MINES.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 20, 20 October 1883, Page 2

MINES.

Pr >mier. — Quirrz is bahi-r broken from No 2 reef, and as usual most of it shows gold. The lode look- wijll in the rise and stupes, riiu manager intends to crush from this i-jyf lor the first month, and from No. 1 lor the second. The hoppers are full of [Wirt'/j and everything in readiness for tiie tramway. It is expected tluit at the first retorting the old favourite will hold her own against nil coiners. Colonist. G. M Co. — Quartz is still being quarried out of the main ree.f, gold being ! seen frejly in the reef and the quartz broken out. There seerrn an almost unlimited qnintity of qmrtz fur ofiio.jing, most of v. iieh shows more or less gold, and J w 1^ aiitoniVied at tho prospect obt lined I'r ttu potm liu<r a small bit of \-'\\tn soft juirtis in which no gold w.is \ i-jible. New Fill. (i. M Co. — Immense quant(th'B if [ i.irlz have been s'lotdown fr.un tho old fu:e in which gold was freely seen, riu? N • 2 roe:" has b on iMCjrs^ofci'd, the hid.; '> • ijfc >m >o*3d of! soi't kin I . y lo.»scj ing quit la l'oiir tev't, in &00A country, >yell djlinnly and showing gold freely I'rom will t » will. Two pp ees of quart/, from the footw.ill Wv-re tc* ted and gave t^ -i at to t'l ■ Ih, .md tw > *U >ii)d from tho foocw.ill w.'i^liiiu t'io'i^ 11^ vi'ldid Oh dwr of msit.'d g 'ld. The present levol about 60 feet of hick- and from this bio 'k the company hop.; for a good divi.lend. Hopper and mine connections are all complete. Welcome. G. M. Co. — During the earl} part of the week a portion of the leader was broken down in the winze and some very good picked stone .secured, the gold being freely seen through the solid stone, intermixed with minerals. The leaders are tast coming together, only about six iuches of mullock now dividing them in the bottom of the winze, and it is expected that after the junction the body of th>* quartz will be larger and the gold richer. Eure.kH. G. VI. C». —The rise from the ! low level is now up thirty four feet from i the roof <>f the level. The ground has been rather tight this last month, the j leef h-ing a little broken up but some! very nice looking stone in ii and prospects well. The winze is about forty five feet down with good country, and very good cruih nsi dirt coming- to hand every breaking luwn. Sliarw'iolders niiy b » confident ot ,ettn; - hpi ndid crush n»■ stuff from up till id ■ t>i' th i iise, theie b 'ing good £ ))il hh «w n^- all the w i> d mvd the winze. Ir Hi I' 4 i is waiting until the wudthor til: >s ii i to -nrwv 1" r the tramway to i-oiiiiL'ft w uli lii* •■oiiiity t 1 unway. Cati-idi.in. G. At Co. -Th • new nidua^er, \lr\Vi.. ,hn, .-> vinnu.'u fg iti ig piyablo i^olH ii, t'tis miue. Tliu C -l>>nist contains u;ood g<d a-« f.ir a> th" "Canadian" i>oundv\, rid ,i dn. 'is b -ing put in to inter •• -t the n:.i >* 1 i low t luvel, which will ; . l "')\e il' the gold is dipping in to the Cau.iin.il. rfoin i .su'face prospecting is ulso b "in j, r in ied on. Ye: nont. U. M. Co.— Within the last few d iys work his b""u . r turned in this groui- I. The man.iger reports having cut a nice looking reef about 3 feet thick, in which a little gold can be seen, which, on being pounded, gives very encouraging prospects. The reef appears to be the same one as is now beina: worked, by the W.iioromroirui Company. Alma Licenced Holding. — This ground adjoins the Waitoki Extended Gold Mining Company. A party of men have been employed prospecting the ground, and a well defimd reef about 4 feet thick has been uncovered, which yields fair prospects on being pounded. Inverness. G. M. Co. — The gold from this Company was purchased by the Bank of New Zealand at £3 5s Id per oz. Alphabet Company. — The small parcel of stone ti eated by the Battery Company yielded 6oz to the ton. The gold was assayed by the Bank of New Zealand, and valued at £3 9s Id per oz. Waitoki and Werahiko. G. M. Co. — Every tiling in these mines is ready for the battery. The hoppers are full of quartz, and the quartz coming to hand shows gold very freely. Thequartz from the Werahiko closely resembles that found in the rich patches at Waiteknuri. Almost 200 tons of quartz are in the paddock and drives, waiting till the hoppers aie ready for taking it. Waiorongomai. G. M. Co.— The manager is now engaged driving on the reef, towaids the Vermo.it boundary. The reef is about 4 f net-wide ; gold can be seen at every bieakin^ d.»wn. Phoenix. G. M. Co. — In prospecting the cap of the reef this week stone showing culors of gold was obtained. Driving tj intersect the reef at a lower level is b^ing continuul. Tho manager expects to be undei Hie cap of the reef, in a few weeks. Army G. M. Cr>. — Tho manager, Mr W Go'daworthy, has the men empoyed working in tb.it portion of the ground kuown as the Te Aroha, on No 3 reef; the rocf avev».r s 4 feet, no gold is visible; but on \ pounding tho btu.ie good pro.<p..cls can bo i jbtain d.