TE AROHA GOLDFIELD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2037, 28 July 1885, Page 3

TE AROHA GOLDFIELD.

Till following is the poition of the "statement ' of the Miui-tei of Mines (nad ti> the House on Fnday night) which lufeis to To Aioh.v:— l ciossed the hills to the main ro.ul to Te Aioha and lcnuined theie th.it evening. Te Yiohu, <iiid Waioioiigomai : The next day I went some distance beyond ■\Vaiorongomai toM2\eialieefs being woiked ab"\c the st.uting point of Te Aioh.i tr.unway at much higiiei level. 4 gieat deal of mining h is been done, pnd the countiy appears to be one mass of ioefs that will le tuin gold 01 silver, or both, in certain quantities, I mot nnneis getting plenty of stone, which they «aid would average Bdwts of gold and a little .silver to the ton, but that would not pay them after deducting high tiainw.iy ch.ugcs for freight, and hattuy chaiges for ciushing. Hithcito tlieie has only been one battery in tho dintiict, owned and winked by one of New Zealand's most enteipnsing men— Mr Firth, of Auckland— and I ha\e no hesitation m pionouncing this plant to be tho most perfect of its kind that T ha\e vet seen in the colony. Without it the lesouices of thisgieat mining distnct could not have been de\cl>ped. If therefore tho proprietor has leaped a good hanest for iris enterprise it is well deserved. Another batteiy of Large extent upon a new pnnciple ih in couise of election by Mr Ktsigubon, and is nearly ready foi woik, about four miles above the present battery, and much nearer to several of the leefs. To make this of general use. however, in the district, a shoit tunnel will be lequiied, which woik is entitled to consideration both from the Government and the local body. It would be difficult to estimate the value of all the countiy lvmg bt tween the sea. coant .it Meicuiv Bay and the ll.uiraki Gulf, from Coiom.indel to the Valley of Thames-, and on to Te Aioh.i, foi gold andsihei mining pm poses, withimpio\ed appliances foi moio suiely saving the pi ecu >us metals. In a distance of o\ei 100 miles along the range, 1 feel .sine then* is .unple field for enteinnse and the judicious lmestnient of cajnUl for many generations. The whole of this extensive country is as yt but spaisely neoplcd. Dining nn travels tin ough it I had the advantage, of Mi W.nden Kennck's company, and I found his advice and guidance of the gieatest \alue^

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