MINING NEWS. TE AROHA.—TUI.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 156, 12 June 1886, Page 2

MINING NEWS. TE AROHA.— TUI.

Champioh Lode Claims. — It is the tbe intention of the shareholders in these okiras to forwnrd about 100 ton* of ore to either Swansea or Frieberg for furnace treatment, as at either place the appliances for treating minerals are very complete. From Te A roll a it is iaiended io transport, the quarte by rail to Auckland for shipment. Th« quart* could b« placed in trwoks here and discharged from thence on board ship, thus laving much expense in handling. The railway charge per ton according to existing rates would bo we believe 13s 6d ; but it is to be hoped Government would make a specinlly low rate in this case, being for experimental purposes, and Mr C. A. Cornea on Monday last made written application to Mr Warden Kenrick requesting him to use his influence with Government in this direction Mr Kenrick, at onct recognising the reasonableness of the request, promised to communicate with the Minister of Mines promptly on the subject. Ore from Tui tested for Mr Corne§ by Mr Montgomery this week gave rery satisfactory yields, for instance loe 12dwtg : 16grs gold ; 1450z Bdwts 28grs s Iver ? lob 17dwts 13gra gold and 1540e 15dwt9 4grs, silr«r ; 17dwts 2Htfrj» gold, and 750b 4dwta 7grs silver ; 2oe lddwts 19grs, gold and 07 ok lGdwts 17grs, silver per ton. May Bjell. — Cameron and party hare some really excellent quarts stacked at tke mouth of the drive. A test for Mr Camerom resulted as follows : Gold, loft 15dwts 22gra ; silver 1430e Sdwts sgrs. Mark Moon.— Mr J. R. 8. Wilson, mine manager for Mr Brett, the owiwr of this claim which ndjnins the May Bell and No 4. Ciu^npioti Lo le, souw* time since started a tunnol with the object of intersecting the reef supposed to branch from No. 3 Cnnuipion Lode. The tunnel i» now in some COft, Mid solid ground wua this week mot with, the country being kin Hy sandstone. Several tests have just been completed by Mr A.Mont^omeiy of klu» Thames School of Mines, of quarts obtained from this ground, an<l the results should be hitflilj satisfactory to the proprietor-, some of the ore yielding as hUh as 2oz lOdwts 15«:rs gold and lOSkm 6dwts 15grs silver per ton. i Stonar Cheek. — Work here is progressing steadily ; the great need being a good sledge track to the claims, and it ia to be hoped the construction of such I will be commenced speedily.