THE NEW GOLDFIELD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3862, 2 September 1880, Page 4

THE NEW GOLDFIELD.

» ■ The WeUington Chronicle ot Monday gives the foUowing particulars of the new gold discovery : — Mr Moore, the weU-known gold prospector, who, after prospecting the Wainuio-mata TaUey, and being disappointed in receiving certain support promised him, left Wellington for other parts, has returned after an absence of six months. He first commenced his explorations in the Nelson district, and apparently gnided by the auriferous strata, or other prospecting " sign" known perhaps onty to himself, Mr Moore worked \ i way into the adjoining district of Merlbo ugh. Thoso who are acquainted witli 1 •' impassable nature of a country mount ..ii <übto an extent almost greater than am other part cf the Colony, and thickly tiinbued, can form some idea of fche privations and hardships Mr Moore must have gona through in tho course of his explorations, especially as he worked single-handed. For the last four or five monthß, he had been in the ranges prospecting for gold, only coming in to the nearest station or settlement when his scanty supply of food ran short. In that forfcion of fche district in which he alleges he as made important; auriferous discoveries, ho was obliged to cut his way through a dens.) and tangled forest. Mr Moore has several very nice specimens of gold, probably ten or twelve ounces altogether. The gold is in three or four different samples. The finest lot in respect to quaUty consists of five or cix ounces of very rough water-worn gold in pieces; of from 2 to 3 dwts up to 1 oz, and which strongly resembles rough gold often found high up in creeks. Another lot of several ounces seems to Vive been extracted from cement ; whil a third lot appears to have been o'> ined from quartz. Mr Moore, has in ad ition, a lofc of quartz specimens. Mr Moo? laims thafc he has discovered a field whie;'. .vill profitably employ thousands foryears ; and looking at it in thafc Ught, he has come over to endeavour to get Parliament to give bim some substantial recognition for his valuable services before he consents to make the exact locality known. In any case it is probable Mr Moore wiU apply for a lease of a portion of the ground supposed to contain suoh auriferous wealth. It is understood that he is perfectly wilUng to make the locality known upon the assurance that a reward wiU be paid if the results eventually obtained show thafc the claims now put •forward are justified. It may be mentioned •here that Mr Moore has been prospecting in New Zealand for the laat 20 years, and not without considerable succeßa, as he olaims to have been the discoverer of the Mace Town and Carrick Bange diggings, besides various leads of gold from the hills to the bed of the Molyneux. It is also said . that inducements have been held out fco Mr Moore to proceed to South Africa in order to report upon the prospects for gold 'mines in that part of the world j bufc he has prospected so long in New Zealand,|and is bo anxious to continue the work here — which has become a profession to him. — that he is caturaUy averse to leave ; and wUI not do co unless he fails to make some satisfactory arrangement with the Government or Parliament in- regard to this his latest discovery.