WAI0R0NG0MAI.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 238, 21 January 1888, Page 2

WAIORONGOMAI.

At Messrs Firth and Clarkes lottery, only 10 head of stampers are in motion, anil the tramway is boin^ only partially worked, about twelve trucks a day Ixing brought down, which, together with thu quartz on hand is sutlioieut lor pi e-.cn t requirements. 'The furnace is however being kept steadily employed,

WIN Eg. New Find.— Messrs Firth and Clarke a» rived on Tuesday on a visit of inspection, and the following d.iy visited this raino. Active preparations arc in progress preparatory to tenders b^ing invited for putting in a new low level. The proposed level is to start at the Canadian gully, above the ttamway bridge, and the drive will be cirried in So as to cut the reef in the Canadian ground, udisluice of about 200 feet, and will then be continued along the courso or' the reef, to the New Find ground. J Soiuq excellent ore carrying silvei, and also ore containing a large potcentage of lead, 5 has lately boea met with, aud much.of the (Stone has the appearance of being admirabjy adapted for ejnalting. The mine is undoubtedly a very valuahlo property, but having now passed into tne hands of the Battery Company it has, ,as, a matter of course, in. a, great tnuakuro lost interest for the general public. New 1 Era Company j— Mr Margetts is now on a visit to Waiorongomai Buperintending the breaking out of about 20 tons of ore to bo shipped for- treatment ; and upon the results obtained will depend' ia great measure the sutee&f ul floating ol" the property; '••« ' About half doaea meti.&re at work in the Premier j and have unearthed some really good gold- bearing Btone. The Company have, .alao, some men breaking .-out btqne m'.the^lnvernVsf'V , A Tlarge num bor of ba^B were t^ikeq tip the Kill on ' VVodnesday shy*b r . hvi wbicji , v the quar'te for^ahipiuent will oe placed. The results with reBpt>c ( tiq,a^ whipmont ■wjll ba wntolied^ivitli^jceeu .interest,, and 'Mr Pi. VergMson'a movements in tu^ulcl 'country, anc the encouraging prospect of

seeing capital- intt'odttc# * tji^vf cfrfc'i&otli the New ",f W;ork-,is 'steadily pl'ogijesaiiig in v dohne9the OhaiiipjuntLo^e claims, aa<i jjwith excellent pr6spec|p^lw~E. Oaraferoh •is bu.sily-*ein^ioyeijl/d^ning up^iia cl«ima. r'thei Msy and Miv\ Mpon|^a|KlUiis -soine-tjrst^ci^as lookitfjr sto&b'WfstMi.