The Makara Reefs.
; Prom the lf,a. Timfs,£ ifL: '■■ W6t% Kttle T «i«fenient ; waii^jtigo(J i : m town yesteyday E »ftero<ibn ! B^ J ra* ;x> mor« Tega-ding the prushing of between ; elefen^jtpni' pf^ t quartz from the Makara reef a% tne " Herald Battery, Thames. f reliable was, however, kuQwn .aaiMiL 5.5. p.m. when several telegrams were^T received announcing-that the return of retorted gold was. 16oi .lOdwt. As soon as thi«_,bec»me known, shareholders m the.Queen of Beauty mine v were, \m, ,hjgh^ ( ; f easher,i and shares were im demand.: iThe , more-.j recently formed -Robinson*» # Free* . hold,! holding adjoining groundynaTsd founds good dealoi Bupport^though'^ no regular quotations could be girea' m either case, owing to the lateness of the "Hour. The result' o{" the,.* trial has a tendeucy to give •tability' ; to Terawhiti shares, ,; although it is known that the reefs are widely different. : . : ; ; ; " - .. ■■-■
; Per Press Aijjsoqiatfqn. ■■ ■-'•'»■ ■■& ; ,- ? .. •;,,/- f > I Tfce Makara quart* brought tflt,, Thames for crushing has yielded at the Herald battery 45 ounces: amal* gam from ten tons of stone. Onelot of 58 bags produced 43£0z., the other If 02, -When retorted, to day the result was 16oz lOdwt, of a richer color- than ordinary .Thames gold. ■-—-
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Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 392, 24 October 1883, Page 2
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195The Makara Reefs. Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 392, 24 October 1883, Page 2
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