THE LA MONTE FURNACE.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 124, 17 October 1885, Page 7

THE LA MONTE FURNACE.

Itea following extract is from the last hmnbprof the Sydney Town and Cotintty

Journal !— ■ . SiLVRRTON-.-^The Day Dream S.M. ' Co.'a first; half-yearly report (said the Silver Age of September 19) i.s uniqhe. ' It-sliOWs that within six month!) 3000 tons of ore, of an estimate! net Value of!, not less than £50>000> have been raised for a total expenditure of less than '£7000, With a plant variied at £80v An equal quantity of ore is immediately »™il able- in the stopes* In juxtaposition to the«e magnificent figures the halfapologetic tone of the directors at having bad to incur the expense of a 4 h.p. portable hoisting engine, "at a, cost of. under £200 in Adelaide," is Amusing, A rape wag decided by Warden Brown, concerning the ownership of one of the Ronf dhili blocks. The Warden held that the jtimber, Kefr, having failed to serm the notice required by regulation 2, his claim to the land Was bad. Therefore the Court dismissed the case. This decision affects the title of the ' Yrmcomnna Silver Mining Company to the Vhole of the land offered in its - prospectus* Telegrams report that the 'Pinnacle smelter has put through 200 • tons of ore, averaging soes of silver per ton, with a good percentage of lead. It has run without a hitch since comraencving» The bonanza in the Lubra claim continues to open tip well. A large bo«ly of ore is now in sight of high '"quality i