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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 112, 25 May 1889, Page 4

Mr. Alexander Thomson's land, situated OS the north side of the Baton Hirer, as a Mining Speculation, I give it to yo«, I feel confident that if water on that would command the top terraces that they would pay well, as the three small'rnliii* that intersect them all carried payable Mid —when I say payable gold, I me&a from «8 to £5 a week— as they were worked tweaty years ago. I haye often tried on« of &««* with more or less results within tilt laife seventeen year 3, as water is alwayi ftoarct I* them, and I was only scratching- them em as a third party. Still, I always got ft little, as I only tried when it was raining. My preference was alw*ya for the ter« races; bat the drawback was twofoldfirst, there was aot water; and secomdly, the land was occupied. As for the lower terraces and the flat or plain, according f* my experience as a miner of thirty year*. I think there is gold in the lot of tn«BL M well as in the river bed, if there warwater and liberty to work them.— Your obedteat servant, Patbiok Gilbot. «r m , » Baton Riv6f . Oct. 13th, 1818. Mr Turnbull, Sir,— l have at various times proipMUd Thompson's Terraces on this river, ted always found gold, and from my experience I believe that there are several leads of feold through the flats and tetraoet, and it only needs water under high pressure to mak«lham yield a handsome return. All ' the "plaMI where miners oould get water on easily blYt paid well, partio«larly EUis's Greet &ad Maori Gully and Nuggety Creek, oppoifta my residence. Any other information I q»b giw I shall be happy to. Yours truly, W. H. TIfUSW^ Opinion of Charles Davey, Esq., Manager of Mount d' Or Gold Mining an&SMeing ■Company, Boss, who has had g& yean' experience in alluvial mining. Boss, 22nd April, 1889. Dhab Siß.-When I was in Velsoni ia February last, I aooompanied youtwlf »nf Mr Thompson, upon one bcoasion^io tb« land you have taken up for mining purposes at the Baton, and as you are about fotming ft oompany to work it, and are deeiroßß el obtaining my opinion, I ha,ve muoh plaasore m stating that I think the land is exception* ally well situated for oarrying oo ' exttasivl sluicing operations •- there being plenty ol fall and room for tailings— the nature of tha gravel or drift being snob, that giant dydranlie. nozzles will do most effeotive work upon it. When I was there, I tried * prospect and obtained gold, but, as the time at "niy disposal was so limited, I did not 1 do "faffioiest prospeoting to enable me to' form^ftn' eatN mate ofits value as a mining property; bat I obtained gold, and I saw^ -where miaiDg had been oarried on id ye»?s^pwt with most primitive appliances.- and where taintn have been working reoently, and where, I have reason to believe, miners would be now working had not the' land been 1 private property. I also saw the place whereyoa hid men prospecting, and where you told ml yoa obtained very good gold. The water supply, I feel sura iroitt' wkftt saw, is ample for all requirement!; A to the length and cost- of race (biad race) 1 am unable to give an opinion { - ani, " indeed, an opinion from me or any one else, without a survey and a thorough ' and minute examination end exploration of tht oountry throogh which it wdttld htin to be constructed, would be valueless ; bat I am of opinion that a raoe oan be 'eonstrtt* ted giving a fall of fully two hnbdiefl fafltt — I am, Sir, Yours faithfully, _, _ _ OhablbbDatbt. T. Davibs, Esq., Wellington. The gold is on view at tha offidw of Messrs Warburton and 00., thebroWri *o4at proposed Oompany,

TW OTJCE.^ Wanted Tender^ for^lling Fifty Acres of Bush. Apply to -I2p T, HIOKBir, P. 0., Stanley Brook. T END E BS, ffIIENDEEB are invited for the EREGJ. TION of 150 chains oi JFENCXNQ (mora or Jeaß) on the Lower portion* of Sections 62 and 63, Stanley Brook, until tht 30th May, 1889, _ . , h. _ ■- Specification to be seen at the residence of Ms. T. J. BARKER, Stanley Brook 1572-6 If, HANBOH, ,