MINING NEWS. Thames, this day.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 256, 18 April 1888, Page 4

MINING NEWS. Thames, this day.

Nkw Aliujkma. — Driving is proceeding both cast and west on the hanging-wall reel at the battery level, and a block of ground s<"> leet in length hah been opened up. The teef in the drive is composed of kindlylooking quartz, but no gold has been observed lately. Theie aro about 401bs of picked stone and 10 loads of quartz on hand. Ni.w I<Y. \kmh;<;ht,— Opciations in this mine, which h situated in the Waiotahi Creek, have been lesumed with a &mall stafl of men, who aie employed in driving upon a pro-nising leader. A few nice picked atones weic obtained a day or two Hgofiom a .->tiinger going off into one of the Malls. The country is a favourable sandstone. lammua.-- The quartz coming to hand from the main reef in the ribe over No. 3 le\el contains splendid minerals, although, stiange to hay, no has been seen. (»ood headway continues to be made with the crosscut at No 4 le\el to meet the win/o on the main lode. Swo.v — I mentioned a day or two ago that it was piobable a pro-pec' ing ciosscut would be started at No. 4 level. lam now inhumed that the diiectois ha\e, utter consulting the mine manager, decided to at once commence the uork. This it, undoubtedly a -.tcp in the right dhection, and will asM'st in turthcr dc\eloi)ing tin.-Com-pany's excellent pi opctr.y, as other ieefh aie certain to be uneaithed dining the progress ot the eiosseut. The quart/ is shaping well at the battery, and when cleaning up takes place the return should be a good one, ixn there are about 1,5500/-. ot amalgam on hand, and the picked <-tone that has accumulated ha* not yet been treated. Niw Ma\uku\— There is no change to report.