MINING INTELLIGENCE.

Colonist, Volume XXXII, Issue 5584, 28 August 1889, Page 3

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

THE WAKATXJ EXTENDED

Oa Saturday morning last Mr C. Saxon, one of the Direotors of the Wakatu Extended Gold Mining Company left Belgrove t>y coach i for tbe Owen, to inspeot the reef disCO\«ved last week. Yesterday Mr S, J. Beeves, the lfgal manager, received a telegram from the Owen, wbioh reads as follows :—• " I'he red, five feet thick, in dry &olid aountry, was cut at the eastern end of the block. It shows a strong northern strike. The underlie cannot ba deter mint d until driven on. The itona is gold be&ri<>g all through. I will forward average saroplsa for assay- I have put on four men to open up the r«ef, Further particulars by post.

GOOD IlffiLD. The Wairarapa claim at Mabakipawa, was en food gold laat week. $a Wednesday

ghfc Bbift they got forty ounces, among hioh|was ft ten ounce nngget. ££ w

IMPORTANT DISCOYEKY.

News has been received iroaTTiqkws o the discovery of a rich lead of alluvial. The prospectors have struck good gold at a depth of 140 feet balow tbe sluicing lev.l, which beoame richer as they went down. At 150 feet they get prospeots of two onnoes to tfa« ton. The lead has b«en traced a conßideti--bla diatance, and olaimfl are now pegged ofl< from Dutwtan Crock 1 almost into the ClycU.l There is considerable excitement in the' locality. > -