CURIOUS DISCOVERY OF GOLD.
MAETON, Dec. 17
In sinking a well here, an auriferous stratum waß discovered at a depth of 30ft. Specks of fine scaly gold were found freely in the black sand through a layer two feet thick. It is suggested that Government should prospect the interior, as the gold has evidently been brought down from the mountains.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5804, 18 December 1886, Page 3
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