THE MINES.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 235, 15 August 1885, Page 2

THE MINES.

(From our Mixing Reporter.; Friday, August 14. United Alpine.—Last month's crush£ave considerably over the splendid average of an ounce to the ton, so that it will be seen, as the block in No. 6 is risen in places, the gold must be getting heavier. There are six faces of stone now open in the stopes,—the newest of them having j„st been opened in the north end: the reef in the one below, shows lo leet ot clean solid stone, and m the others, it varies in bulk about the same as usual. The ordinary quantity of mullock hangs around. The stone got during the rise contract, is now being taken out from under the main pass : it is only 3ft. in the bottom, just now, but widens towards the tap. Mr Conradson has commenced cross-cutting for the north block, irom the uprise,"at a point about 35 feet below No. 5 level. Its direction is northerly. The country is found to lay flatter than expected, cons /(juenthy a gieater distance may require to be gone over, before getting on the stone. It is not a bit improbable, however, that a change of country may discover the block [it any moment. Burns and party, leader tributers, are now crushing at the Croesus mill.

United Italy.—The leader tribut-ers who had their first crushing ] as t month, have noticed the company ofthe termination of their agreement. Tenders are elsewhere called, for working the big reef for 12 months ; they close on the 22ud inst.

Maru.a —Since last report, very little additional work has been done in sinking winze,—the tributers deciding to work from intermediate level, have been uprising from the same, to strike bottom of winze. Connection is nearly complete, after which some blocking-out will be done.

Lykll ( keek Extd.—Level going ahead stea lily, hut as the country is hard progress is necessarily slow. Now that tins work is subsidise 1, sum.'thing more may be heard ot the roek- Irill, pvaa^s.