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(Confcinoed from page 6.) A Hokitika wire says a fresh gold find has been made at Rimu, where a prospecting shaft was bottomed on gold about 50ft lower level than any previously worked. The depth of tho dirt is pot yet proved owing to difficulties in dealing with water, but oteam power will be utilised to cope with the difficulty. RETURNS. Deep Stream (sluicing) : 330z 3dwt, 4 weeks. Island Block (sluicing) : 60oz 18dwt. Kura : 13oz Bdwt, 3 days. Central Chariton : 19oz 7dwt, 119 hours. Hartley and Riley : 250z. 128 honrs; dredge closed down for holidays. " Waikaia : 20oz ldwt, 105 hours. WKST COAST. BignelFs No. Town : 220z sdwt, 92 hours.
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Evening Star, Issue 13001, 21 December 1906, Page 4
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110MINING. Evening Star, Issue 13001, 21 December 1906, Page 4
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