KARANGAHAKE.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 178, 13 November 1886, Page 2

KARANGAHAKE.

During the past week tins district lias been favoured with a good number of visitors, and amongst others I noticed Messrs Murray, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, and Adams, manager of the Bank of New South Wales, Thames, who made a thorough all round inspection of Mr Railey's new plant, upon the success of which prosperity in the immediate future for this district is now considered in a great measure to depend. The proprietors of this plant are not meeting with that amount of encouragement from the mine owners which their pluck and perseverance deserves. Several of the leading mines, though located within easy distance of the plant, have made no effort whatever to effecl the necessary connections, and now thafc the whole concern is in perfect working order there is not a particle of stone ready for treatment. The directors of the Crown, which is one of the ptincipal mines in the neighbourhood, olTe ed to send a 5 tontiial pmccl, but this Mr Railey refused to treat, on the grou i-ls that it was unfair alilce to the mill and the mine to deal with sm ill lots of that description, especially when it is a well known fact that there is an abundance of stone at l ,he mine awaiting treatment. Early noxt week, however, the Sutio will be in a position to send a large tonnage of stone, and ju lging from appearances this mine should be able to kev'p the mill running continuously for some time to come. Sutro. — The winze connecting the upper and lower levels was co npleted yesterday, nnd a start will be mule today to send quartz to Railey's in II which will very probab'y co nmenoe crushing opera' ions to-mono. v. Adeline, — The tender of Mr J.itnes Brown for the tailings from the crushing at the Moanatairi battery, Thames, was accepted as follows : — No. 1, 5 tons, £12 10s per ton, and for No. 2, 17 l-3rd tons, at £G 8s per ton. The total amount thus obtained from the tailings will be about £173. The tailings from the late crushing at the Thames proved of such high value the mine manager has been instructed to b.ig the tailings from the crushing at the Ivanhoe battery and forward them to Mr Melhose, Thames, for tenders and sale.