WHANGAREI.
PUHIPUHI. Three special claims were applied for this »esk in the Puhipuhi district, making six in all. It is understood these claims are being taken up by foreign companies. Plant will be started as soon as Mr French can get away from the Monowai mine, whore he is at present engaged in adapting his piocoss of gold saving to Waiomo ore. KAURI MOUNTAIN. At a meeting of holders of syndicate shares in the Kauri Mountain Freehold held this week, it was resolved to at once take steps to test the value of the syndicate property at Whangarei, and forward a quantity of ore for a trial crushing. A committee consisting of Messrs W. Aitken, J. Bailey, 3. T. George, F. Jagger and Dr. Orpen was appointed to arrange for the satisfactory treatment of the ore. Mr W. Bell was appointed Secretary. LEADING LIGHT. Prospecting is still going on at the Leading Light. Freehold property at Whangarei Heads, and the results are good. A further lot of ore has been sent to Auckand, taken from No. 4 reef, and shows good dish prospects of coarse gold. This will be tested in due course.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XXI, 23 November 1895, Page 654
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193WHANGAREI. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XXI, 23 November 1895, Page 654
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