MINING NEWS.
Oi.d Man Gance. „ * The rich vein of stone struck in White’sCompany mine last week,:' has beeii driven . on for 15ft., and is still continuing carrying in thickness from 9 tci 12in., showing good gold. This shoot is thought to be the continuation of the rich shoot that Mr White got ?a large quantity of gold.' from <m the surface. This will give the Company a great height of backs to work. THd mana ger will commence to stope out these quartz as soon as the Company, can get. timber on the mine. The prospects of the mine are improving adthe tunnel'is extend-* ingin the hill.’ : li' v .' . . t ■ Lvthgoe and Grey, have commenced to sluice This claim turned put a large quantity of old last season from a slipped reef, which is’supposed- to • hive slippe 1 fmm the reef-that is o unniiigtJirouvh the Cast Chance and Old Man Range claims. The slip quartz that is being sluiced is very rich,, and-there is ;n'o <ioubt rho main reef; when found. will’ he-of the same quality.
M£ryvn and«aven Itave .rpsde a start, and we hear that-ifl;a , sport timers battery will be ereoted&m tips v w«jj. knoivn claim.
’MacstW* Annual RETDB'Ni 1 1883-84; ; ~ The. tnl owing incecesfitig -tables contain the corree yields from; o.nr quartz mines, and have been , compiled by Mr Jas.; F. Healey. Tho returns puhij died by some of our contemporaries a- fe\v Weeks back were incomplete, and in the-ease of the In vincible claim incorrect:
The above yield is from about 3701) tons of stone, averaging ISdwts. to tho ton. The Invincible Reef. * The retain from the Invincible Co.’s mine at the Head of the Lake, is the highest in the County this season, namely, 1 lS4oz. 21 wt. 19gr., - the outcome of six cik s which wer- produced ■ with great ie ? ulaiity, a* follows: Ounces. Dw s. . Grains. 117 12 0 149 15 0 171 0 0 . . 421 ‘ 15 21 168 9 16 155 10 6 Making a total of TlSdoz. 21ts. l.'grs. Tlia reef is from 4ft to ‘Sib. wile,'and there is a good -show of profitable work in ho mine tor many y iars, to come. : .
ozs. dwts. grs. Tipperary ... . 1060 0 0 Premier . i058 4 O Gladstone . . 427 0 0 Now All Nations . . 236 c 0 Garibaldi ... 213 14 0 Homeward Bound. .. 112 7 O' Ladyo Payie '' . . S3 1 0 Keep-it-Dark 44 0 0 Mountain Maid .. 40 .15 O Treasure ... .. 15 17 21 Bachelors .. 10 10 O Albion ... , .. 5 10 0 3316 18 21
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Dunstan Times, Issue 1173, 22 August 1884, Page 3
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