THE OLD WHAU.
The mine manager, Mr Borthwick, reports that gold was: met with yesterday and during last night in the hanging wall reef, which has been driven on to meet the shot of gold worked on at a higher level. No stone has been knocked down this morning, and no gold was visible in the face of the reef. The gold to hand was not anticipated by the manager, who expected to have to drive some distance further before meeting the shot of gold he was in search of. The reef generally is reported as looking. w< 11? It is possible that the run of gold has widened as it goes down, hence the fird of yesterday.
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Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 1691, 4 June 1874, Page 2
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