THE MINES .
Nisw Find. — VTo. 1 reef in stopes north ;in 1 south fiom winze -inJ vi<», below Arizona level, continues to loo'c well ti» aMilyiul.l payable crushing di fc. A s^oo i deal of nice is to be seen diiiinit, breaking iloivu the past few -Ln-, In No. 1 ie.->f in th«> .- o s noith r. m ww'ao n\ tho low level .uso iodLhui's L'< h ivo d very kin lly rtppe.tuiui;e, an.l i^oo.l ciudinng Uiit is In \\v* obuine 1 from ineie. Stopinu hda 'oetm unminencei) on tiie soutli bl jck above AiiKona level, with the view of testing- whet.iei the l.irge block still left untouched in this portion of tno mine will prove pa) able. Waiouuhgumai. — rhirty-tl)ree outol the Lhirty-six trucks of quartz lately conveyed to Messrs Firth and Clarke s buttery from this mine have been crushed, and retorting took place on yesterday with the very satisfactory result that 36oz 12.hvls of gold were obtained therefrom. The remaining thiee trucks will be put through as soon as water is more abundant.
Prospecting Tracks. — Hogah and party, contractors for No. 2 track, will probably complete their woik within the next fortnight. With respect to No. 1 contract, the tramway employees have only been able to devote about a third of their time to this woik during the past week.
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Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 147, 27 March 1886, Page 3
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222THE MINES. Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 147, 27 March 1886, Page 3
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