WAIORONGOMAI.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 257, 21 April 1888, Page 2

WAIORONGOMAI.

Owi>g to <hort supply of water for motive power the stampers at the battery have lately been hung up; all the hoppers at the battery are however full of New Find dirt, and everything |in readiness for resuming crushing operations The introduction of fresh capital has already made a gieat change in this portion of the goldfieUl, nml infused new life and energy all round. There are nbout a bundled men at work on the Hill, and amongst other works in progress we may mention the following :—Putting in level in Silver King claim, six men, (contract;; putting in new level New Find ground, (twelve men, (contiact) ; stoping, New Find, about twelve men, (continct) ; «sinUintr winzes in New Find, twel ve men; and twelve more timbei ing and shooting m same, besides which several men are employed in getting out timber for the New Find. Mr J. Goklsworthy with a party of eight men nre engaged prospecting in the Mount Aroha G. and tt.M. Go's property, their attention at present being princpally directed to the Silver King' line of reef; a number of other mon are i\Uo out prospecting. New Discovery :— What, may prove a very important discovery has been made in 'the Colonist mine. Tvw> "iimi for some time pnpt hate been employed on what is known a« tlu- %< Hero '' reef, tnri haw discovered a voiy promising b»fy of oro. which \* however of a \<>iy t.'frnctftry nnturp ; it is very similar in chnmefer to tint recently discovered in Iho Now Find mine, being undoubtedly a snn'lMiiL'orp. Pi operations are in aetno niogn>«« for bringing in a meat addition to flip water supply, by ox tending tlie writer race from its profit termination a further di-tanco of i-lose on three miles, so as to connect with the Wairakau orrek. A number of men are at present engaged in cutting the neces-saiy lines h'sels being fixed etc , after which tenders will be invited, and the work completed with the leait possible delay. When accomplished this will gne the Arohn Company a most valuable supply of water both winter and summer. A Fiiberal Offer.—Mr Chambers has been taking a prominent place amongst thosp endeavouring to solve the problem of how best to treAtour refractory ores, and is now supervising the erection of a plant, known as the Askhnm-Molloy process, at Thames. Mr Chambers has also [ boon the means of inducing Mr Farkes, (the inventor and patentee of another proc-089 of gold saving which promises to prove of great value to the field) to oome out from Home on purpose to visit this district ; and it is well known that it was mainly through Mr Chambers instrumentality the Champion G.nml >S. Mr Chambers that connection could be made, from silo referred to \>ith existing county tramway for about £50. The offer is undoubtedly a very liberal one, and it is gratifying to see the present Co. exhibiting such a very friendly spirit townnlsothers whomay propose toassist the gold mining industry, by tbeintroduction | of new methods of treating our ores. j Wo believe there is not the least reason to doubt that the Mount Aroha G. and S. M. Co. will erect extensive smelting works nt Wa'orongomni. Should this intention be carried out we need scaiccly point out what a benefit it would prove not only to the Company but to the M. Co.* bus been registered, having a veiy large cnpitnl. Borne time ago Mr Chambers wrote the Battery Company, Waiorongomai, asking (in connection with the Parkes process) if they would let. him have a site on their ground at Waiorongomai, if they wore willing to arrange to allow water for motive and j other purposes, probable cost of making a connection between site and existing i county tnumvay, etc., etc. We understand that a reply has been very recently sent to Mr Chambers by Mr Adams, Manager for the To Aioha S. nml G.M. Co., (Into Battery Co), making the following exceedingly liberal offer, via. :— To gnmt a site on their ground at Waiorongomai adjacent to the present boll cry, for two years at a nominal rent of Is per annum ; to lay down a connection from present water man to the site referred to for Ko(), anil allow the use of all surplus water free of chaigo for same period. Also infoiming

whob field; as it. would tlion be competent to the wtiUing miner to work away if lie «o prefeireil, on 1 1 is own account, and dispose rf hi? ore for cash to the Compnnv for swelling purposes. Tenders .-—The jFollovunff tenders vrora jeceived yesterday l>y Mr Adams for driving a. main cross-cut, fivehundrcd fect,in ground recently acquired by the Te Arolm ' . nnd G. M. Co., and formerly known as Iho Wniovongomni mine. The tenders are per foot ;it will be soon this cross-cut alono will cost £1000. A. Brownetfc, (accepted), £2 ; J. Wiseman, £2 5s ; Yonnsr and Forsman, £3 Ss; Tre^owath & Co,«£3los; E. Cookson, (informal) X 3 12s Od ; T. Gohhworthy, £3 12s ()d ; C. Gordon and Co., £4.