfolk piosent. . Mi Helps biiefly stated the fact of his having found gold on the surface on his land. He had forwaided sample-, of stone to Mi Pond for assay, and received the result of the assay from that gentlem in, which he read as follows :—: — (con.) Laboratory, Hobson-street, Auckland, Juno 10th, 188.",. Mr A. Helps, Alexandra. Sir,— l have assayed the stone forwaided by you, and herewith submit the results of the a*say :— dvvts. grc. bullion 10 14 per ton. Containing gold . 13 1m >« •Siher . . (5 13 „ „ These results are interesting, an showing the large extent of Iho Waikato sand containing fino gold, aa I have already found it in two other places in the district, a long way lemoved fiom your locality. I e\ ainnied the earth not used in the assay by concentration and solution of the iron .sand, when fine specks of gold were obtained, which, under the microscope, gave slight indications of waterworn character. The possibility of thia deposit proving payable foi woikiug I would hardly like to gne an opinion upon without further re-e\amina turn of ita deposit.— Yours obediently, J. A. Pond, I Colonial Analyst. Mr Holps then intimated ho was quite in the hands of the meeting as to what steps should now be taken to further develop tho discovery. He had every faith in it himTho meeting then considered tho mattei in a conventional manner, and it was finally decided that some of those present I pi ocei d on Monday and obtain a fmthei and laiger quantity of the dirt, to bo foiwarded to Mr Pond for .surther assay. This has been done, and we am now awaiting tho result. Whether it will be payable or not it is of course impossible to iay. I think a tiial on tho giound should ,»t once bo made by some experienced digger. I was up ye^teiday, and visited the spot wheie the gold is said to ha\o been obtained, and Mr Holps showod me sonic Tim lt.ilile specks of gold he had obtained that day. I observed that all tho places tiicd wo'io immediately under tho top sod. iNot a hole has been sunk to Hnil a bottom. 1 hope tins will bo done with Mr Helps pei-mis-ion as soon as possible. The people heie, oi agieat ninny of them, are quite convinced that an inipoi taut discoveiy lyis beon made, and aro \ery Banguino on the matter, but it must bo lemcmbeied theic aio few heie with any practical experience of gold-digging. So no one need bo m a hui iyto be here at present. If theio is any gold we want a «how ourselves, and we do not want a rush heio just yot. Let all •sv.ut for tho lepoit of tlie analysis of the consignment of dirt sent down yesterday.

j^is — Close confinement and careful aU tentiontoall f ict«ry work gwes the operative pallid faces, poor appetites,, l.inguil, miserable feelings, poor blood, inactive liver, kidneys, gtc , and .ill the physicians and medicine in the world c innot help them unless the\ net out of doors or u^o Anveru an CnA Hop liitteis, Ncno uood suffer »( they will uso it (r?oly . sco.