PURIRI PROSPECTOR'S CLAIM.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 254, 11 April 1888, Page 4

PURIRI PROSPECTOR'S CLAIM.

Til ymi-s, Apnl 9. Negotiation.^ were to-day concluded between Ah Thoma-> Mourn nn'.l the Alaom owning the Pio^peotoi'h claim at Pinni, wheiuby the former takes tlie inine o\ci on beliali oi hinisoll and others, it i^> to be ioimeduito a company of 50,000 bhare.i, tlie n«itjve& ieeeivin<; i'2OU ea.sh and 3,000 [jaidup hluue-s tor their lntetesb.

lliivi/riA, April 9. (JiiKAT activity prevails at Maiototo just now. Mr James Anderson, one ol the directors ol the Marototo who leeently arrived fiom Sydney to leport on the mine, is mujh impie-sed with the countiy and on •Saturday made a purchase on Ins own account. Mi Andeison has bought a claim ol Leu acie^ recently taken up <iiid ad|ommg Maiototo South. ile intend-* to woi k this j)iece ot ground, and will probably lot in it into a company and place it on the Sydney inaikct. Mr Andei.son is now engaged in hawng a huge paicel oi the M.uotuto quait/ toiwaided to Australia. Tlie win/c, as opened out, is pi oducmg excellent 01 c. >S\\u\. — Ctushmg l- pioceedmg a- u-ual, and li anything, the quart/ is shaping slightly better than last month Colombo* irold aie occasionally obseiud when bieaking down the icel in the \aiious scopes in i the mine, but theie is no change m any ol tlu'in u'oi th) of mention. Only one win/c is now in piomess on the mam reel below No. 4 lo\el, the other having been .stopped in consequence of the influx, of watei. The ieef m the bottom is a nice body ot quar"v, uuiymg ta\ouiable mineials, and colouis oi gold aie frequently obsei\ed when bieakmg (low n. I'vuoijt i.r (\\ aioino). — The winze being Mink below ]So. 3 le\el is down 30tt, the uel being Ht thick, and to-day good colon ).«, ot '40111 weie seen in the quail/, and a tew [licked stones obtained. There aie 12 load- oi (nun t/ on hand horn here, which w ill be treated scpaiately at soon as possible, in oulei to a-CLitain its \alue. The junction ol the liangmg-u all leadei not lia\ mg been mtt with in thi^ wm/e, the manager has determined to -ink upon it where gold was lelt in t,he floor oi the dme, a- the hanging-wall poiiion appeals to ha\e alttieil l!-. dip. The tlu\e on the mam icef i- m 35 feet, leawng .ibout 50 leet Huthei to be amen to vet undeiueath wheie Lame Bios, obtained goid i-»\ei-head. The quait/ heie -ho\s s t-onie nnpioxenunt, and when bieaking down toda> -onie nice dabs of gold were discern lble m the stone. Thiee stope- aie al-o in piogie.--, and the qua.it/ is ol fair giade. In the w iu/e tioin IMO. 2 to ISd. 3 le\el the lode is 4 feet thick, well nnnetalised, and showing coknns ol gold. Duung ha-> now been stoated on a leader discovered in the ioobwall ot the mam icci, and with which it should lunction some distance a head The loader is 9 niches w ule, mil a tual ci iishing ot 5 loads u ill be put tlnough the battei) at an eaily date. With leteicnc;e to the continual leduction iiom 10 to 5 head of stampeis at the batteiy lor want ot watei, the manager recommends thai, a dam should be elected in the nearest creok that comers the watei into the main iace. Theie aie 2600/s oi amaluam on hand. 'Lb Mat\ — \Yhitk\\ and party, ot the piospectois claim at To Mata, ha\e 15 tons ol quart/ to gia-s, which should prove payable, but they aie unable to coiney it j to the mam road until a track has been made b> the County Council. The latter ha\o decided lo do the work at a cost of L'2o() piowded the Tapu residents- contribute L'so. Sv\oN. — The mine manager telegraphed to-da} : Twenty pounds picked stone trom hangmgwall leader at Xo. 4 level. Klw Au'.urmv. — The mining manager telcgrapheil to day :— ls 201 bs picked btone from leading stope, JSo. 2 hangmgwall lode, battery le\ el. F. kibe's leiurn is 94 ounces goki lroin 18 lodes.'' Ni:w Alkukma.— 201 bs of picked stone ttom the leading stope No. 2 hanging-wall lode, battery level. Tributeis .lobes and party's return is 940/s- trom 18 loads.

(JoroiMAXdel, April 9. Royal Oak (!.al. Co.- During the past week the reef has been small m the inner end of the winze, showing tine dark nrineial. The last, two breakings- down showed a litfcie gold in blotches m the stones. The two reels have nob come logcfcher as 1 anticipated ; the hanging-wall reef has taken a greater underlay, and is now about two feet* apart. Ln the Tiibute No. '2 levol, they have got about 501b^ ot j)ieked btone foi Ijhe week. On Mo. 2 reef near thesuiface, they aic getting loose prospects from the reef. — P. 11mj>. Makototo. — ]\lesMs Seavcr and Anderson arrived thus morning. They intend taking up their residence foi several dayb in oider to inspect several mining pioperties that are now under oiler to (Sydney syndicate?, with a view to completing the pui chase or otherwise. A start was made yesterday to pack ore lrom Marototo mine tollikutaiafor shipment to {Sydney, a parcel amounting to abouo 20 tons trom all parts of the mine, and the whole ot it is exceedingly rich m gold and silver, the latter predominating.

Thames, April?. Saxon.— 201b picked stone were gob yesterday afternoon from the third stope on ihe hangingwall reef over No. 4 level. Little Aonkl (Tararu Creek). — A Melbourne syndicate have invested a substantial sum of money in the Little Agues* ground, Taiaru Creek, and purpose putting; in a low level tunnel, 500 feet in length. Tenders aie now invited tor the work.