THE PROSPECTORS MINE. PUHIPUHI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8529, 1 April 1891, Page 5

THE PROSPECTORS MINE. PUHIPUHI.

IMPORTANT ASSAY TESTS. The chairman of directors of the Prospectors' Company, Puhipuhi, has received from Mr. George Peel, battery manager, the following very satisfactory. of the results of several assays made by him of ore taken from the company's mine :— Whangarei, March 28, 1891. To the chairman and directors of the Puhipuhi Inspectors' Company. Gentlemen,—At your request, I herewith luinish you with reports of five assays of samples taken pe-.<»iially from different reefs on your valuable property, and in each case has given satisfactory iv.suits. You will specially note-that "chloride of silver" has been found on your property in small quantities, anil the fact; of such should point to a good future. I shall hereunder give you as near as possible the result of my different tests completed :— No. 3 reef, No. 2 level, north and south of winze. Silver. oz. dt. gr. No. 1, 10 feet north of winze, on reef .. 150 13 0 No. 2, 20 feet north of winze, on reef .. 200 0 0 No. 3, 30 feet north of winze, on reef .. ISO 5 0 No. 4, 40 feet north of winze, on re-jf .. 200 10 0 No. 5, 60 feet north of winze, on reef .. 00 S 0 No. 0, 00 feet north of winze, on reef .. 40 15 0 No. 7, 70 feet not of winze, on reef .. 150 0 0 No. 8, 80 feet north of winze, on reef .. 71 0 0 No. 9, 90 feet north of winze, on reef .. -100 0 0 No. 1, 10 feet south of winze, on reef .. 100 10 0 No. 2, 2tj feet south of winze, on roof .. 100 10 0 No. 3, 30 feet south of winze, on reef .. 81 3 0 No. 4, 40 feet south of winze, on reef .. 00 0 0 No. 5, 50 feet south of winze, on reef .. .53 0 0 There is a small quantity of gold in each of the abova assays. No. 6, 60 feet south of winze, on reef .. 50 0 0 Strong trace of gold in No. 6 assay south. Specimens tested from this reef gave returns of from IOOOoz to 2000oz. Samples from Wilson's Reef, taken from fluming level, width 3 feet, x Silver. Gold, oz dt gr pz dt gr No. 1 .. 30 6 0 0 13 0 No. 2 40 0 0 0 0 0 No. 3 ' 40 0 0 10 0 0 Elsie Reef: Taken from the cap, width of reof, 0 feet. . . Silver. oz dtgr No. 1 40 3 0 No. 2 .. •.. .. 33 10 0 No. 3 .. 50 0 0 Mary Reef: Taken from the cap, width, 4 feet. No. 1 .. .. .. 43 0 0 No. 2 00 0 0 No. 3 .. .. .. 18 0 0 No. 4. .. .. .; 13 0 0 Mary Reef: 10 feet wide," taken in level above whare. No. 1 .. .'. .. '.. .. .. 20 0 0 No. 2 10 6 0 No. 3 .. .. .. .. .. ~83 3 0 (Signed) GEORGE Peel, Battery Manager.