THE MAKARA REEFS.

Evening Post, Volume XXVI, Issue 111, 7 November 1883, Page 3

THE MAKARA REEFS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib — No frosh testing of the reofs would altogothor clear up the matter. What is furthor wanted ib that the Makara cake should be tested. lam told that thero is whito metal in the reofs, not silver. How easy for, say, tho Government Analyst to tell us whether tho suapioious whiteness of tho cake is duo to this whito motal or not, and, if it is, to tell us what is that white metal. Doubts would bo much quieted then. lam, Ac, Doubter. Wollington, Gth November.

TO THB EDITOR. Sir— As ono of those who assisted to break out the reoent crashing sent to the Thames from tho Queen of Beauty olaim, Makara, I am desirous of seeing a faithful tost made as oheaply and oxpoditiously aa possible, in order to get the public mind at rest as to tho value of the lode. I have been informed that a berdan is in position at Mr. Seager's foundry, and if suoh is the case I would suggest that two well-known gontloraon, in whom tho publio have every confidence, should appoint a couple of trustworthy persons who aro not at all interested in the result, to conduct a test. My idea is that a ton or two should be broken from the lode and plaoed in tnbs over which a stream of water is allowed to play. By this means the bulk would bo reduced very considerably and no loss of gold would take place. Tho residue could be brought into town and orushod in a mortar sufficiently fine for the berdans, and a fair and legitimate test would be the result. I think that an effort should be made to indnee two of the managers of tho looal banks to supervise the crushing, lam, Ac, Arthur Eichards. Makara, sth November. Mr. George Thomas will soil to-morrow, furniture, &o. (For continuation of news, [see fourth page.)