MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 34, 26 January 1884, Page 2

M I NING N E W S.

Nkw Find.— The encouraging result of the operations in tho Arizona tunnel, has I done much to inspire confidence in the minds of those who had pictured to themselves un era of great depression as the outcome of the stoppage of the battery. Tli* 1 reef has now been cut through from wall to wall. It is over five feet in thickness, and shows stone as good, if no* better, than any ever before taken from the mine. A start has been made driving northward on the lode, and when this drive luir proceeded some litt'e distance I a southward drive will be commenced. Tho contractors driving on No. 2 reef are making first rate headway through good working country. The wages iften are engaged in the stopes on this reef. Weiiahiko.— We are glad to be in a position to state that operations in this mine will be resumed on Monday next. The remainder of the block between Nos. 1 and 2 levels will be sloped out. The manager estimates that there is still between 300 and 400 tons in this block. PitKMiHu. — Four wages men have started work in this mine. They have been engaged in timbering up the workings and quartz will not be broken for some days. Waiorongomai. — Tenders were received on Thursday Just for silking a winze 60ft on the 1 reef intersected in the crosscut in the Virginia section. This coss-cut is in 70ft, and the lode is 6ft in thickness showing a good deal of gold. The lowest tender was that of William Joy and party 23s b'd per foot. Invj:hni<,s.s.— The manager is in dairy expectation of cutiiiij" tliu reef in the low level. This work has now progressed 180 feet through an excellent class of country — soft tnfaceous sandstone. Last week a small auriferous seam Ol quartz was intersected, which augurs well for the reef. Phcexix.— The junction has not yet been readied, but the leaders driven on are producing excellent stone. The quartz which is highly mineralised and sho'vs frequent | blotches of fine gold, very much ref>ein- ! oling that from the New Pi bice Imperial, Thames. Hkuo. — Mr H. T. Howe reports, under •hit- tlu 35tli instant, that he has coiuiii -need to Hiik in (lie lode irom tin- U|>p<>r woi kings, and haxshol down a ton of wiy good ht'»n ', seam - cf fine gold being oft -n met wiih, and in sum • of tho yolid blocks small patches of gold are seen, lie leris quite sati fii-d the. stone, will he p 13.11>]?, altiion^!) tin- ieef i* a monitor in size, and aiivthiir likeaiiouncvtot.it.' ton he thinks will lie very good. Ai-iMiADKr.— The driving contract in tlu Mo.i No. 2 In, been lot for JOs per foot to Will-, and parly. DiAJiuM) (Jui.L\. — A contract will he let in this mine 10-d.iy for driving b"U feet more or |.' b s to intei'acct the New Find .\u. 2 reci.