FIND AT QUEENSTOWN

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXIX, Issue 8301, 23 April 1932, Page 3

FIND AT QUEENSTOWN

REPORTED RICH ALLUVIAL STRIKE HYDRAULIC METHODS USED For the first time in many years gold was sent from Queenstown to Dunedin under police escort three months ago, states the Southland News. This was followed by another escorted load just recently. While the amount sent was comparatively large the escort, was used mainly on account of the depression, which caused the fear that desperate men might raid the car containing it. The gold came from a claim worked by Mr Alfred Smith and his two sons. Mr Smith, a miner of long experience, took over the Shotover Consolidated Company’s Interest over a laige area at Maori Point for a ndi-

culously small sum. Since tlien lie has worked the claim for three years, meeting with success only during the last few months. It is authoritatively stated that the gold acquired and sent away during the last three months totalled 500 ounces, at present values at about £2750. ' GOLD SHOWING FREELY,

The the famous point where years ago the Maoris took from the ground some £20,000 in gold 1 . J lt is reported that there are prospects of a continuance of the success he has had. He has been using hydraulic elevating methods, tjie ground'being lip to 25ft deep on a rock' bottom I .' The gold is showing very freely and is retained largely by a irinllocky deposit. Some of the paddocks already worked have returned as much as 100 ounces each. Awhile his is the only claim at present returning gold in such large quantities,