PERSEVERANCE.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 31, 8 February 1878, Page 2

PERSEVERANCE.

Hfeswi u'Doimel and party's tender hns boon accepted for the construction of Ofty«ono chains of tramway which will connect (he niiuo with the Dauntless Uoinuan/s main lino. The price to be paid lor the work, is M 6» Oj per olmin. The various works recently executed hav<> amply proved the exwtmice of a very larg* quantity of gold-bearing stone I'ruui the MfcVerul appearance oJ which it must certainly be asMiinod of payable quality, Tlio Jevel has been driTen ou a «tr«ug body of cleau quartz fur a considerable distance, and a rise constructed 10 the surface uL«o on stone showing more or lens gold, and ilio lovol at the present time holds over four fool of a very welldefined roof. It therefore romnina now to bo seel* wuolhor the yield will turn out in accordance- witb the quantity of gold disolpsod on the surfrtoo of tlio stone, and with the facility tuat will i>o afforded for the transit of ttio quarts to the battery with crushing power available an a very roaHonablo oost the mine will bo fairly tested, and if only a return of eight pennyweights to the ton is obtained it will admit of a reasonable margin of profit, with tlio hope of something better. The mino will afford employment for a largo number ol hands, and tho Dauntless Company may look forward to their mao|tinery being constantly employed at the W.y leant for 18 months or two years tromidan (ircsout level. Tho contractors eom&raiioi'd work on this day week.