THE GOLD MINES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 148, 16 July 1881, Page 2

THE GOLD MINES.

A combined meeting of the sMarekoldersintke Gwdon^Hit, or Miss, and Mahawata Prospecting* Companies, was heldjn the^Royal HoUi, on Wednesday evening, for. the purpose of confirming the action 0/ tht; Committee deputed to arrange about the amalgamation of tht tkree above-kuned companies. 7 Mr Fmtz JiiHssM w«s tailed upon ;to take the chair,: aid after reading the ceaveninr the meeting, ht stated that the Committee, as deputed, hl4 conferred with representatives front Jhe lit <»rMiwXlo«p»ny r «id they -were I quite willing to amalgamate upon the fol- ; lowing; fcrmsr tMe " shaVekoloW i» the ~last*name4 cton^y^-riceive eacFone P" d "P^wfP'- %, ntonty, they had •xpendad; andia return Jheyi would hand OT»r aU the tools. *«., which they might be possessed •f; f beiid«whioh they would probably take up three or four additional The Secretary fliM. read tkt minatea and afterwarar'tHe 11 following report, which had. be« n generously furniihed Ur " Qentlemen.~rln conformity with yow wishes, m represented to m« by your maiager,^W«lio^T> proceeded to the reefsto inspectytar claims, and will at concisely as PQssihly, t Jtyc.kefore you my „news^ though ,^ boundr fe> adau?: that m to »kort> ) time ir l am unahie^t* The first workings inspected wert at the south 1 end of the Gordon Claim* was a schist foot ; wall hanging wallOf sandstone, y Q ; -stT^?., *I would advifeithaftt^you toeoutiau* all futher operation! there ;••£ .firstly sg it is useless to exj; end capital teiting croca* courses, and Becoidry,-at tht coaformam tion of the MuutryTpr^luctes the-' possibility of drivingrand the continuation of work must entail great txpec «M tbT* part can only b» tested by sii^P arid as there isa^at'force of. water to contend ;*s»>; *PP%wet masfc.ib^ had to. overcame this,, thereby^creating Vaselesa expense, when there are more likely places to be tutted with far lt«s risk and: outlay^ „f "; ' f .; r'-'. '/' ' ' "''7-7.' v work, I consider, it just to you to state,, that the »ampnAt ,of .prospecting .work done by tne men Via Itennan and son> m the four- xipa^hshe^ informs me he h»B.beeu6ut,proTt« timto be, beyond doubt, an industnous and pains-taking maa v and hisreplieirto.my many and var-<---ious qutsti^ns, Vatts6eV me^%»t ; 'he bvA been most energrfficlingaining a fund 9% information,^ referen?a to the locaKty. . " froeeeding to the Stable Beef I find] "to the east, between^ three and four chai v a well defined^ reef coursing north andi south, underly; well ;th« matrix, of blue: slate, the Umiaatioai paraHel with tht course orfeefi^Thit reef m course o£depth (Wil^ foga- a , junction f with tht Stable Rief/^whoie'u^ri/ is to the, ee:,u The masfer~rcef first mentioned carries aigood gomn bank • and irio* of the stoaes excavated carry; pyrites, t&c^ of bleude; and;in^¥e interstices chfldrite. ... ♦♦1 a^oml^.tr j pngh ?i advi ? fs, .thata^the north end of LthehUU^t tiw.dip into the, creek,thefe awcrtainea, s'idj at th?'rr«test depths say; fro* 4C %fb 500 fset^a'driv^bei laid off to enter' on direct > ioufse 'of tht^ reef south, and j J^nhe driT|?n tin, 4ts .western, wall, the reef ...at stated internals to. btb tapped to test its cHaraeter. ' There 'art many advantages to be gained by this 1 first, it will %i far Jess expensive! drivine m, the matn.