GOLD FIND

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 11045, 20 February 1933, Page 3

GOLD FIND

LUCK TRIBUTERS. Further information concerning the rich specimen find at Thames goes to show that the stone, lewt. of which yielded 161 oz. 12dwts. of gold, came from the old Lucky Shot claim and that the fortunate tributers were Messrs W. C. Sarich and F. Cropp, who had previously struck an occasional good patch during recent months.

Mr Sarich and his companion, it appeals, began prospecting this area, which is up the Waiotahi creek, some two years ago, but exhausted their resources after about twelve months without reward. With the introduction of the Upemployment Board’s No. 5 scheme, subsidising searchers for gold, they resumed operations and eventually discovered a dropper off the Golden Age reef, one of the main ore bodies in the Waiotahi system. When located the dropper was small, but as work proceeded it widened out and gave indications of carrying exceptionally high values. The rich specimen stone came from the hanging wall of the vein, and in addition the tributers broke out about two tons of general dirt, which, as previously stated, is expected to give a satisfactory return. The find was made in virgin country and according to the Thames Star the lucky tributers are still in quartz showing values.