MINING NEWS. THE MARIT0T0 GOLDFIELD. VTSIT OF THE WARDEN.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 264, 16 May 1888, Page 4

MINING NEWS. THE MARITOTO GOLDFIELD. VTSIT OF THE WARDEN.

Him tai \, May I' 2. Mi Waiden Xoithcroft (accompanied by F. ,1. Burgess, Chief Clerk and Receiver of (iold Rmcnue at Thames Warden'? Ollicc) \isited this portion of the goldfield latt week, downing to i>ei>ouall> inspect the field, in connection with which so many application^ for licensed holdings and special claims aie now* being made. Dining his -4 ay he inspected an immun.-e area of \ciy iouuh countiy, quite astonishing the mmci^ by the agility with which he travelled over giound ot a mo?t drilicult chaiactci tocovei, and -uch as would soon tiic nio^t men not accu-tomed to daiU nun ■ ing about o\ei s\ich a iouuheonnti\ . IHiringhis»ta> he united e\et \ claim at picscnt at woik on the t-.eld, and also a good main ofthobe applied tor all o\ei the hold, and exinced tlie greatest inteicst 1 expect ing all matteis relating to the pio-pcctaot the place, work- in pioyress, etc, etc.

S^ HNEY SNNMI'ATE. Dminjl la^t Meek s>e\eud srcntlemen in tcie-ted in the piomotion ot mining r>>ndi eate-, ore, alt-o \i-hed Maiototo : amon^-t horn we iT>a> mention Mes-is Lea and ( ; S. .hiking, who leeenth i etui nod hum Sidney to in-pect, with a \ icw to purLha^e, on behalf oi Sidney ' '^ualifi-t-, ■-exeial 31aiototo claims under otfet, and toi which we understand teim- ha\c been a^iced on, it only lenuiininir now to hau- the title tran-fened. among-»i othei- bcinji the fol lowini; claim-.- Bioken l!i!^, and Mu-ket Licenced J{oldinfri=. Mi Bea\ei. mining expeit, \\a- expected to pay inorhcr m-u to Maiototo tinweek to ui-peet and iepoit on >o\eial new inopoitie- undei* oilei. included amonsiM which wo aie mtoiniedi; Tom Mehonon^li - labe hiul. Ir it^ stated the Aii/ona (. laiin, (owned b\ Me-^r- , Mulligan, i.Hiinn, !' B\ine, T. (.'oiiu-tt, M. M.uiiuwn. and .1. Shea), ha- ehanjjcd haiuU and al^o becctue the jnopeiiN oi aS>dne\ ?\ndicate. llw.is leeenth m-pecied b> a Mi Ken\ (on b» hall ot £\>dne\ men), who ha- been l;ael\ -laMiij; at t'Mui. up maitei- \\ith ie-peel thereto.

THE L'RO^'HX TOU> ritiein men 'lie -uadih employed in Maiototo (•. I'ul I^l. Co!nj)iUi\ - mine, uhil-t h\ l <.'t la i» aic (.uu.iutd a woik on what i- know a- -\uj»h)^ niuun<l. - • , Maiototo Son ih In the Maio'd-to v om j. Ul\ - |'lO] lU t\ thi i L k'H''-,IH IMW biIML -iniuhani ou-i\ tlii\<.n on tla uci li mi dit iciont |i>>itit-, ami uon^ial pui-jin tiuu OTiciation^ r.e jl-o Leinu L.uiicd on

QUARTCR OF (.OLD MKLD leader will be inioi c-roil to l.\un tliat 101 the <[uaitei uihlli A^ul 51, the Tliiimc^ iroli i^j<_ hi piej-ei— that l- to -a\ . exclusive vl UliiiKmun, Tl Alulia. etc . (.lochucd 90200/s, \i/., fe!>iuai\ 22d0. Maich 5500, Aj.nl 3^ooiv-

Tiiwj-, Ma\ 11. The !')_; Pump 1- -till -hut down. Ip to the provnl. huueNei. iipeiatum- aic pin (CC'lini; in the mines a- usual.

(. ui.nM win i , May 1-1. T<"k\'i \ — Mnee an !a-i iep<nt, Mo lialpin ,iml pam . on X'>. 7 tnbuie. air crcttnv^; •vim lealh uood <jonoi.il quail/, but I lil picked -to!K\ e'\CCpt about lid vi -mall chip- ot -tune lound in the di-h when piu-pci tmjr : l»ut the-o -mall -tone- .ue vemavkabh nch in j;ukl. and <ji ' o <n\)d hojic- that rln> 2cini.il -tullwillimn nut well v, hen civ-hod The> ha\oon hand o\li two and a-halt tern- or uood a\eia^e -tut s and aliout 121b- ot -ptonncn -tone Stcek' and l»>ci, fiomXoS, li.nc olnained 1('11>- ot faiih uood j'iikefl -tone. Thi- wa- fnund in -inking thewm/e mentioned in my ki-t lepoit. which i- -nnk t<> a depth ot 12 loot Tiie leadci i- in i -plen lid cia— ot cmmti\ and looking well, it henvi torn inc.huthicl'. c;!\in'_ uuud di-ii pio-jcct- at. tlic l>ui' in of the wm/Clni thieefeet in length. 3am e\])eefin r i: e\(i\ da\ to ha\ca find ot u r old to n.poii tom here. Kol'eitaiifl [jail\ h<'\e a i ect 18 inehe"- thick . ■with golden -tone e\ci\ othci -Jntt. — -J v<> l»i nm- 'i . mine mana'ju llo'i vl ou\ — toi ti.e ])a=t woi k iheic ha- been nothing to i^poiL tiom tin mine of any impoittmto. No. 3 < io— lode -'uoald be met a\ nh in -t tew feet or di i> iwj, ahc ul. The Uibutci- h.i\e not biukon an\ leef down in X<> 2 le\c' -infe- the ( ni-liiii^ , fiom what i- -tupped, the ie<_f doe- not -cem quite np to the la-t. In \o 2 itei, near tJie -nii.ic they aie -nmc rm-hin^ -lull confine: 100-e j£oUI. — li ti k lihiL», mine manaL r et.