THE OREPUKI RUSH.

Mataura Ensign, 22 July 1909, Page 2

THE OREPUKI RUSH.

A ISOUM AMTCU'ATLI). I.W'LIJC.VIUULL, duly -JL. The nisil excitenicnt at Oleptiki i-oii-tinues, and riders are going out daily iu search nl prtjspr.'ls. Mr John .Mollett, .solicitor, who whs an actor in the 1 rush to tho Longwooda, has boon on the scene ol the excitement, and returned with samples which In- considers g<»od and IS having analysed. Asked whether lie thought, the rush would "lizzie out," Ml' .Molfoit replied thai be did 1101 ihink so, ilio prnspeciing results i.aviug been so good. The claims, had been pegged off for miles aiotig ihe supposed line of rcr f, each applicant being allowed an area 'if lljij acres, dessxs Love and parly having ail area " I 101 l acres. The tpiality of ihe gold iroin the Orcpuki and Loug.voud district is ol ihe lust and worth th" lull value oJ (.1 per <>z., and the stimi' iiiing may be said of tin. platinum, which has been increasing in value as tile demand for the substance for electric lighting purposes had improved. !.'i I STL' this mineral was worth only "imc '.l Ss pej- obut in IS?2 it had increased to £1 los, to tli in l)sS!l, t I in tsili, and it had gone on increasing uun'l to-day if. was worth anything Ironi .l-S to i'lo per oz., more than twice the value ol gold. Should the lests ctune tip to expectations the coances wi re that the l!Klf) hoe.ni tvould he more pronouueed than that nl' 1SS(), hig though that one was. lie remembered it. well—too well.