MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 266, 23 May 1888, Page 4

MINING NEWS.

Tii whs, Ma\ 19 I'ui i I Imtikim. - The w in/c being Mink on Ihe li,iii<j,hi'4\\ all le.idci below iN'o. 2 level i^ <I'»\\ ii b oi 7 feet. The c(tiait/ ir, of a kindle dc-uipiion f(»i and a lew colon i-> of t.lic pieciou* metal aie occasionall) ob-^ued when breaking d(n\ ii. ('unsiuv. — A nice cl.i-^ of sandstone it -.till being p.i^ed thumgh m the oio^eut at. Xo. 4 level, hi^ now in about 290 feel., so that it should not he long till communica< ion i-> i fleet od w it!) t ho w in/c being sunk on tli') main lode fiom No 3 level. Thi.^ win/c i- ilow n 70 feet, and the piospectti mv{ w'wh h;no been \ery encoma<;in<;, a-, colouis of j^oltl aie imaiiably seen \\ lien bieakinji down the han^inuwnll j)ortion, while the qiiai (/ i-> also iinju equated w ith ra\oui,il)lo minerals Colouis of <»old avcal^o occ.ision.'illv ol>scr\cd in the n'-e abo\c> this level on L''o main icet, .-o ihat the m.uia^ei1 ih of opening up a payable block lof gioiiml on t » I \ i — lode alvnc Mo. 3 level. There i^ no ehan'je to mention in any uf the f-fop's on t.lio Aaiiou'- leadcis, fiom which ([iiait' of [>a\iiblo giado continues to conic to h uul. S won. — I'nyablc quail/ i-> beinji obtained fjom Uic slopes above No. 4 lex el. The crosscut a(. No. 1 level h in 64ft. , but the reef foi niation has not yet impio\ed. Thoio are about 1.2000/ of amalgam on hand. Pi'Kf}ii.--Thc batleiy rrected by the prospectors fit. I'uriri has been linishcd, and a trial start w ill most likely take place cither this afternoon or to-morrow. Saxox.— Cleaning up to-day produced 4700/s of lcfcorted "gold from 603 load.» of quart/- and 751bs ol picked .stone. PmtTiu. — The battery erected l\y Messrs Bedford and Wright,' of the Sip pritc claim, having now been finished, a tiial of the three stampers at present in pofition, and the two boidunrf, took place yesterday afternoon. I'hciy tiling woikcd smoothly, j but owing lo deicctb m the water wheel, the moti\o power was insudicicnt to drive ! the stampcvK at .'is great a speed as could be desired. The necessary altciations will be at once made, and the eight or ten tons of stud' on hand put through as soon as possible. The prospects ol the mine are very encouraging, ar, gold has been seen in live places in two s pavatc leaders outcropping on the surface. TiiAMKS, this day. Saxon.- The tender of Dunn and party has to-day been accepted fordiiving a low level 559 feet in this mine. Di'NKDiN, May 19. The Scandinavian Water wico Company have washed up loQcya*.