THE MINES.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 231, 18 July 1885, Page 2

THE MINES.

(From our Mining Reporter.) Friday, July 17. United Alpine.—The result of the first crushing since the previous cleaningup, appears in another column, and, ot itself, indicates fully, the character of the lode now being blocked-out. Inside the mine, there is no perceptible change to report. Mr Conradson has five stopes — 5 to 9 (inclusive) working,— coming south. They each show the usual average

width of stone, and quartz is coming to grass freely enough, only that the requisite complement of men has been pretty frequently interfered with of late, and reduced, through numbers of the hands changing about, leaving the district, and delays occurring whilst others, of course, were being procured to put in their places. The main rise to surface is through to No. 1, and this will be quite out of hand in about a week, when, it is expected, logging-up and centreing will be finished. Burns and party, tributers working leader above No. -1 level still blocking-out. Crush about end of this month. Mr Waters reports that the working of the battery and new machinery is giving great satisfaction.

United Italy.—The tributers comnenced crushing their parcel of stone, ibout 40 tons, on Monday morning ast; and by keeping the little 5-hoad mattery going full time, they expect having j t all through by this day week. There I s some mention of the company soon ! starting work again. Tyr Cornell.— Xo change, in leader. [\vo more hands are to be put on uexD week, thus nuking five,, in all, taking out stout?. Croesus.— Hie tributers, Acvjoliuo and ' party, cleaned-up on the ilthinst. Eighty ! six tons giving -Jloxs lOdwts ot retorted ; gold. The smallness of the crushing is ' due to the difficulty met with in keemii" a snfflnent number of men constantly at work. Operations have not since been resumed. Maruta.—Since last report, tributers have further exten led levd, following leader for a considerable distame. It maintains a good average thickness of a little under a foot, but in places, apparently carries very little gold. An incline shaft has been sunk where the lode first came in, after driving through the '• break." It is down 50 feet, at which depth the stone, which carries good payable gold, and averages G inches thick—cut out. As this may only be another " break," it will be sunk a few sets more, before commencing to blockout. Lykll Creek Extended.—Contractors started work at end of last week. Country, same as usual —hard.