OUR MINES.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 22, 3 November 1883, Page 2

OUR MINES.

PitEMiEit G.M. Co,— The quartz coming, from this mine still keeps its appearance of good general crushing dirt. II is rare to see gold so evenly distributed 'through u reef , u ml since 'the fir*t shot wits fired in the mine, it would be difficult to kn<\w if ono day's breaking down was tetter than another. The quartz going to the battery is from No. 2 reef,' whjeh # th-\ m inager considers as good a«' No' 1 'from which next month's crushing" will bo taken. • , ,Ooi/>N|ST G.M. Co. — No change has' taken place in this mine ; the quartz broken from both faces is being sent to tKe mill, and in appearance i« as usual. Gold is seen at every breaking down, and a eoofl prospect is always obtained when any of the stone is pounded, and also from the loose rubble. The drive put in \>v tho Canadian Conipany.hity. cut? the reef in the Colonist ground, w ith gold freely visible in the quartz This' is nearly- 300 feet from the top of the winze, and it is now pr >ved th»t the run of gold is unbroken for this length. Judging from this and the great width of payable quart* in the reef, the prospects of this miti3 are certainly very good. Nkw'Fimd Ct.M. Co.— The appearance of the lodt>. and the quartz (N>>. 2 reef); is everything that could b<: do-i red. Tho roof Ktill continue a'wall-(T'fin;il body of -ton- 1 , about four feet, throughout \vhioh : j gold is evenly- and freely . distributed. Little doubt exists that the returns will be satisfactory to the shareholders. Wkiiahiko & Waitoki G.M. Co.'s.— The battery hoppi'r* aro full of quartz | from thp.RO mines, and the manager is confident that the Wewhiko -crushing will : yield as well as any on the field. The i some of the Waitoki is not considered so rich, but as the reef is large and the country easy, lower grade quartz will pay, and steady payable returns may bb ex- j pec ted. | Vuloan. — Prospecting the Premier lode lias been vigorously carried on, and the manager reported last week he had discovered nice gold in a large body of quartz, which seamed to be a reef striking into the one on which he has been working. Some stone tiken from the cap of the lode shows gold freoly, and resembles the quartz in the No. 1 Premier reef, of which it ia either a branc-h or the continuali'»n. ; Alphabet G.M. Co. -For the last few weeks the manager, Mr John Goldsworthy, j has been engaged driving a low level in the F portion of the Company's property. The cross-cut was driv ?n from the creek level for a distance of 40 feet and cut the reef. Driving on the reef east and west for a distance of about 50 feet each way lias been carried on, and gold was seen the whole distance ; the reef appears to be of larger dimensions driving west. A rise has been put up to the No. 1 level, a distance of 35 feet, to connect the upper and lower levels, The completion of the above works opens a large block of ground all ready for stoping out. We have no doubt the quartz from the block will give a good account of itself on being crushed at the battery. Moa, No. 2.— A party of men have been engaged sinking a winze on the No 3 reef ; they are now down a distance of 20 feet, the reef bein^ 2 feet in thickness, the country beini? '.$ll that could be desired. Prospecting other portions of the ground has been vigorously carried on, with vej-y encouraging results. Vermont G. M. Co.— The manager, Mr 'Chas. Hay reports : Since starting work in tlr: Vermont Company's ground we have been stripping on the cap of a well defined reof, (in the northern portion v of the ground near where the Waiorongomai Company are now working) three feet in width, running nearly north and south, in which we can see dabs of gold in the stone when breaking out. I now intend to put a drive in along the course of the reef, so as to teat it at a deeper level.