THE LOSS OF GOLD

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1477, 1 December 1884, Page 2

THE LOSS OF GOLD

In th« opinion of M. Shostak, Russian mining engiiifer, who visited Lavrveuo*. recently, the methods of mining em[iloyedm tais district are so imperfect that half the gold is lost ; and w.-i quit* iiold with ih.it opinion. It, is a notorious fact that when a Government analysis is made, showing several ounces to th^ ton, the same material \\hen crushed by Lie battery, only, yields as many pennyweights. No quartz reef worked in New .Zealand nas ever yielded th« quantity of gold which" a trial crushing by the Government test would jusliliy the mine owners iv expecting ; and from .'.ilia fact there may be deduced two . oiuilu I*B— viz, cither that the Gov* irnment test is unreliable or that rioto go^i ix '^>t tbau saved. The Connor dedut-iuon, we thiuk,ia fiflt tha corrvot ,oiui ; therefore we are reluctantly do*r?tp«l!ed tit UiAko tho painful

tvlm'ssion that there is ai n'Twdo-i-V'^-« -vut' k .j-il-1 ii >ir system of mi'iin^. T'lis, unnplad wit i th^kiov Ip^cto that mviinij is xjrarln-i.il y falli-r? into the b-iok .Trill m(l in the T'Vipeki district, noints to the imne?sitive nrcpasity of thos'" int»res*;e.l i-i min'MT "hasti'Tirr; themselves to place this most i'lnorta'it i'ilns f .ry on % more saUs^f*tory fooMn*'. Oi ulinein-; at th* iji»'d rqtii'-n f>r ths li-;tn.-t it' is sMkrr.r'v rai'if^st that f:'Tn y.-ir t-> ven- th« yield is trro-vvin'/ le^*. The returns f>v the year en-lftl 31 Ma--'i last s'iow i de-r°n<se o? ahMit 3001 >z^ in the •vi -mil yi"M of ,»->M fo-t'i° T-iai-i-r 'li^^rlct. T'i rt -inn'Tii vhM for IS'-!.S iriTvited tn o -i* 19,500 -w, tiiaf fir 1352 we liavp -io^ b««n able to liv o'i>hands mion ; fo-- l-^-Sl th« amount, was alio'it^.OMiz*: im'l fo.- lqiO. 50,600 i> M*»'it to show fiat <roM mi'irtsj i ) ti«- m* Ist is «vi t.'ie w*»p. Tt n.l--t'm r'l t,h • r,^r>m n di« Ii or^'n' 1 his lott a^o b-'p'-j taken away ab-itrl«noe of tjo' 1 sk'U rp»ms'i*i whi-ib with imi'")-----"VH-1 TlStVvls of \V(T"lciri^. r\"|:iTr] iffi ■■» to k"Mp a r-.,ii«sir| .-irable mi'li'lST T)op"'ation qt,ei,ili'v I'Ti'ilov 1 -! f t>" nni'iv v>n' -c » t"» <*0'"n a . W 1 h:i\ r e «'Very rpn«?n'i to 'h^lifi\-n tivik t.'i^ dxvq of " rn«»'»»V' r V -r> <_ r one by. itj'l Mi it arnnie for«;ivips m^df l'l <l Wet«l{ belo'i; to 1M ord^'* of ft'ii-rrt; w'r"'-; 1 ! •TTisfc n"»-v '»i ''-Ve-jike'l ti •"b" 1 blissf-ii meiior'-'o of '■'>*» pn^t ; '»nt. th't tip m'nin'T i id ist y m tV TaAn^ki rliatrict. will qno-i h-> iif.l-rlo'l r> same (viteajorv *ye <ir° <nis f n-iwil'"'" to bi'b'p\-». "M. i'ifi'-»n <; ! ns tln> "R-issi-n ni'n"^ irp iiisoeo^-- ' -pq-Moli -iIV hv a G iV'-inin.it >:i-SD-ftor. W.'lO tpqfs t.