The Austrians in the far North have hit on a far better method of obtaining gum than the ordinary process of digging. They have erected an oil engine and pump, which keeps the “face” of their digging quite dry, and at the same time gives a plentiful supply of water for washing the gum from soil, etc. By this means they are able to work to a depth of eight or ten feet in comfort. The gum and soli are put through a washing sieve, which is kept in motion and very little of any value escapes Protected photographs by A. Northwood. Kaitaia. the keen eye of the Slay.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 6, 7 February 1912, Page 23

The Austrians in the far North have hit on a far better method of obtaining gum than the ordinary process of digging. They have erected an oil engine and pump, which keeps the “face” of their digging quite dry, and at the same time gives a plentiful supply of water for washing the gum from soil, etc. By this means they are able to work to a depth of eight or ten feet in comfort. The gum and soli are put through a washing sieve, which is kept in motion and very little of any value escapes P rotected photographs by A. Northwood. Kaitaia. the keen eye of the Slay.