The Star. MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1869. GOLD.
THE WAIPAEA. Mr Wynn Williams and Mr "Warner, inining manager for the Gold Prospecting Company, arrived in town at a late hour on Saturday night last. Mr Williams sent in a report to his Honor the Deputy-Superintendent this morning, in which he states that he proceeded with Mr Warner,' as requested, to inspect the reef in the Waipara district, from which he brought speciin which it was alleged gold was found. Left Christchurch at 4 a.m. on Friday, the 13fch,and arrived at the locality at 4 p.m., after a very tedious journey, part of which was performed on foot. Took a tomahawk with him, -and in a few minutes dug out of the reef several specimens, corresponding exactly [aa Mr Warner informed him] with the one tested by Mr Stansell. He had, therefore, merely to say that there was a very large reef of slaty quartz from whence he got the specimens, and he was satisfied, from careful inspection, that thereof became exposed by the action of the flood in February, 1868. He could not, of course, express any opinion as to whether the specimens contained gold or not, aa that would be decided by those who were competent to judge. His duty was simply to state that he took the specimens from the reef discovered by Mr Warner, and if they contained gold, he thought the Government would be justified in proclaiming a goldfield. The following is Mr StanseH's report on the specimens that were submitted to him for analysis : — Christchurch, Aug. 16, 1869. Sib, — I have submitted the specimens of quartz which I received from you to a very careful assay, with the following results: —
I do not know where the specimen came from, b it it is of a different appearance to tbat wh'ch I received from the Gold Prospectii g Company, and which contaiued gold. The streiks on the quartz are simply oxide of •irou, T>e proper name for the quartz I leave
to the. Geologist. I have simply tried for the noble metals, and find none present. I have the honour, &c, J. Brough Stansem.. E. Jollie, Esq., Provincial Secretary.
Gold ... ... o Platinum ... ... 0 Silver ... ... 0 Iron. ... ... present.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 392, 16 August 1869, Page 2
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