^<flectndly, from the start o^* the, said dme !o the south, there, are two. intei'cep'tiW «r' cro« ; cbufti*,; anil ia, these instances s piactice )proves^th»: gold usually sheds northr-you would have a, decidedly goodjehance obtainine. gcod, results,, and-lasdj, the, beings im ti^e vi^. cinity o? the juncion 1 of ifiese' reefs, I think I km hdv prwamiag -'loi much- m holting outgreat hopMir " I next proceeded up Mom* Cretk. aboatra mile andrarhalf fromit? junction At thit pßin{ on 1 Ch^^h&^sidl' 1 waa shown'afarge well defined running north and south nnrigrlying; tQ the g^it. Tn thi> . fac« theri.ia Uttie,af thie reef xiaiWe, am it is almoft tit tut%i£locks ofFmaiSx between the walls, which are knoWnJt* miners and T ct 7 ie^L hoxst^etiuae art tut ?V^ara^r«Jr^lr^^ only ttmf ocary o and;>,t^M ja-few feet of from the imtuen.ee J of these' obstructiop^ and if aunferonf •hou]d..OHiainly then, ahQw vmt iudicatioa^ At present the small pdrtibniofitHo reefivisißleii havin« consequemtlyte e7[eertaia-tx4eat--unpror ducti ye. Tht eoostitmeats of this reef are similar td l ik»sedesVribea above, and rad Dearing reef^^i^iiiure 6f thVstpnji being too close or massiYe I thiji, < as JiQJtts before ( ftee! from such agencies. " ~ « ThU rW^which'l^Kall *^ A, pasat ♦hrougb yw pl»im on thaitntk side, of the creek u whichI T arn infofmed Vname^ Qrion'gKlt. Tb^eAwest^Wfliaraifrsi /•w ftthoms I traced a paweriul wsll&l retfwhicd r sTiattcaU'Bafldiwbv>x,4wm allude to farther •«.. [,To t be east jpt reef proves it to btf aspen of : t*e reef A and: a proof, practically speaking, «f iU ,«p diate vicinity, 'and occurs where « rode orr«efris rreattyf *on<prt-'<ed, :^uti,in] s«ch eases I find .ai,^ L d™mg P»«J these points generally prove! W»» produetiTty eHffther'^sf I fl«oTjWv«rtt'eross.Tcburs%«. I would advise that, aU tight feet from, level s o^e c/ejtt drij* v HrfS r Si!j strike retf A and^rtJC^ed'aloß^fti eartfra^ side wall aftfioftias ispegndv J^nterception and that that Jht reef IML.? tB M B? S^t eroWStiW^troVAti vlitteTi^ha* acrb^-cutthen berdrivtn west to test reef Bioi i Aphis pojnfcypujsw^rbjaw the advantage bf over 500 feet of backs to, work upon-if &S reef ;is ff^Wstivt and. at this depth; it ahouid. be » jjfc^.vnr .victniT jviziatO ■•■■ < arnomivl natural-feature a*?l constituents. QC.ajrjfif alone art th> practical man's guide and, S^tuYes^afin? fadfifee melfto^g commend the trial workings at g«J* abeve. I a»^<^erfullf iMSpressed^ by the country fron! the We I ym^ <&AX and my greatest wonder is that it bag mo* tieenr overrun. bTvKold settlers ere f& s \ . Wttinfev^n^pi^eh'ang&^^t^ works progress, —lt will induce th* di f eers -,tft jtxplorajii^ijMlßfSlfl^ ll^ p«4 WW^^^«*WP *• *• FHS

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tical eye every indication of being highly ' auriferous. . "I must before concluding coor1 emn m the strongest terms the useless fettering, away of capital as evinced m \j OOsS s' Greek. The works have been hcg,, n j rl haste, and are e Tidem ce m thems, l wa of utter ignorance on tae P«t of t b » se wj, w have ,had the conduct of them larffc places being cleared and drives entered without a possibility of thtir attaining any good Jesuit. In other places surhct scratchingg have been beguu and as readily abaadoned for want of practicti 1 knowledge and decision. 8 ucu tolly ; •uch profligate expenditure without obtaining any result is calculated' to dishearten shareholder! tod give an untried district a bad name. ■:■■■■■ ; "I have not given you the distances to drive «reßtimat«B, but shall b< happy to tfesoifitii yo«r intention toeontinu operltioßS, and'l will esteem it* * ;(uty to give.