THAMES MIINING NEWS. Thames, Friday.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 119, 12 September 1885, Page 2

THAMES MIINING NEWS. Thames, Friday.

New Prince Imperial.— ln the winze on No. 1 reef beneath the intermedi. te level the lode still shows gold freely. Martha Extended.— ( Waihi). A 10turn of 200oz 18dwts is te hand as a result of five weeks 1 . Operations started to-day with 12 stampers. Darwin. — The reef ip the western drive shows trold where ever broken down. The manager of the Bank of New Zealand shipped 30720zs of gold yesterday. IMPORTANT CABLEGRAM. SPLENDID KETURN FROM IVANHOE MINE BY LA MONTE'S PROCESS. Auckland, Friday. A cablegram was received to-daj' giving result of the crushing of seventy ton^ from the Ivanhoe Claim, Karangahake, treated by La Monte's smelting process at 1 Melbourne. The results are most gratifying, being as follows :— Gold, 2oz ldwt 16grs ; silver, 2ozs 3d\vts 12grs. Tbi value is £8 16s per ton of quartz. MARKETS. Butter and eggs remain at previous quotations ; Canterbury cheese source, and worth from 5$ to 6d per 1b whole-sale ; l>rau (sacks included), £6 10s per ton ; maize, from 3s to 3s 3d per bushel, both wholesale values. SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS. The following are the successful pupils: Margret Bell, Wairoa South ? Annie Elizabeth Jane Hall, Thames, James Robb, Onehungu ? Jain ;» Augustus Korrie f Otaia; Agnes Briton, Wellewley Street . JSohobl ; Wilfred Piston, Onehunga; Arthur Herbert Ban-ett, Wellesley Street School ; Hugh • Stowell Hough, Ponsonby. /

PROSPECTING .IN THE KING . COUNTRY. '*- Wanganui, Friday. Word has been recei >>e<l from Kihi'kiln that Wilkinson, native agent, stoped the Wanganui prospectors going to Tiihun, and persuaded the natives to do with the Thames irien. Wilkinson says the Wanganni party are not practical miners. ' The Association here has communicated with Government complaining of Wilkinson's interference, and stating both men are well known to be practical and long experienced miners. SERIOUS LOSSES BY FIRE. Napikr, Friday. The residence of l»aing, of the firm of Murray, Roberts, and Co., Hastings, has been totally destroyed by fire, cansed by a defective chimney. Wellington, Friday. The Empire Buildings have been ! totally destroyed by fire. Insurance losses £3950. SEPARATION GRANTED OHfNKMUHI. The constitution of the County of Ohinemuri will be gazetted to-morro.v in four ridings, viz. : Wnitekauri, Kiranguhuke, Paeroa, and Waiotahi.