THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9014, 29 March 1888, Page 5

THE GOLDFIELDS.

THE GOLD AT HOROHORO. [ Mr. Jonn Harding, Mount Vernon, Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, writes : " Your article re gold at Horohoro brings to my mind that many years ago, when riding from Auckland to Napier, in company with Mr. James Wallace (now of Papatoetoe), and whilst waiting at one of the ferry's to be crossed over, we were struck with the quantity of quartz lying on the bank of the Waikato river, and of course looked for traces of gold. An old native asked what we were looking for, and on being told, said, ' I will soon fetch you gold. He went up a creek, and in a few minutes returned with some pieces of quartz, in one of which was a piece of old about the size of half a pea. The natives told us that there was plenty of gold where the old man got that specimen. I have forgotten the name of the place, but it can easily be found by any prospector. It is on the east bank of the river, at the base of a high mountain, about three or four miles down from Neoote Kehori, that remarkable hill just below the bridge, and the spot where we found the quartz was on the bank of the river."

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Cambria.—Mr. R. McDonald Scott received the fallowing telegram yesterday from the mine manager:—" 181 loads of quartz crushed for 2530z of gold ; 901 picked stone for llDoz of gold." Total, 3730z. TiiEN'TON.--Nine loads of quartz, the fourth and List crushing from the Saxon lode, yielded ■in odwt melted gold ; value, .Vis per ounce. Ihe tender of Mr. Thomas Gilmour at £13, for removing the pipes from the Moanatuiari Extended shaft lias been accepted, the com pany supplying the steam-power to pump out the shaft.

Saxon.—No. 1 winze is. down 23 feet, the reef, from 2 to 3 feet in thickness, still carrying a large amount of favourable mineral, and strong colours of gold are seen through the quartz. len pounds of picked stone were obtained from this winze on tile 23rd instant, 1 ''e country is tight, but otherwise good for gout. No. 2 winze is down 30 feet, the reef about 2 feet ti inches in thickness, and at last breaking down some very good colours of gold were seen. \\ ater is making in this winze, Ihe fourth stope hill ward ot rise is 31 feet, and Vila- fifth stope 03 feet from boundary, the reef about one foot thick, and a little gold is seen in breaking it. The sixth stope is 114 feet, and the seventh stope is (53 feet in from the rise ; the reef in these two stopes is about IS inches in thickness, and of the uusal description. Seaward of rise, the fifth stope is S3 feet, and the sixth stope 25 feet in from rise. Rom the latter. 201bs. of picked stone were obtained on Friday last, the reef is from Is to 20 inches thick, and gold is freely seen through the quartz. On the hangingwall reef very little work litis been done during the week, us the stopes required tilling in and the drive timbering. A fourth stope has been carried along about 9 feet, and the reef, which is IS inches thick, shows gold and good mineral. Stoning has been commenced on No. 1 footwall leader, but no quartz has been broken. Above No. 3 level two stopes are in progress, the reef is about 20 inches in thickness. and shows gold. The amount of amalgam on hand is OOOoz ndwts.