^faaay . further int?rm4tioa-y3u r may desire. ' ■" ■"''-' '._.:,_' . ; : Mr. Staim wished to say a 1 few words with regard to the late tdnferenpe at to amalgamation. The various sub.coinmittes had met, and 'amalgamation had keen agreed to without a dissentient Toicf, :i Be thought m the lace of the Teryeheering report whick they hid received from such aman as Mr lV.»le, the shareholders c»uld. not do othisrwisc than endorse the action «f the comiuit tees and then proceed to work with a will Bat there was another reason why th. action of the delegates should be supported by the meeting. They hid heard the very/flattering way m which Mr Van Benau's industry, energy, and p ( actieal knowJedge had been spoken of, and when Mr Van Benan was m town a few days previously he had stated that be felt convinced thatin the spaoe of a few weuk< he would strike such a reef as would astonish New Zealand. He (Mr Suite) had during the week heard one or two ■hareholderi express an opiuion tha . iterations should be disconunued for the <^ftsent A . This, he considered would be a great mistake and he trusted that the new directors, whoever, they might be, would With the eld ori«s< set- their faces agaiusi sach a cenrse of action. Mr Van Reuau had returned to his work at thereof, aud m the face «f his sanguine expectation? it^wouldlMi neither fair to hint, or to the shard, lders that the work should be ■topped,. Jn^ii oondusion he Would ■ mOVe--^^ „ .;-,;,i V. ,...-: X .. ; .v ii; „:.;::■,. - ". "That the action of the Joint Committees with regard tq the amalg*mation of the various oompanies be confirmed." Mr. Jamer Kibblewhite secondyd the motion, which was carried qiunimously. „ ;;i Mr. pjnkQ'ik'' aaid that- although the committee hadaasged a vote of thanks to Mr Poole, he thought -it would only"be"i graceful act, upon the part of the sharehtlders do so iuCa public manner; so that it should be recorded ' ihe^min^^s' The report was most interesting-and exhtuative, and coming from a man of Mr P*ole's professional standing was noto^ly valuable to the company asanindex of what tke y WE*;*: cx J*<?t»; but tt would also have" effect of giving confidence to the dpi|btfu\ and increasing the numbtr of saarehul--1 dew, ,^Ho had /much pleasure m ! moTing— • r „. .. - .-.. „-.■ ■-.-. •■■ .••TlW*; 1 * hearty vptex>f thanks to Mr Duncan Pwil^herecdraed l on the ,»«int^i,.for his) jrery- able and exhaustive "B^-WlSJ"* ; ,ji[Hft of^Fitiherbert." Mr King seconded the resolution, which wascanied unfthimohsly. X '" " ' Tht Chauui^h; then intimated that n accordjnet. wUh 4 a resolution passed at a previous meeting that the nram^r of directors should be increased to tevetf the next business before would be the nomination and election of/ few additional directors. /.He might m S^SWffJ^SNt ajiaUfication ftr _ * fnjßCtf'PMP w^i twe^tyTshares. . . ) *^%f?l^!^i }^' *fc fboaia-*e: ; competeni'for shareholders desiring to X candidate^ and-whohadnorthelpeei-fitdamonni sn«res] I The CmiaicAN thought the nggestion • very good one, arid a Idelay: *t fifteen minutes took plate tf give person* m the room " t>pppbrkriity of Ukin.; adT»n- ; t^roj^ioicWiil.^ . clinedfto do,Mi.o its-.; t /- ' ! - -\ i A u. .-• -j h i •. TS ««»M?wing gentleman^.wWe **&* V™f"*£ls**9*tiri} MfssnColeman, B. MantoniiDinionuf Jeksstn, Bat S* l^ Wj^ 0 !' v^^)»llo» having been taken, the foTl.wing Ui the result ;'— • S Mr. Batchelar ... .„ »50 r; Mr. Jenssen „.,. r , r . 210 Mr. Dimbnd ' .., .. „. 21*^ The Chairman then dedared the abeve named gentlemen duly ieltctcd, and*tß«-