KARANGAHAKE.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 140, 6 February 1886, Page 7

KARANGAHAKE.

The whole of the uoiks in connection with tiie Woodstock mine are now in aftfcdvanceti stage of completion, and 'the manager hopes to be able to start forwarding ore to the furnace for smelt iiiiT purposes early in the ensuing week. Mr Dickey, carter is now engaged conleyinsr a 5 ton parcel of oie ftom the Adeline mine to the Paeroa landing, preparatory to sending it on to Thames ■where it is to be treated by the smelting process. This is a first-class sample, and, if appearances are woith noting, it should realise a good price. From the sais»j mine there is al^o it 5-ton parcel oi second-class ore, which will be ssmt to the Ivanhoe batteiy for treatment, and from which the manager anticipates a payable return. Driving and stoping in tue Dubbo mine is being attended ,\vith very encouraging results. The reef \a both workings is about 3 feet thick, and there is a fair percentage of the stone in which g^ld is frequently vis able. There is now to grass about lo } toris of quartz, which is being classed, *and bagged as quickly as possible. Of lot si£ tons will be sent to the furnace, and the remainder will be sub--jjected to battery treatment. S-owin^ "operations are in full swing in tl*e Kose' 'and Diamond mines, and ore of got) Equality is being obtained fVom loth places. In the {Specimen Hill mine tinlow level is treing stea.lily advanced towards the jiolnt Where the reef shouid l>e hiet With, and the shareholders expect to have it in hand ia » few feet more driving. Some first class qudVtz showing co&rse gold is how coming to hand from the stopes in the Crown mine, where the.reef is being biokeu out to a width of 4 Feet, and the whole of the 'stone is being savel and classed for battery and smelting purposes. A fresh start has been made in the Imperial mirie; Where sinking on the reef with a view ib 1 determining its value going down beneath the floor of the level is how in progress. In the Ivanhoe •nine the stopes are looking and yielding well; ftnd crushing operations will be resumed as soon as the repairs to the water race are complete.