THE MINES.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 221, 9 May 1885, Page 2

THE MINES.

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Friday, May 8.

Un'lTkd Alpine.—Work at the mino is n ,/l swing, and the nmber of hands getting quartz has been 'ier«asecl of late, so aa to in wet the demand of the battery which is now running full time, and, of course, reducing a good bulk of stone. Good proc e SS j s be' vg made with the ii l ling-in i.se up to the surface. A chamber it at present be : *£ constructed, after the completion of which, the thing will veiy soon be out of hand for good. Work in the slopes is being actively carried on, and there are only fon? taces of stone being wrought just now, f -em which the mil' is being supplied. The faces in No. 4 stope are still being worked from both ends, to meet; and show a good reef m both places. Nos. 5 and 6 were both started on the north end of the block, and are being worked to the south. The former, is at present being taken out five sets wide, with stone all the way across. No. 6, has also made into a much larger sized reef than what it was when first started, and now shows a fine width of clean stone. All the outside works, which were being put in order during the stoppage, are out of hand ; and the only remaining item is the erection of a stable at No. 6. The tributers, at work above No. 4 level, are still blocking-out on their leader, which keeps the usual size of 4 and 5 inches thioi. Everything at the mill is working like a clock, and the new machine has made a very favorable impression ; although the number of beats per minute is not quite up to the contract, this is a matter which will be easily

m;t< lie 1 when tiie Dow p uiwu wheal com«s to hand.

Unjtsd Italy—Tributerj rising on,and block l 'ng south en leader. About l k 2 leet mr>"o will bring th« highest »to]ie up to the old tunnel overhead. Stone varies in size but always caiv'es good gold.

Tyii Connell. —Thr«e hands on l»lork-inir-out leader. No 1 ptopo has bem v • i td fiid of level; 2. 3 rml 4 a « l- rt " \g wrought on average tbiekn*ss of "iom\ the smaller pa o* showing coarse gold i*i placos.

Oraiisus. —The 'haters are woi'k' \ No. '2 Uvel, and have three good faeas »f stone open, eonrng south, towards; m"' i r'sfl. Sze varies between 1 and 8 f«ei. Jveiwaen 80 and 40 tons of stone to

grass.

Maruia. —This rr ne has just been l«t for a t«: m of tribute, to Hart and pariy ; and, considering past yields when it was in active work, the properly should be heard a lot more of, before tang.

Lyrll Crekk Extd. Contractors making steady progress with extension of Kivel. The ground shows no signs of a aliunde from its usual hard character.

Larnach.—This ground comprises the old No. 2 Upine lease, and the greater portion of what belonged to the South British. It is right end on, and close up to the United Alpine, and considering the promise and permanency of that Co's future, as its ground is beinsr developed, the holders in the Larnach will surely not dttlay much in making a start to work.