✨ Gold Mining Operations Report
DAY.
PARTY.
NAMES.
HOW EMPLOYED.
No. of Men.
No. of Hours.
Gold Produced
REMARKS.
Monday, Nov. 1.
Rings.
Messrs. De Thierry and McDowell.
Working on the S.E. side of Coromandel Harbor, 13 miles distant.
C. Ring, W. McGregor, R. Hodgson, C. Heaphy and 3 Natives.
Working in bed of stream.
7
7
1 oz.
Nuggets.
Mr. Ring and A. McGregor.
Prospecting.
Coolahan.
Mr. Coolahan and party.
Working in bed of the stream.
4
about 10 hrs.
½ oz.*
Stream high. Much baling required.
Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Rings.
C. Ring, W. McGregor, and R. Hodgson, up tributary at bar.
Reported yesterday by prospectors.
3
5
1-10 oz.
Tributary not rich. One nugget and some dust.
Mr. Ring and 1 Native.
Cutting down bank at Old Bar for future use. 1 Native cutting Road.
C. Heaphy and 1 Native with Paura & other chiefs.
Papaaroha at conference
Coolahan.
Mr. Coolahan and party.
Working well down towards bed rock, digging in the direction of the course of the main stream at their fork.
4
about 10 hrs.
¾ oz.*
One nugget of pure gold of the size of a large French bean, another, mixed with quartz of the size of a hazel nut, the largest yet found in New Zealand. Some dust also.
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New Munster Gazette 1852, No 30
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Gold Diggings Report and Findings
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources4 November 1852
Gold, Mining, Coromandel Harbor, Operations, Daily Report
15 names identified
- De Thierry (Messrs), Working on the S.E. side of Coromandel Harbor
- McDowell (Messrs), Working on the S.E. side of Coromandel Harbor
- C. Ring, Working in bed of stream
- W. McGregor, Working in bed of stream
- R. Hodgson, Working in bed of stream
- C. Heaphy, Working in bed of stream
- Mr. Ring, Prospecting
- A. McGregor, Prospecting
- Mr. Coolahan, Working in bed of the stream
- C. Ring, Working up tributary at bar
- W. McGregor, Working up tributary at bar
- R. Hodgson, Working up tributary at bar
- Mr. Ring, Cutting down bank at Old Bar for future use
- C. Heaphy, Papaaroha at conference
- Mr. Coolahan, Working well down towards bed rock