MACETOWN REEFS.
The s»one' which Was taken down from Hall and Resta Bros. Reef, Macetown, to be tested at Cromwell, has turned out Wt>U;j -Out of one ton of quartz £os!s. 3jdwts., of gold has been taken. Tlie g->ld isof excellent quality. Wo hop* 1 '.his is the signal gun for the of the work of opening up the treasures which we locked up in the bosom- of- the nijmy rr'cfe which abound in this district. : Messrs Jenkins and M 4 Dougall : are to be thanked for the way in which they" have interested themselves, in the testing of these reefs. Mr Jenkins, arid Mrs L. • Jenkins of the 12-Mile packed the stone which, have been crushed, to' the Arrow, and from the Arrow it was taken to Cromwell at the expense of Messrs M'Dougall and Smith, and Thomsom and Jenkins. If all act in this manner, the day is not fur distant when quartz reefs will weave a golden band round our town, and make it nourish, If is for all to bestir themselves, and; encourage the prospecting of reefs,' so that this'district \ jay" prove as rich in reefs as Crom-' well. , V •• : ' .*.-.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LCP18750515.2.12
Bibliographic details
Lake County Press, Volume IV, Issue 206, 15 May 1875, Page 3
Word Count
194MACETOWN REEFS. Lake County Press, Volume IV, Issue 206, 15 May 1875, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.