Terawhiti Gold Field.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 179, 5 July 1883, Page 3

Terawhiti Gold Field.

At. a meeting of the Golden Crown Oonapaay held m Wellington en Mon* day ; , night, a i-leasing sensation wa& created at the close of the proceedings. Mr T. X, Macdonald asked for infor* mation as to the reported discovery of a rich reef. , Mr C. Mace, said : A four foot reef was cut on ihursday — a very rich one. T have been connected with the Break of Day claim, and I have not seen a reef equal to this stone during the last r.m years. Our prospects a -a equally an go d as those of iho Break of I.'ay ilaitn, which crushed 8 and 9 ounces to the ton. J bought 50. shares m v rising market ; hut three weeks ago I. bought 1000, and I intend to keep them. The lode is*. above question,' ■ .Mr K?." "lVlace, Manager, of th« min9. Bftid, m reply to questions : Since Saturday we?k we have ojeiied up newan JLgood stone. ' 'Iho reef if* about four (eet thick. I attempted to follow the stone,* and it punched ont. -This morn ing I'yot the best prospect that I have yet seen from the mine but ot a piece of st»ne further to the noith, It is a new find. We have five or vix different reefs, all going to the west, but, since ] have opened out, they are "all goin^ away to the north. .: I have tried the south side, and can't find stone going that way. We have reets that dip to the easfc^ and others that dip to Hu west, within a few feet of each othejr. , .-. A gold!" prospect" ;was then .liani.ed to the ChnirmsDV the Manager saying h ' got It that morning m washing two d shes of. iori«hty-crusned stone,'-The-gold sp.'cs. were ihe size of oatmeal, and t!ie quantity was estimated at two or three pv i n4yw"i"lu, ; .