MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 67, 13 September 1884, Page 2

MINING NEWS.

The W.iioron^om ii Co.'s crushing was finished early this week, the yield from the 36 tons heiiiif 53ozs. 3dwts 12ijiv. r !torte<l tfold There are now 20 stumpers truing for the New Find Co., L 5 for the Colonist, nnd 5 for the Canadian. Nkw Find — T<iere is not mnch change to note in any of the workings. The pxiension of the low level is bein# continued noithwarda but the reel" is rutiier poor, ati<l it would auem that tho

west ol t ie ,s lot, of gol I there, ha*; now h.'on driven tirourh. T.iere i.s still 1 stroii'/ compact, lo le hut t.h" stone i* liff'reut from ti;»t on (..he run, being hrii- 1 an 1 close, .and t.iouufli it shows a little i*r> ! t i ii vair s -\reely hi ccmsi lere I payable. Goo! progress is being 1 mil* 1 vviti 1 the winze starte 1 last week in tip Arizona le el. The reef is there of large size and continues to yield excellent crushing 1 .stuff as sin'ving 1 goe-> on. F.om the slopes in thi.s level, an 1 in the upp'T workings, a*< well as l'ro'n those in t it; low level, an ample supply of piyingilirt conies daily lo M.md. Colonist. — From t!ie interne liafe working-! m t.iio winze between the No 2 and low levels, very good !-.ton j his Uvn obt'iini'd during the week, an I ihlook of tiling in crushing has cous\(ii'iit,iy gr.Mtly improve 1. Diving i.i Lroinj on soutinvard in t to low level, lmt so f r nothing- of any importance, his been di^eowre 1. A little yfo.d con-inn i s to '•how in the stone, hut hanlly yei sufficient to m tke ir, wort'i sen lin< t,o tne battery. B >tter stuff is dailv loo'<e I for as the drive exten Is. [Siiu'e t it 1 t'orcroing was written, news has co ie to han I of first, class stone Iving got in the iufcei'MK' lute woridii^s mentioned a'tove. The stuff broken down y 'sterd «y was tie best that has yet, been fouu I in any part of the mine, and the show in the face is still very g<>o I.J (Janauivn. — Tiie lo le Mipposed to lie William ■■,'-. in the low level has been further opened up, but without any st trtini»- result. Fair cms linij dirt is hoiu# #ot in the surface block f:om the i.-ir^er vein near its junction wit.) the Hero reef, and fro n that part of the mine a considerable amount of pav.ible stulT is likely to be obtained. There has been a marked improvement during- the week in the stuff put tnrough at the battery. Diamond Gullry. — Grool geneial stuff i.i still being- got in stoping 1 . There is a large lot of stone st.icke 1 in the mine ready to be sent to the battery, but it will be some weeks yet befor tne contractor has the shoot and hopper completed. Phemier. — The winze that was started on the No. 2 reef in the old level durin» the wet weather is still being 1 carried on. The reef looks w?ll, and, about two feet of it on the hanging wall side, shows a fair sprinkling of gold. It has now been sunk on to a depth of eight feet, and should the same show continue downwar 1 a gO"d size 1 blocc of pay ible ground is likely to be opened up. (Surface operations are suspended until this block receives a fairf.rial. Wkllimgto.v. — The quartz on hand is about to be sent to tiie battery, and will probably be crushed early next week. The return is expected to be payable. Waioiioxgomai. — Operations are being continue! m that part of the mine from which most of the stuff in the recent crushsng was obtained. From the 30 tons treated the yield was 53ozft, 13 Iwts 12grs, or aboul l£ ounces per ton, a vei'v sutisf ictory return. It is al-»> in conteuplatioii to start a low level in conjunction with the Vermont Co. to open up the ground neai t uit Company's boundary, where payable gol 1 is believ • 1 exi-t. This work is likely to be cmume.ice 1 \ery and is of niu'-i importance, as it will largely affe t tiie future of both companies. Vekmont — Tiie tunnel partly drhen som 'time since to cut the Welcome reef below the upper horse track, is again being canied on, but, it will have to be exten io>i some distance yet before tiie lode is reached. Notninir is being done at present, on the vein from which tiie late paynb co as.iing was got, as it cannot >ie worked to advantage until the low level, which it is proposed to put in witn the Waiorongomai Co is completed, .in i give-s tiie. reipinvd lacdities. Inverness. — Gold, which was lost sight of for a short distance in driving the upper level, is again showing, and during the week splendid loose prospects iiave been obtained as well as a fair show in tiie stone. bVom the lea ling stope some of the best .slull' got in the mine for sometime past has been taken nitiiin the last lew Mays, an I tiie look of things in the. other slopes is also r iti^factory. Negotiations for the battery are still pending and are likely shortly to be successfully complete I. A machine site and water sight have bee.n applie I for, and, belore many months have elapsed, we hope to see the Company crushing with their own plant. Mvy Qukion. — The winze near the Lucky Hit boundary is now down' 18 or 20 feet and good payable stone is still being found. A slide was met with some days ago, which, was feared, would cut off the gold, but this has not proved to be the case as the stuff that has b.-en ,got out since the break in the reef was passed through is quite equal to anything that was found above. In the tramway level there is stilt a fine look : ng reef and at times n fair show of iold until some more work is done no fai r esti nate can be formed rpspcct-.ini? the quality of the lo.le in that part of the claim. Lucky Hit. — Since the winze was holed through to the intermediate level last, week, a commencement has been made to get out a quantity of stuff from the upper block fora trial clashing. Tne leader is at present rather small but shows a little gold, though as yet it is chiefly in the honey- co n bed pirfc of the stone. As goon as 8 or 10 tons have been got out it will be forwarded lo the battery for treatment. PircENix. — This Company has commenced a low level which will open up thereof to a depth of more than 100 feet below the upp»r workings. The last lot of ■stuff obtained fro n fuse workings has been sent to the mill, anvl will be, '

enis'iod ii-5 soon a* t.Mo .stampers can be had. Yonvo Cv!.rci>otfiA.N.— Work has been ri'-umi' l mi '.T l.iv r>'ij>i-*rii»Li*n !rneo oi Mr C!.:irv om» of itic ovvh'ts. w"i > purpo^L'3 tfmnuf the leet" a t.ioiou^.i trial.

were as follows : c\ r A. dwt N T ew Find— loß trucks ... Tailings ... 2()o 0 ... 78 0 Colonist— GO trucks (Janailiun — 27 trucks Premier — Tailing 34:5 0 ... 114 0 ... 40 10 ... 10 0

Battkry. — The auuili»\-iin returns for the week eiKl'mi* Saturday, the 6th hist..