THE WAIOTAHI MINE.
I^OST DIAMONDS LOCArTED. CO'N^EOTti'N! WITH 1000 ft LEVEL In the Waiotahi mine t-he lost core ■bflTi^el aaid diamonds.havo been located aoid, it ivs anticipated will be gecoired toKlay. The drill came down a. little Way from the,., shaft, and ai "cuddy" 'had to be pufc in. All attempts to 1 ecoVea* Vh& feti-rel ;faajled,- it beicig So firmly imbedded in the r^ook. • Yewteiday conaiecti^n between) the bottom of ;tiha sihaffc and the top of tike rise wias effectied by means of a | bore ho>\\ Tliis emabled the c*o«itira^tbrs' to $& Tid of a I'alrge quantify of wat^r which before had **> be bailed out. ISebofi^ hole i? 1J: inciheisi in« diameter; so it Avill be seen that no ~riiaklq "Wei'e foikeT). The 1000 ft level, at* •the northei'n <^nd mu.sti b© full of, •^a^-. and ■'--iMo ;m:anagle!r: (Mr1 Gfeotpre 1 Warnfei) wais:particularly careful that c* .sudden inrush woiild tia3£e' plaice. '■"" As s*an! als tlie p»roaind is secured I the last dteimondls Vill he recovea-ed ohd t>hem the'wfli'rt! of: siih'kiii"' the s*haft io bwni^ot with- ' the 1000 ft level Anil be'pro'ceeded "vvitlh.
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Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14811, 18 May 1914, Page 5
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182THE WAIOTAHI MINE. Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14811, 18 May 1914, Page 5
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