MINES.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 16, 29 September 1883, Page 2

MINES.

PnuMiKß. —The hopper,'shoot, and mine tram have been completed during the week, and the manager has commenced tipping the qu.ute stacked in the lowlow level and pass into the hoppor, which will hold nbotit 160 tons. The mine m now in a position to send large quantities of qu.irtz to the buttery. The rise from top lewl, No. 2 jf»ef, to surface will he through in about awe ok, and the quarts! coming to hand all shows som^ gold, a good deal being very rich. Vulcan.- Driving on the Premier reef eastward is being continued. The quartz tend country jiks becoming more i'uvorable in appearance, occasional dubs of gold aro seen in the stone. The manager in trying to arrange t<» have 50 tons crushed as sonn as possible. Colonist. —The level and pass being complete the manager started driving with, from the top of the winze, on the main reef. Tho position carried in t.'ta drive is about oisrht feet of the centra of the reef, and tiie quartz coming to hand is i»'ftfr than was expected ivy the m-nt Minsruine. Qoid is visible in almost every stone, and inovory breaking down art* seen luautitie*? of soft brawn nutty look! tig '{w-n'tx, which whyn broken shmv-s black !>.u>(]^ suiiui an im'h U'de, .sniot.i yd with fine gold. F'-om th,» fuels that;iood gold luiN been found .ill alon/n tho «uv it" for over 300 feet LVoin tho f.icy <>f tho dri.© (one nidi; of which ia fully 12 ivet from tho wa!!of Urn iodo)uuda9(i»>*ou.traciiT of tho rock and qu-'trlz is all that could bo • Itjwir ,'ij. 'sliaralioider-. may form <mnj ii]\u\ of the value of their property. The hopjK'ix and mine cuniioctiuiH will be n'ni-lied next week. Nkw KtNi>. —At lant the «h'n ictor.s liavo iuuuU thut although gold »v«« vStttt'itig t-How

in flu i'.\ v in tw 'i <»!• three different places, sonic mm'm.j, «.h neee^ary to be done in it. Work is now being* energetically t'.irriod on undei the mipervision of Mr Hngli Mi'Liwr, to uii'Un great credit is due for the am >unt oC work done within tin) ],»vji month. In addition to quarrying out about eight f>'"t of quartz from the ol.! I'.hv, has been connnenced from Nil 1 '>'V''l. w iivli is li'iw connected \v id i.i ■ stii f ice. Th ' crosscut to intersect the kv i,.m tio J"> inn>ud (hilly bound iry is in nb'Mti 4* 1 1"rt v ind in about 20 feel Dior" tin' r^"!' v!)..ii)d be in 1 band. The win/.f r- do. mi ,;'.>. )iit W feet I'roui the cap of iheiv-f. Ther* i f, which has been so lon u iv>i>!<_iud, is i'l.ucl bv exports sis haulls s-ei mivi to ,:tn on he held. Foialont 50 feet , Vp" t! I- <vp ol the 'ode, whicli isabo is four ie 1 wi ! •, ui''d >> iK^elv scon well distnluiled I'loi'i will to wall t}irouy;li the quiil/. N%'nih i^ . \|> i*tod to cm h s"*«'ond to u v in.iU'S at To Aroh.i. Tlie bhoot, lioppii* and mine <'<'!in«vtions will bo eomplc to in time ioi t!i ■ -Laitiug of tho tram- \\ ,iy. 1)1 \monM) (.Jn.ri.— V iv ins;- on the reef lin*- been ■ oiM";e')ei\|, ami the country in the i i (> ■ s 'i'i!b !o !>' ivi ['roving. Som * nice bloti h o:' <;o ! d n • seen in the stone. "WiMc \hi, .co v\'> Wmiom. — Tho uunit^ei is stow m „ tie (|ua.'l/ com lit;;' to hand from tlu siopv's ni ti • h.ijiper p.uldoek and evei s .n.iili.iv > ira !'. Som.' inland qn.irtz i- no.\ in i! v 1 iiop i, „ <md Mr Cuueion e.\- ]),'». ts it i l>t> ch<i >, hi> iir->t month's cru>hmj; that i)io '„ y ''l ii> M'lai'iy wi'l be rii.sl an., in qM.inti;\ nt ii .mybehinl. V\ i i.' >\i — CI" ( ! mi !i is be n formed in( i a com; n\ . d ibo'it *J"> >') are now in >."d lor w > xii.j. wlikh wil bo cdium -in ed nnui' us >t !\,! \ , WifriM;! <\ — T.rs rompany, whicb owns tb ' (..'._! W' i!i ut mi md 'L.m> Llee^s-d llo!diu & i, ii.ii m. ii.m pio>[) i iiii'4 mi Li nio^t favor.ihle cijcumst mces, h,i\ ing £4 )0 to uvdit, aijil be'ni>* in the mid^t of the golden el uiii-.. It will be lenieinbered th..t\eiN litli sfiine w.h discovered here befoie in mh d' k .idei^, which will now be thor mgli!\ te-t> ii. Kuk.'.ka. — Ti- l\iinpany have made arrm^eiii'iir ioi ten !i._<ul of stampers to be pi ut.d lit th' ii di-,p i>,i| \\hen lequired, and lii\i' d'^,l '--.d <>i ti'jii i serve shares foi ;ii ' pmpo c oi iiKikii'4 coiinettioiis with ili' ( '"i i*\ 'niu Tiiii Aork will hi. ivii nil \4\ 4 itii .it I'iite. Pi:im ; Imim i; \^ — Tiii- Company is about b mt_ '" Hini-dii'MUM" the La t Chine .in. i liiiKv. laijv.id Licenced Ilo'dMig^. AVhen woik i-> eomi.i -in. dwe hope to hear a good account tiom the mine. L\YiiUM:-s._ The tijal pa.cil of five tons. wut> biou^ht down tlie tuimway yesterda}*, and will be unshed on Monday. The propneto's expect it will yield soz. to the ton. A Lontui' t ha-- been b't to cbivo 100 feit fr.)'n the !• 'pp'", which is beingluii't on ii. ui.ii!i 1 1 am way ; tint) will be u> <i v lien conn.. 1 d w t th the top level as a mea^s. of ti-r.sil Jm the quartz. rit.vu I/f.tA-ii' ll«'i bi\c— Some very ni< > j40,( ! ii -;miu has b e»i found in a binall lead i uu'inu iU>> \\,'ek. I*'. Cr i iiM. — ,\ ioii ol -it'-n wih brought dowii tin 1 tiau.u i\ \esti_rd'v fiom thU claim, and i- e\p.'Cf''(l to une mote than a pa\iii)'e. Ie ult. b\ dining dmiig' the wet k t>. 'i>' i c.'t tli.i nii.'i 1» id. M', Mr Un'dswoiih^ <ut .i siiidl! vein catrviug \ i r\ ui-ul ■j."'"]. iiAiiuiv^i -.ii'i'.wi'-MiiA f s. — It h.is been ajiiin^ d rh..t me P'cirji, X 'w Find and LV'hHii-l. die t<> >t .r< \\irh ten lead ol st nipt i - "iiv.li : tlit' it m lining" ten head will b« u^. d by the W.utoki and Werahiko.