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Colonist, Volume XXXII, Issue 5500, 22 May 1889, Page 4

ihwe wts water and liberty to work them. Your obedient servant, Faibige GußOt,

Baton River, Oct. 18th, 1888. MrTumbull. ' ». ; Sib,—llmvfl at various times prospeotad Thomson's Terraces on this river, and always found gold, and from my experience I believe that there are several leads of gold through the flats and terraces, and it only needs water under high pressure to,make them yield a handsome return. All the places where miners could get water on easily have paid well, particularly Ellia's Creek, and Maori Gully and Nuggety Creek, my residence- Any other information I oan give I shall be happy to, ** Yours truly. W. H. Taywsb.

Opinion of Charles Davey, Esq., Manager of Mont dOr Gold Mining and Sluicing Company, Ross, xoho has had 20-years ex~ perience in alluvial mining, Ross, 22nd April, 1889. Dear Sib,—When I was in Nelson, i» February last, I accompanied yourself and Mr Thomson, upon one occasion, to the land you have taken up for mining purposes at the Baton, and aa you are about forming a company to work it, and are desirous of obtaining my opinion, I have much pleasure in stating that I think the land is exceptionally well situated for carrying on extensive sluicing operations-there being plenty of fall and room for tailings—the nature of the gravel and drift being such that giant hydraulio nozzles will do most effective work upon it. When I was there, I tried a prospect and obtained gold, but, as the time at my disposal was so limited, I did not do sufficient prospecting to enable me to form an estimate of its value as a mining property, but I obtained gold, and I saw where mining had been carried on in years past with most primitive appliances, and where miners have been working recently, and where, I have reason to believe, miners would be now working had not the land been private property. I also saw the place where you had men prospecting, and where you told me you obtained very good gold. The water supply, I feel sure from what I saw, is emple for all requirements. As to the length and oost of race (head race) lam unable to give an opinion; and, indeed, an opinion from me or any one «lse, without a survey and a thorough and minute examination end exploration of the couatiy through which it would have to be constructed, would be valueless; but I am of opinion that a race can be constructed giving a fall of fully two hundred feet. —I am, Sir, Yours faithfully, Chaelks JPavby. T. Davies, Esq., Wellington.

The gold i 3 on view at the officas «f Mebsrs Warburton and Co., the brokers to the proposed Compaay. 975