Splendid samples of plumbago and some shotty gold have been brought in from the Wainuiomata Valley, between the Hutt and the Wairarapa ranges. Several lumps of plumbago are quite pure. The parcel altogether is about one cwt.
Tags: Newspaper ProspectingNelson Evening Mail 06 Jun 1879
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