OHINEMURI. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Paeroa, Thurnday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2129, 2 March 1886, Page 3

OHINEMURI. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Paeroa, Thurnday.

Those "who know you know, had a misty knock vvhon the now h canm concerning 1 the Adeline quait?, »i\ tons <>f which, it will bo remembered, was uv>a)i<i at tho Thames smelter at the value of I'M per ton. The residue of the 1') ton-, which \va<- won in tho Adeline after the six tons wan smoked w.is crushed at the I ianln>e battery fur tho Al return of 020/. 15dwK retorted gold, which, on being incited, yielded 9\ot. melted gold, the pi ice bjinjf ."4s 3d por <>/ Thu«, •<. wi 1 \k seen, thw l'l ton parcel altogether lii ought the grand total up to £719 12-. 9d, being an averago of about t'4o per ton for the l'J tons. We aro biffed in this locality w ith a number of men whom no fellow can under stand. They ha\e given lio^tages to fortune in the plau* ; the prospeiity of the common wealth i> theii piospcrity, and should the field be duffered, they would linve to fold uptheii tents liko the Arabs, and as silently ste.il away. From men in such a puMtum, tho onlooker would e\.pect onthuhiasin in the highest degree for the welfare of tho place— would expect to sco them straining every nerve for the general good. Not mi, however. In the tilaco of anything like tliM, we jiatti what in th« Pauline theology in termed Laodiceanirfm. Where prospects aie good these peculiar ppople sneer ; where results are good, or as lately, not only good, but excellent, they endeavour to damn them with faint piai»>e. The nil adnurari system of criticiMn, however high it may tilaco a man in his own estimation, and however admirable it may be in thu man about town, is reprehensible in those to whom the success of the field should bo an end always in view. "'Tisnot in morUlb to command success," but tho least they can do to attain the desired end is to deserve it, or anyhow to endeavour to do so.^ This latest spurt in the*e matter* h*s given » decided fillip to the industry. The return from tho 113 bags sent down by the Kotuku last week is eagerly looked forward to by the owners of the Dubbo claim. A good prico is anticipated.

Karangahake. Hose, A I.— Quartz in which metallic gold freely occurs is coining to hand from the stopo on the leader lately found in this mine. This leader is about 12 inches thick. In the low level also stopinjf is tfirinj? on, and the quarts looks very well indued. Cuown.— Several private assays of "dirt from this niino hate recently been made, and, inter alia, one price assayed nt the rate of over 500oz of silver and lOoz of gold. Not a colour wai visible in the quartz in its entire state, nor when it was crubhod, and in the dish it would not probably ha\e shown a prospect at all. This is a problem at present unsolved, as to how tho gold secretes itself. Various hypotheses are given. It is said by some that the gold is ho fine that it is invisible, by others it is coated with home other mineral, thus rendering it invisible, while others again aver that is it, disguised in chemical • combination Professor Black speaks of gold existing as a tellnride, in which combination it ia called Sylvanite. It then is combined thus : 35 parts gold, 19 silver, and 46 tellurium. It is also found alloyed with antimony, mercury, osmium, iri lum. etc., but this Crown stuff can scarcely be Any of these combinations. Mr own humble opinion it that it has never yet been precipitated fn mi its original form of chloride, in which it comes in a, solution into the reef. Sutro. — Tho winze in the intermediate level is down 40 feet. The reef is over two feet in thickness. Gold i& occuring freely. Woodstock.— The furnace is e\-pectine to start daily. Everything is in readiness for i>rdei\s. At any n.inntc they may com* from the head qwaiters to start smeltmg. Pauakawai. — Piospcctinsr is btill being eagerly pursued in this district. Some complication may arise from the position of this field as to which of the two county councils, Obinuinuri or Thames is> entitled to the prubablo revenue th-tt will accrue The two councils have a lot of business t« Bquaro up already, and this will give them a little more to think about. It is possible, however, even if the Ohinemuri counci find tho claim? to bo within their bunn dary, that the natives will step in and dash the nectar fiom their lips before it itasted. Andrew Dibar states that he ha* found rich gold at his claim at Parakawai but it is in a very un-get-at-.ible spot Specimens brought in by Loekwood and others return magnificent assays, as high a 360z. gold being obtained. Waihi.— Mr E. Kersey Cooper made .. eood find in thu claim belonging to Mr J W. (Long Drive) Walker. Like al Waihi stone, it did not look very valuable, but Mr Cooper happening to be in Paero. was shown some of exactly the same clasof stuff, and it was shown as being some thing very ranch out of the ordinal y. Mr Cooper immediately said, "Oh, I have any quantity of that at Waihi," and on returning lie made an examination in company with expert*, and the stHff in tin words of the miner "gives the best show on the plains." Mautha Extended. Thanks to the late welcome rain, Mr Moore ha& been enabled to start 20 head of stampers at the battery. Work i» still going on with energy in the Silvekton and Roskmont, and a good deal of prospecting is also being carried on.