SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1904.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1054, 30 July 1904, Page 2

SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1904.

The intersection of o large roof in the Waihi Extended mino must be regarded by ad residents of Waihi as tho most important dovolopment that has taken placo in this district sincj tho timo, some six or eovon years ago, whon what is now known to bo tho oastern oxtension of tho Martha lodo was cut e I the 500 fcot level of tho Urand Junction mino, Until lately, on ing ttf the water difficulty, devolopmont work has proceeded somewhat slowly, bui during the last twelve or eighteen months driving on the eastern courso of tho lodo has boon vigorously pursued, with the result that it has been followed to within 50 foot of tho Waihi Extended boundary And now tho same lodo has been atruak in the latter claim in tho form of a large compact body of oro. Well may tho sharoholdors, directors and mino manager of the Extended bo congratulated upon their pluck and porsoyorance, Wo have but little doubt that a great reward will b„ thoirs in tho not distant fature. Wo woll romembor that sevon or oioht years ago there were many croakers who said that tho Junotion would never got tho reef, and when it was intorseotod thoso who refused to beliovo tho good nows, wore not wanting, Thoso persons, who, ignorant both of gcobgy and of tho practical seiouco of mining doubtless argued that bocauso thoro was no visiblo outcrop therofore thero was no lodo in depth, havo long since, by tho force of circumstances, beou compolled to change thoir viows, Tho typo referred to is not jet oxtinot, for tho othor day, even after the announcement that the Extended bad cut tho roef had boon mado in the Daily Tbiebbaph, thero were pessimistic doubters to bo mot with in the main stroot, who were good onoughto Bay that they did not beliovo it. But facts nro stubborn things, andyestorday we were nblo authori. tativoly to sttilo that tho lode had boon cut i"t<- nad 'h of 10 font, without any sign o .no lootwall,

On tho oihor hand wo must praiso and admiro those mtm-uneduoatod perhapn, but certainly not igoorant or luoking in geological insight, unuble though they might bo to define in Boientifio language the difference botweon an andesito and a rbyolito-wbo bold to tho viow that such a great lode as tho Martha would not be confined to tho Waihi Company'* ground, but would continue on in all probability

for miles and milos under tho rhyolito tint covers its eastern end. Deep sinkiug ln _i will of coutfo bo necessary in order to | piece tho ovcrlyic;; cap of younger j volcanic rock, We beliovo that the recent 3(1 development in tho Extended marks the beginning of a now ova. Tho buliclin tho .. futuro greatness of Wnihi that we have rc always held and often confidently ox) pressed in those columns is now, if poseiblo, greater than over. Wo have soon (j tho town grow and expand marvellously, p and we hopo and oxpoot toseo still great- s ' or progress during tho next fow yours. ftneo tho Extonded roof is probably j. tho oastcrn continuation of tho Waih 1 fi Company's main lode, tho Martha, we ( have every reason to bcliovo that tho j Waihi lodo system oxtonds for o very great distanco to tho eastward. Though in a great stretch of reef thoro must bo part poorer limn othors, there appears to not the slightsst ground for supposing tha t on tho average it will not bo just as rioh as in the Wnihi Company's and Grand Junction Company's claims. In a fow 1 years' time wo fully antioipato seeing

rnckloa; after tmckload of golden quartz oming up day and night, not only from 'jo Extended, but also from tho moro mtlying claims such os the Pride of iVaihi, Walker's Gigantic, etc, Wo know nat Iho pessimist will havo his doubts ] mt we hold that bo is no>v bound to prove lib caso or to remain silent. If ho is not irepared to risk his mouoy let him hold lis pettco and not endeavour to earn a shcap reputation as a prophet of tho" I old you so" order. Though all attention is now boing directed to the castorn ind of Waihi the western ond should not ue neglected, for horo tho possibilities of the South, Waihi Consols, etc., arc almost is great us those of tho eastern claims. Tho views just advanced aro not ours alono but are shared by the majority of our townspeople, and also by thoso men in our midst wbo?e special training and practical experience has qualified them to speak with some authority. We would not, howovor, bo understood as implying that Waihi is to become a still greater mining centre than it is even now without somo exertion on our part. Wo trust that shareholders, directors, mine-managers and others interested wi|' be found equal to the opportunity which nbw presents itpelf, and will combino in an endeavour to brine; tho locally owned mines to a paying point as speedily as possible, or at any rato, at a somowhat faster pace than has prevailed in tho past' Wo havo overy confidonco that this will bo the caso, and cor'- inlv in this respect the management of tho Waihi Extended have not been lacking, for, considering tho limited amount of capital at thoir command, they havo accomplished wonders, Let others follow Ihoir load, and Waihi will ero long bo a name to conjure with in 'nancinl centres and mining camps all tho world over,

A poll of the clcctow on Iho question of iho establishment of gas work? in Wnibi will be held on the 17th inst,

To-morrow (Sunday) ovouing the ' Waihi Federal Baud will give a grand sacred concert at the Academy of Music Mr. Martin, solicitor, has advisod the Wellington City Council that it cannot be required to erect abattoirs. By ndvortisemout in another column Mr and Mrs Dawson roturn thanks to Dr. Guinness and tho staff of tha Waihi Hospital for thoir kind attention to Mrs Dawson during her recent illness

Tho first annual dinner under the auspices of tho Waihi School of Mines; students will be hold at Meyer's hotel this evening at 8.30 o'clock. At tho conclusion of tho dinner an adjournment will bo made to tho hall adjoining the hotel.

Mr S, Adams proprietor of tho Eoonmie drapory business, intimates that bargains in dr»pery and general clothing aro to bo had during the currency for tho noxt week of his great clearing sale.