^lP * p .Ttli r T T 3 Tl-I !I *T 11 lM'-.V T e <T,l' 1 ""'T'T i't-1 f 1 v^l-l of iS i-i *• i •>• ny i I ■» 1 - I'l-viif »-Ti-l vi *-'u"n th 3 ci'tniiv w^» \ : <vr «-S-> i-ni-io iq ft 1>"I. Of (»Oilv<;-. ov«i iq tin. R-|qqilM wiv o ff ]vnr f.V im. \i 1 5-i •'•» iv-*';? n wiiiM be whol'v obioxio'iq to on-"R-ifcisli mvv" i q. Still w« shoi 1 ! not be nbiv« ti'ci-i? a hv\t, ev«-> Jf i f , no-n*-f -t»i 'Rnssio, : and wp think t.lm^ q G >v->r 'T'nt iiswc^.o'*, ko vpnovf. n«Tin tb' 1 'to l^ wasted in t-.-iMji r^ wo'i 1 -! 1t» a^'e f o <rivp qomp vfjbi^bi^ infonn«tioM T h» Tib'i'eis T-liU'lT** wn'i'ii hive bpen unnec.°Rq < »>*v if i-tB i oii t. 70' 1 sivvicf nm*"it.ns bar! lvn-i nq^J in the pis f ; and so mimtli sroH is pvon mow lo? f . it iq o-iit 0 wit'ii'J fie '»om - 1; of Ttq^ki'if-v t-.^n*" tVsrn- (!->'in-T.'iv nnv rnt: ill tV f iii 1 r^ f'vvi 'b *.V« : r I)ix "? 1 so^iil Hn 1 ; i.il t ft •■ t,'i ' l . hIS S l '«'i 11 ip t'l* •>"•.'■'" it 'l')?T»«;.» wiM rnnkp a livinjj onfc of what. *rr.lrl '<? Irf*. It is to be rs'jretfi-d thit M Rbo^^-ik wi,g not fi^'-ornoii'ied by a rrpniMty •PXHP^'fi Om t'lP iei")VOM Of b'B Vi^if tr» thp (Vfyo qrol l-fi"lfl«, aq sn>n n know le'l'rp of f hp "R'lqqivi m^t.^od of qTvr'or <_"">' l m> r'lt t; I!^m1 !^m luv b •-■•' l ob'-i'T 1 1. We a::e not aware who i>; nt f»n't. 'Mit, if wo'il-1 O'liv '»o showi'ii* ce lii.ra.1 ii.ra.' > fcf*r!st.ifr K'l^lish po'i't.psv if TV Givp>"vri'>^t hid spnt P-'o^'ssor Ulneb -lloM-r w'tli M Sb.oqf.ak, for the mn^i?l c-lifi ■••i>io t i o p botb. jjontlpmi I.1 '. However, we w?" 1 conrt^o'is'y irjvit'd tn •ni'ompa'iy M. ; Shos^ak om his visit to Gib ■?••!'» In ! 'v and tbp B''ir> Snn". and V was irisn^". ins in ln'qdennnf?a f !o'ir»f the tioTrvy ent wasfp of coVl '»o't<? on f'it»"-» ; >q U, 13 only by rns'iin'; t,b*» ]v >T est ginn l '*v of -mfl-terial tb-on-rb the box°^ in t,'i» shortest, poqqible sr>ir»o of Hne t.bq*, Tvo^tabie returns fan be n»qde at :<ll. This 19 very nvi-h like killi'icr the cro'»s» that l«ys the (joMpn o<j<t<s • n<j\ like a piinfnl rev/»laH<vi it will ivvi «T)on ns fire lon»r tlmt on i- niini'VT Trso'iivpe ovp pxbn«iqt» i 'l. It his 'i««e>n amt'lv de'-nonqtcatfl Mi it i^, will no*; pair to c-'ish t.b» T»ln.3 S) i. 1 o^niut | with st-imp" 1 "!?. Th°! nrort«ss i^ too s'nw to leave any margin of n -o!it. B'lh Rlni«Mtior thtt^ pvp-v <»i«m f.en ""<♦■.. w'lile i'; mxv 'jii'i' in n >1 ; it« •-> •i1 t -iM >rtnnis, is in t.he end a w- fnl w»st,p of ■wp-iltb : for by far the «jr«it.pi' nvt, of | t.hss <rrih\ is Rent 'Hwm tb.M t-iil "\«,". H tp, then, lies n.n nnpxp^ovpd field for the inve'tto'* ; artd th« mm who d Q vispg a morpefß'ent method of wishing t.b.e Cerm-it. as W-TI il's bp.tt.' i r-<Toln'-<nvir]sr annliincpq, will earn fir bims"lf a laqMni ronM'-T-Mon. KvMrvo-ip must 'lenio-p thp pvpd'-'Tit. waste of inaliv rich .allnvial oPTi»nt that iq so pxt.e'isiveV jjO'"iw ti in tir'q v'qtri^t, wbjVi oontin 1 ued, will f Prl tbes>» valna'-le de- I DTvts l-Tvy .<v»?:v« t-'v>ir lejibim-xti* I time. — Ta io»ka Tims . |