LATEST OHINEMURI MINING NEWS

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 127, 7 November 1885, Page 2

LATEST OHINEMURI MINING NEWS

KABANGAHAKE. Paekoa, Friday Night. Mint. — Tin's is a new claim' tak^n up east of anil next to the Sultana. A lender 18ina thick has been discovered by trenching on the surface, and the manager hi s started to out the lode 50t't beneuth tl e surface, which work should bo auconi plished with 20ft driving. Herald.— Propecting operations have been started in this mine with a view to unearthing Home of the reefs upon the line of which it is located. oultann. — The tunnel is now in a distance of 30ft, and tiie reef should be met with in another 20ft of driving. Adeline. — The level has been driven 35 ft, the lode maintaining the average thick ness of ISins for the whole of that distance. There are about 8 tons to grins, and gold and silver is pretty evenly distributed throughout the whole of this parcel, which will be sent to Thames as soon as possible. Sir Walter Scott. — Driving upon a new reef situated east of «nd running in the same course as the main lode, is n u \v in progress. This lode is about 2ft Gin wide and composed of very kindly looking quartz, which should carry both gold and silver in payable quantities. Ivanhoe. — The stopes are yielding an abundance of crushing dirt, in reduction of which 16 head of stampers are employed ten hours daily, and the show on the plates would indicate a payable return. Woodstock.— The hanging-wall of the main lode was met with in the low level on Thursday last ; since then it Iins been cut into for a distance of 3ft, and judging from the appearance of the stone broken out, should be argentiferous. In the stopea above the intermediate level, the reef is about 8ft wide, nnd nearly all the stone is of good quality. Kenil worth, — Since my last visit the reef has been risen upon to a height of 30ft above the low level cross-cut ; it averages 3ft thick, and is all being saved for smelting purposes. There are now about 60 tons in the paddock, and this is being classed and bagged by a Californian who has had extensive experience in such matters. Crown. — The low level is being steadily advanced southwards on the reef, which is now about 3ft 6ins in width, and the stone shows gold occasionally. In the low level winze which is now d*wn to a depth of 29ft, the reef measures 2ft in thickness, and gold is seen in the stone frequently.

Pcveri 1 «'f Ilio Peak— -The proapeetin • level is p oprreHHinfr Nteadil.v towards tin* point wlieiv the reef should bu met with, and on i\Jo.nduy /text uuotlur aim,, wi.l bo tin plowed to*ai<8Tst'jn the work of driving 1 . bilv#i\M.'nf.— A i^tnrt Iihh bci n undo u> drive a level/in tliifl inin.t with a view to tenting sevriml leudors, wiiicii have beet. , unearthed by trenrhinp'on the flurl'ttce. Albion.— Work in this mine if nowconlincd to driving upon a ludu about 12in in thirknesp, nnd the prnspoct" nl>t«irtul»le therefrom are highly encouraging-. Sutro. — Tlio low level -is now in a distincii of 200t't, and the manager uXpouts t> inuut with the Hontliorn continuation of the Crown ree^', daily. Tnure arc 26 tons of ore b >tf£ed ready for trunsit to the smeitiug wvrka. ] * \ * {% : j

The battery is. now^ engaged introduction of quartz from Smile of Fortune and Evelyn claims, and both parcels are shaping for remunerative returns. Auckland, last night. Ada Milmore, Laird, and Kuteipj, all arrived from London to day. Mr Pennefather, private secy to the Governor, is to accompunj' Dr Von. ffsiast to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, and deliver lectures in the Now Zealand Court. Sir John Coode is a pas enger by the mnil steamer which loft Sydney for Auckland yesterday, and is returning to England via America. Williams, engineer for the Kaihu railway is also expected to arrive in Auckland by same steamer, and on hia arrival work will he proceeded with. Christchukch, last night. Betting for tlu Cup is givatly In favor of Captain Webster, who arrrived here on Tuesday, but Lady Emma finds numerous Mipporters at 100 to 10. Turquoise has receded to 100 to 10, and Necklace is more forwaul. She has been taken for a considerable sum at 100 to 8. consequently her price has hardened to 100 to 10. The course is in grand order. Wellington, Lnst Nfig-ht. There seems to be litrle difference of opinion among Ministers with regard to the proposal to raise the North Is! and Trunk Railway loan and apply it to other purposes. Tole, I know, feels very strongly about it, and thinks it would be a very immoral proceeding, and that it is no justification to say that Major Atkinson's or any other J Government did similar things. Of course the matter has not yet been before the Cabinet, but no doubt it will be brought up directly all the Ministers assemble next week. i It is impossible to say what action the North Island members of the Ministry will take, but 1 am inclined to think that some of them (Tote for instance), will see the necessity of considering their position in the event of their remaining in the Cabinet. At a meeting of the Exhibition Efcecutive, to-day, a Dumber of protests were received, most of which were directed against the gold medal awards. The Kx< ecutive have decided to take no action and uphold the awards.