A RICH FIND.
Per Press Association. " ! ''■{'■-:'• WAIHI, June 18. ■■ ■ • An. accident to the electrical pump a.t.;the bottoni level of the Waihi Grand 'Junction mine last week caused the ''-cessation of pumping and a consequent Accumulation of water, causing a temporary stoppage of work in the level at the moment of an unusual and important development, which a day or two, before had made its appearance in the face of the drive on the Empire ''.■-.lode. The development was the opening up of a seam of rich ore, in which gold was freely distributed. This is ■ a -most unusual feature, for seldom is "there a trace of gold to be seen in the piapy reefs of the neighbourhoods Tha •.Waihi pumping haying been resumed a,nd the level drained, work in the level is being resumed to-night; Considerable local interest is being taken :: in the development in the Waihi Ex- , tended, the adjacent property.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7826, 19 June 1909, Page 3
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152A RICH FIND. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7826, 19 June 1909, Page 3
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