MINES.

Te Aroha News, Volume 1, Issue 18, 6 October 1883, Page 2

MINES.

Premier G.M. Oo^-Tlie manager has \ [\m\ the men employed fixng a *n^ut at

the bottom of the main pa**, for passing' the quartz through from theupper levels trt the hopper. One hopper is now filled with quartz, and the other one will be filled*by the end of next week. The line from the top level in No. 2 reef to the surface is finished.

Colonist G.M. Co.—The ironwork foy the hoppei was sleighed up yesterday, and the hopper will be finished by next S iturd.iy. Th*» men art 1 now ensured laying a tram from the bottom of* the main pass in the tunnel to the top of the hooper. Four men me breaking qu.utz, two from the reef at the waterfall, and two from the reef at the old cross-cut; the two places being one hundred feet apart. The quartz now coming to hand us the be*t yet found in the miiK 1.

Nuw Find G. M. Co.—Mr H. McLiver, the Manager, ha* mads groat progress with the work iti hi* charge. All the tre-Hintr for the shoot is now being placed in position ana a tram irom tintwo low level* to the top of the shoot is laid. Should the line weather continue the whole of the works will be completed the end of next week.

by Wekahiko G.M. Co.—The manager continues stoping and forwaiding the quartz broken out to the hopper. The crushing from this mine will shape second to few if any in the field. Nice gold can be Been at every breaking down, and in the face of the drive. The reef is about three feet thick ; the quartz being of a soft brown curly nature. Similar stone was found about the Kauranui Hill in the old days of the Thames.

Waitoki G. M. Co.—About forty tons j of quartz is in the hopper ready for j forwarding the b.ittery." The manager continues stoping, and will have the hopper "full by the end of next week. A winzo is being Bunk to open out another level.

Waitoki Extended G. M. Co.—For the last few weeks continuous surface prospecting has been carried on ; this week a nice reef lias been discovered about 2 feet in thickness,. close to the boundary of the Little Wonder Licensed Holding. The manager intends, btripping the reef and cross cutting.

Diamond Gdlly G.M. Co.—The manager, Mr Audio w-., in breaking down the reef in the tunnel, got some nice kindly-look- j ing stone, showing tne reef improves in size and richness of the quartz as it is . driven on.

Alphabet G.M. Co.—A trial crushing of one ton of quartz was treated at the Waicron^omai buttery this week, and yio tied \t\c \c,;, s-ati >t wuiiy ret urn of six ouno a retorted >ld.

I:;vkrni:s- G.M C\. — Vhc cMi-Mmr;* 01 five tot:* or c.uaic^ wis ivhSmv.-o at Liie "VV'fioi-.u'gorn. i tuferv v^te'uay, returning the handsome y,vd of twenty-one , ounces fifteen dwts. retorted gold.

Canadian G.M. Co.—Mr T. Williams, who has been appointed managei, started work this week. From the favourable position of the ground a very short time should elapse before good payable dirt comes to hand.

Chance G.M. Co.—Mr Henry Goldsworthy, the manager, has had two men j employed prospecting this ground. The tiwt week's work uncovered a good-look-ing leef, about two feet thick, which on ueiug pounded gives a fair prospect of rich coarse

Indiana Licensed Holding (late Morning Star G.M. Co. — We understand tiie return from twenty-five tons of quartz, crushed at the oid battery, Te Aroha, returned from live to six dwts to the ton, a similar return to that obtained from the last trial crushing of this reef.

Welcome G.M. Co. — Work was resumed on Monday last, and two men have been occupied in jinking the winze. The country-is becoming 'Tiore kindly, and the leader when'broken has shown gold freely, ; some fair picked stone coming to hand on Thursda}'. Prospectors are tracing ihsrun of loose gold, and expect soon to set the reef which shed it. 'if .The reported- new discovery beyond the , premier Xx.M.. Go. turns out to i be a fipelooking lode frqni four to sixfe,et thickv At present no 'gold can be" seeA in the quarf ?' )"' " r ; -uL i