THE MASHONALAND GOLDFIELDS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6985, 10 February 1891, Page 4

THE MASHONALAND GOLDFIELDS.

A representative of the British South Africa Company has received a letter from a prominent member of the [company's pioneer force, dated from Mashonaland, October 14, in which the writer says: — 44 1 rode down to the Unifuli Zumbi gold fields, You have but a faint idea of the extent of the importance and richness of these fields. One reefs, the Cecil Ueef, is particularly good. Several other goo d things have been found south of the river, the Monarch, a most important and rich lode, being about the best of them. Williams, who had been working for many years upon the Tati Monarch, considers its namesake here by far the more important of the two. Three or four ounce prospects are very common' and yielded : by the greater number of the reefs showing old Avorkings. Our own people are the only ones carrying on prospecting with much system. After two days at Umfuli Zumbi fields we rode on to Upper Umfuli. Very extensive old workings exist here — I should say the largest in the country. On one of the reefs here we had our work done by a thirty feet, well-timbered shaft, which we have put down without help from the old workings, and have struck the reef at that depth, going down between slate walls. It is two feet thick, dips at a sharp angle, and the beauty of the vein stuff is that it carries gold through and through, being beautifnlly consistent throughout, and every piece yielding the same fine prospects. Even Hannan, with all his caution, could not say it is less than a three ounce reef, and J believe that it •will mill about that. We have seen some really good specimens from the country between Forts Charter and Victoria, and are shortly going down that "way. There is no manner oi doubt that when well prospected the^Mazoe district will prove as rich as the Umfuli. In addition to these places, we are going to mark off on the Sebakwe-Bembesi gold area mentioned by Barnes. The gold is the backbone of thej country, and it is well that you should know the important dimensions it is assuming. I have not met a man who is not over- well pleased ■with his gold prospects, and the sooner the company realise the fact the better."