MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 48, 3 May 1884, Page 2

MIN IN G NE WS .

Battfky. — Tlic return? of amalgam for the wool; ending April 28tli wore as fullowa :—: —

By a typographical error in onr last issue the yield of amalgam from tlie New Find tailings was made to appear much sn)aller than it actual!}' was. The quantity (squeezed in cold water) obtained for two day's run with 1G herd mis being 74 ounces, instead of 17, as then stated. The tailings were from the stuff then being crushed nfc the battery, and the trial may be regarded as a fair jvvcrnge of the whole. The long spell of dry weather hah materially affected the water supply, which is now insufficient to keep the whole force of the battery going at full speed. A day or two's rain is much needed to fill the races ngain.

Colonist. — Tlio contractors in the low level are making 1 good headway in driving, but the country has during the "week been considerably tip h tor than before. The face is now in over 40ft, being about half the distance at which it is expected the reef will be struck. The winze in the intermediate level is down about 25ft. A little water has been met with in sinking, bu6 not y«'t in sufficient quantity to mateiiiilly retard* tne work. Tne reel' maintains its size, being now about fift wide, nmi yielding good crushing dirt ; some of the stone got out wit.iin the last few days having shown gold even more freely than usual. Tncre is nothing of more thau ordinary importance to relate

concerning the stupes, wliieli continue to proilnco y\-nfp of tfonitynvnvasfe quality.

Canadian. — A commencement hns been* iniide on the winz»\frnm Hie upper level, nivl it is now aboni ?fft- ilown, The horse of mullock which split tue reef in the level lias given out-, and in the bottom tdi ore is n fine compact lode over sft, i»r width. About 30ffc hns yet to be sunk to rench the required dep.fh.' «The winze is 251'fc from the Qolonist boundary, and, when through to '"tho level below, will open up a nice block of ground. The trinl crushing now going on nb the bnttery gives promise of a payable yield, but it will be some days before the actual result is known.

New FiNTh — The winze on the No. 2 reef has now been sunk to a depth of 40t'fc, and it is satisfactory to know that, in this, the inos'. important work at present in hand so Far as the future of the mine is concerned, the show of gold is still very encouraging. The foot and hanging-wall veins have now come together and formed a strong compact. lode, about 4ft in thickness. Tin- w/iter is not so troublesome as might have been expected, and the contractors are takiny advantage of the fine weather to push on tue work as quickly as possible In the Arizona level things continue to look as healthy as usual. The reef in the north end is still yielding excellent crushing stuff, and the show in hot'i leading stopo* is no less promising than before. Work in the south f.ice is yet at a standstill, pending the completion of the contract in the opposite end. Both from the stopes on the No. 2 reef and from those in the hitrhcr part of tl»e claim, quartz of fair qualify is being procured. There is not much change to report in the low level so far. It was expected that after the buck reef was crossed good working country would have been met with, but it is still liar I, ami doe* not break at all well. Some GO or 70ft has yet to be driven to reach tue line ol the No. 2 reeF.

Hisuo. — The confcrict for putting in a low level ims been let nt IDs (Jd pei foot, ami work commenced. The crossentting of the re a f in the drive above i 9 still going ou, the foot-wall not having yeb been re.ich.ed.

Wellington. —The drive on the leader is being pushed ahead, and with an encouraging degree of success. The vein keeps up its size, varying from G to 12 inches in thickness.

Waiouongomai. — The small block over the upper drive towards the Wellington boundary is being taken out to the surface. Excellent prospects of loose gold are obtained, and colours are occasionally visible in the stone The lower drive is in over 20 feet, and the vein has there increased in size to about 18 inches. It has also improved in quality, gold being now more frequently visible in the solid quartz than at starting.

Chance. — A good looking leader has been cut iv the lo»ver drive, supposed to be the same as that worked on above. It is at present rather broken and no gold has yet been seen in it, but the quartz ha*; a very favourable appearance.

Eureka. — The reef in the low level is still lavye, ami is yielding *fone of fair quality. In some of the stuff broken down during 1 the week gold wns frequently visible. There is no change to report in the intenuediote drive.

Inverness. — No quarfu has bcpn broken down this week in the rise from the low level. Some days weie occupied in timbering the ground, and since then the vein has been gfohuj up in the country. Another breaking down of the reef will probably take place on Monday or Tuesday

osw. chvts. Now J?ind ... Colonist 351 12 283 14

New Find Colonist 357 0 288 0

The resulb in melted gold is as follows :

07.. (1 hvt. Now Find—from 371 tons 130 ft 1.0 Colonists — iioin 553 tons 10b2 G

The totals for the month omling sumo date were :—: —

The usual monthly retorting took place on Tuesday, with the following results :

Now Find— ls hi«ail Colonist — 20 liuikl Ofs. (1 268 Iwt. 10 0