GOLD DISCOVEKY IN THE THAMES.
By the arrival of the cutter ' "Wanderer ' from Coromandel yesterday morning, we hare been placed in possession of the following important information : — "A native had arrived at Coromandel from Kanaeranga, Gulf of Hauraki, to inform the chief Tilcaha that some natives of his tribe had discovered gold in one of the creeks running through his land. The gold is reported to be coarse and water- worn; and so valuable was the find, in the estimation of the natives, that no time was lost in making the matter known to their chief. Mr. Lawlor, the Resident Magistrate at Coromandel, proceeded at once to the locality— about forty mileg distant—accompanied by Tikaha, and had not returned when the ' Wanderer' left." In a few days we hope to be able to furnish our readers with a report that may be relied on as coming from an official source ; and in the meantime it must be borne in mind that natives ara apt to be more sanguine in their ideas with regard to gold than the experienced miner. "We may, however, state that the locality — the Karaka creek— is spoken of by experienced miners, who have attempted to proßpect the district, as most likely ground.
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3118, 15 July 1867, Page 4
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