TAIRUA.
5 cwt of stone obtained'jfrom a reef of about 8 feet thick, distant from the Pros-, pectors'' shaft 200 - feet. ire «T northerly direction by a ppint or two eastward^ has been brought into town: by Mr. Beeche, the manager, who had it conveyed to the Monatairi battery last night, where it was passed through the single stamper box, and yielded23Jouncesamalgam. Theabbvewas taken from the same reef that gave,' on a former occasion, the yield of 4|dwts., to the cwt., but the present lot was' taken from a different part of the lode. The parcel has not, been retorted, but 8 or 9 ounces are expected, or at the rate of 30 ounces to the ton.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2036, 14 July 1875, Page 2
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117TAIRUA. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2036, 14 July 1875, Page 2
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