OHINEMURI GOLDFIELD.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XI, Issue 2906, 19 April 1878, Page 3

OHINEMURI GOLDFIELD.

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_ Paeboa, Thursday. There is no mining news of importance to chronicle this week. _ Although a damper has been cast on mining matters generally, owing to the stoppage of works in the Waitekauri Company's mine, still good may oome of it._ It certainly has had the effect of sending men out prospecting who would, otherwise have been content to have drawn their weekly wages from the Company, and if what I hear is true, more than one new find is likely to be the outcome. Mr D. Leahy, well known as a prospector, has been out for some time on his own account, and I believe is again on the run. He has called a meeting of those interested in prospecting the untried portions of this field, to be held in Mr Malioney's hotel, on Saturday evening next. I send you a copy of tho notice which he has posted up in conspicuous parts of the township. [The notice was unfortunately omitted from tho letter, or it should have been given in our advertising columns.] lload works are progressing, and overy advantago is being taken of tho exceptionally fine woather which we are now having, Mr Aitken, County Engineer, is again in our midst on a tour of inspection.

I soo lots of excursion cheap trips to Auckland advertised, sotting forth all sorts of advantages to be gained by the expenditure of 7s 6d, oil 10s, as the ease may be, What can tho steamboat agents bo thinking of, not to put on excursion steamers to this place during the Easter holidays. In fine weather [ do not know of a more enjoyable .trip any whore than up the Thames river, and with this advantage, that there is no chance of tho most delicate lady being sea-sick, There are lots of sheltered placcs on the river banks where picnic parties might land and enjoy thomselves.