If the waverers, sceptics, and revilers of Coro mande], and especially the ridiculers of Coro mandel believers, could have seen the sight that met a visitor's eye to day at Mr. Woodin's office, on reef claim No. 5, . I think they would not have objected to have their noses rubbed against the " masses of gold " there from sheer enthusiasm, such as is developed in human breasts at the sight of heaps of the all-coveted metal. "In half-an-hour," to-day, 103 lbs. of the richest stone yet seen was taken out ; in the follow ing two hours 143 lbs. weight. Yet all this is nothing compared to the importance of " the size " of some of these stones ; tliere is no mistake in that stone being " reef-stone," mea suring 9£ inches in thickness, with bars of gold of a hand's width, running right across it. In a few days that claim may bring to light from 500 to COO pounds weight of such stone, rand thus we will see whether instead of the " iron " that now has entered many a shrinking soul, the precious metal will , not penetrates i deep enough into Auckland souls to stir themfrom their childish despondency^ A great deal more might be said on this snbjecfc, but such "a triumph " makes people generous,' and we Anil not harrow any human being's feelings at an hour when everybody < ought to be > i simply thankful for such splendid results,, the fore shadowing of a graud future for this country. The mill at the junction will now. also be at work soon, and events will follow thick and fast — events that will speak for themselves.
TARANAKI. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) March 3, 1863.