Representatives of tho Auckland branch of tho Australian Football Association arrived in Waihi by tho one o'clock coach to-day, and woro vvolcomcd bv His Wor-. ship tho Mayor. A match between Auckland and Wolhi is proceeding on the Recreation Ground as we go to press.

The annual mooting of tho Waihi Miners' and Workers' Industrial Union will be hold toynight in tho Union's Hall at 8,80 o'clock. As there aro a uumber of important matters to be dhcussod a large attendance is requested.

Tho injuries that Mr, J. Mclndoe, clerk at the Warden's office, received during a scratch hockey match lost Wednesday are of so serious a nature that he will be coulincd to his bed for several days, Mr Sidey, tho member for f'aversham, in urging the claim of (.Hugo to Iho, University School of Minoß, said in the Houso tho other night that tho value of tho Otago gold in 1902 was £728,000, while the value of Auckland gold was only £721,000,

At tho meeting of Court Waihi A.0.F., held on Thursday evoning, Bro. Say, on behalf of the Court, prosonted Bro, W. Kirker with a P.CR nock ribbon, and a framod certificate, and Bro, H, McCarthny with a handsome framod Foresters' emblom, tho latter having introduied tho most members for last half year.

Mr S. Hetlionngton, tho well-known draper of Thames and Wnihi, accompanied by his three daughters, amvetl in London by the last trip of the lonic, and have taken up their residence at Strcatham Hill. Mr Hctherington is combining pleasure wilh business, and hopes in the courso of a few weeks to visit tho Contiiii ont. The date of their return to Now Zealand is as yet uncertain.

A dastardly trick was perpetrated on tho Paoroa-Notherton road tho other ovcii'. ing, Somo person had stretched two wires from n sido foneo to n stnko some distance out on the road at a point whom horsemen take that part of the road. Ono. of Mr, W. Moore's sons, who wna riding liomo with somo others, ran into those wires and was thrown, fulling on his head, lie escaped serious injury, though ho might huve had his neck broken. Tho polico tiro investigntiiij;,

The Wosleynn Cliurcli choir aro always to tho fore with something good, This time they havo a special attraction, which no lover of music should miss, Tho sat cred cantita, "Esther, the beautiful Queen," iswell-known by results in other places. Some of tho best local talont arc taking the solo parts, whilo th« chorusos go with a swing that will please those who attend, Tho cantata gives promiso of being a splendid vocal efiort.

Despite [ho unpropitious waalhcr last night the social hold in tho Academy of Music under tho duspioos of tho ladies of St. Joseph's rimrch proved as successful as previous ones givon by tl'om. Tho music was supplied by Miss Forlzo: (piano), Mr. Gardner (violin), and Mr, Von Rotter (piccolo). Extras wero played by Misses Garvoy and Harris, and Messrs, Alexander and Howlh. Light rofresh* monts wero provided, aud a most onjoyablo evening was spent, Tho result of tho draw botwoon the thrco competitors who guessod the nearest to tho correct number of peas com taincd in a bottle in a guessing competition at tho Presbyterian Ohurch social on Thursday ovoning, was given out to.day, tho first prizo, a handsome bracolot, going to Mr Astley; th« second prizo, a ladies' umbrella, valued at a guinea, being award, od to Mrs Henderson, and third prize, an oporgno, to Mr Wrigley,

By an advertisement in this issuoa mooting of all Friendly Society members is called for next Tuesday evening in Moycr's Hall to consider tho advisability of forming a Wailii Hospital Conforonco, Up to tho present most members in this district havo been mombors of tho Auckland Friendly Societies' Hospital Conforonco, but that body having decided not to tako tho responsibility of carrying on this year, tho moolinj next Tuesday night is to deoiilo whether Waihi members will form a local conference, or whether the levies already paid to tlio Auckland Conference will bo refunded,

News gossip of tho St, Louis Exposition has rocontly been aotivo at tho oxpenso of Miss Roosovolt, the daughter of the President, who spent a number of days in tho convention city, displaying much energy, and seeming to rind much pleasuro m frequent visits to tho Exposition, and tirelessly taking part in the numerous social festivities to her honour at country, club, and town houses. Ono day, whilo wandering through tho cdnoitional build, ing, she posed, at tho suggestion of her friends, before n big X*ray machine in the Gorman section of the building. To tho amusoment of her companions, the operator of tho machino declared it impossible to locato Miss Roosevelt's heart, Her eoiiipmion stood tho test with tho expected results, but, try as ho could, tho piofossor could not produco a picture that rovoalod tho slightest shadow whoro Miss Roosovck's heart ought to be. We have just had a Hying visit from the welMcnown American miuiug engineer, Mr I{. A, P. Penrose, formerly a member of tho United States Geological Survey, rn.-.I Professor of Geology of the University cf Chicago. Mr Penrose reached hero on Thursday, and left yesterday afternoon lor Te Aroha, whciico he proceeds to-day to liotorua. During his brief stay he was shown over tho School of Mines by Mr P, G, Morgan, Director, and later was shown by tho same gentleman through a portion of the underground workings of the Waihi mine and over tho Waihi battery. The visibr was naturally greatly impressed with what he saw in the mine, Mr Penrose was the writer of the famous report ou tho Cripple Creek district, published by tho Goo. logical Survey of tho United States a few years ayo. He observed a marked similarity between the rocks of the Cripple Creek district and tho andeiiito rocks in which the lodes of this district occur, but Ihe mode of occurrence of tho ore was someivhiit different Here there were large bodies of quartz, but at Cripple Creek quartz did not predominate in the lodes, which consisted mainly of altered country impregnated with ore, which is largely lolluride of gold, He concludes his visit to tho colony at (he end of next week, when he leaves for Australia, in which country he intends visiting the principal mining districts, including Mount Morgan ami Kalgoorlio, .