DISCOVERY OF A QUARTZ REEF NEAR CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2132, 9 March 1886, Page 3

DISCOVERY OF A QUARTZ REEF NEAR CAMBRIDGE.

That there are strong indications of auriferous strata in the immediate vicinity of Cambridge has been well known for many years, and several peoplo who have had experience in gold mining have held the opinion that reefs would yet be found in the hilly country in that neighbourhood. On several occasions good bpecimens of btone, some showing the colour, have been procured, and not long ago some prospectors from Te Aroha followed the lead from that field in a direct line to the Maungakawa range, where they lost further trace of it. In a recent issue we announced the finding of a reef at Haanga, which is still being worked, and also stated that gold-bearing quartz had been found somewhere at Maungakawa. On .Saturday last Mr C. Brunskill, who has a farm ar Taotaoroa, on the slopes of Maungakawa, brought in some pieces of quartz, which he broke off the surface of an extensive outcrop overhanging a creek on his property, which attracted his attention only a few days ago. These specimens are pronounced by competent connoisseurs as true quartz, and of a very promising description, being clear in colour and fine in grain. Mr Brunskill's land lies in the straight line to Te Aroha followed by the prospectors pre\ iously referred to, und it is the general opinion that the disco veiy should be properly followed up and the reef thoroughly tested by experienced miners. That a payable goldfield at its doors would be a grand thing for Cambridge goes without saying, and we can only reiterate the suggestion we made before for the formation of a prospecting company to put the country to practical proof as to its auriferous nature. Mr Brunskill is very willing that anyone desirous of visiting the spot should do so, and offers every assistance.

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