MINE MANAGERS, REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 45, 22 February 1905, Page 5

MINE MANAGERS , REPORTS.

Hauraki Fiechold.—The crosscut into w wall of the Haurakl North,, reef ■Iβ being ccutlnued, aud stringers of quarts ami imneral seams are scowiug In the face, which, while being encouraging Indication*, ■slightly retard progress. Qperatious in Anderson's leader are being' continued with encouraging results. 'The' leader kvoks well, and cola is seen at' almcst every breaking down. The eastern slopes on the north reef have been suspended to enable the work or plcklug up the' level to be pit-sued on west, at which th-reo : shifts nre being: employed. Next week the crosscut should Intellect the Hauraki North shaft, which will open up a block o T . ground under wueve high grade ore, was obtained. Encouraging results have aJreadr been met with, as quartz showing strouar blotches of gokl have Iweu selected from the ground being passed through. U bavins broken awny from the reef when the level came together. Old Hauraki.—ln section. No. 1 tbe. lead . tLfrom Sin to 41n thick, well defined, ami tne country all that could be wished for ■Occasionally strong colours of gold tm> seen when breaking down the-lead. ' in No. 2 section nt tlio adit level a small load in the hanffinewnll of J>gi'e's lode has been discovered, and tsliont" 111) of piek"tt stone taken out. This- is. in the locality where rich so-ld was sot in L*s:gi?'s lode at that level. Tlip new lead referred, to In a previous report is bs*jug worked by th» company. Xo tiiluito;- has'any Interest in. tmt section, rt Is tfjfiui'red on th» h!»lioirt hill in thp romivuny's erouml. The wlnse is doti-u nhont. Rft. .-.!nl at that point tb? Ipud.. i.a fnl'y ISiu thick. ;>nil continues to c-ivp fairly rood projects by rtlsli and mortar tost. So far the prospects have been pretty consistent.