THE MINES.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 239, 12 September 1885, Page 2

THE MINES.

(From our Minting R :pout;-:h.i Friday, Sept. 11. United Alpine.—The output of quartz from this mine is being steadily maintained, and all the stopes beimj worked inside, show <joo I faces of stone. Last

month's result,—of 670 ounces retorted, from 703 tons, is :i splendid yield, and close up to that for the prev ousone. There is nothing new to report regarding the working of the block in No. 6 level. Stone is coining to grass freely, and as will be seen by the above, gives a steady and

highly payable average. On the 3rd j instant, the north block was got in a . short cross-cut from the rise, 15 feet under 1 No. 5 level; and the drillings from a 3 leet hole, in the solid, gave a good sliovvy prospect. The foot-wall having been stripped to get the underlay, Mr Conrad - sen dropped 20 feet further down, and after putting in 20 feet more, of a crosscut, got into the foot-wall formation in 20 feet: a few feet more, and a body of gold-bearing stone was again struck (Thursday night last). When this has been stripped, a pretty close calculation of the general underlay can be made ; and it is then next intended, to cross-cut for the block, from the rise, at a point 180 feet above No. 6 level.

Orcesus.—Accolino and party are still working the reef over No. 2 level. It is 18 inches thick, and composed of a different description of stone to that before the " break." Battery running one sliiit a-day.

Lyell Creek Extended.—Contractors making fair headway ; the ground, if anything, being rather easier than before. Maruia. —Hart and party have completed the rise and winze, thus connecting both levels. Blocking-out on the leader sunk upon in the winze, was commenced this week.

Tyr Connell.—Six hands engaged blocking-out on leader, —the number of stopes working, being smaller than before by reason of some of the stone, in places, having fallen off in quality.

United N.S.W.—I L\vo men have been cutting track, and getting things in order preparatory to starting the level from Deep Creek.

Larnach. —I'his Company has been successfully floated, and a meeting of the shareholders was to be held at Mr Hindmarsh's office, yesterday, for the purpose of considering future operations.