MINING

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 74, 1 November 1884, Page 2

MINING

Battery.— The following are. the retunii of gold and amalgam for the week ending October 25th :—: — New Find — 93 trucks, 5860zs amalgim (c.w.), 610558 retorted gold ; tailings, 2400zs amtlgam ; gold, 25ozs. Total of gold, 7G«>r,H. Colonist — 27 trucks, HOozs sdwts amalgam (h.w.) Pivinier — 9 trucks, 4ozs 12dwts retorted gold. •New Find. — Underground operations are progressing as usual, but nothing of unusual importance has occurred during 1 the week. The most notable feature in the mine at , present is the continuance of gold downwards in the winze in the Arizona level. First class crusl ing stuff is still being got there, mid the reef in the bottom looks as well as ever it did both in size and appearance. Concerning the low level tluu'e is no change to record. The reef in the north end continues to: look exceedingly promising, but it hn| n6t. yet shown gold eiioUk'H to warranty the belief that it is payable. The Ptopes are yielding the usual quantity of 1 fair crushing < I irt. Colonist. — The winze that. is' boinu: sunk from the No. 2 to the low. level is now down over 25 feet. At that jiept'i the loir is iibonfcfour f.^ot. in wi lth. and is producing payable quartz.- \lfc tnc

!iw level t)ii i gold (warm ■ |>i»rt. of t ! c u-ef is still very sin-ill, »«ut it nmy he «»x|n»ctoil to : nere?ise in siae shortly, as the 'nee is now within ti shott distance of being under the winjs«. On Williams' << leader, which has now been followed .ihout 30 Feet into the claim from the Canadian boundary, fair prospects are being got, the vein averaging about, eighteen inches in thickness. There is nothing of importance to chronicle ie.tfanlini* 1 the stopes. Puemiisu. — The last crushing from the upper level on the ]No. '/, reef having yielded rather poorly, tlie manager has turned his attention to another part of Hie claim, and is now engage i on a leader in the big open face at the top of the old ri*e, put through to the surface from the smithy level. In fche face there are a "number of likely veins, and in the one now in hand, which varies from a few inches to a couple of feutin thickness, £omo very good stone-has been got within the last few days. Two large blocks recently broken out, and each weighing nearly cwt., show remarkably well, and if the leader continues, as it is at pre<e.nt, there is every likelihood that it will pay handsomely for working, and do much to restore the faded prestige of the clam. Wai utosGOMAi. — Payable stone is still being found in driving the intermediate level, about 30 feet of which has been carried in on gold. Preparations are being made for an extension of the low level, ami driving will shortly be resumed there. It is expected the run I now in hand in the intermediate level ! will shortly be picked up below. The crushing now in progress at the battery is likely to give a good return. May Qukkx. — Payable gold is still found in sinking the upper winze, which is now down about 22 feet, at which ijepth the reef is fully two feet, in thickness. In tne low level crosscut now being driven ihe country has got a little tighter within the last few days, but in all pr»bal'iiity the reef will be reached in less than a fortnight.