MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 272, 13 June 1888, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

Thamks, June 9. Tuh-VToy. —Sinking is proceeding, but ptogress is slow, an the country in tho bottom is blue rock. Tho manager has decided to sink the shaft by contract, and tenders are now invited for 100 ft. At the last meeting of the County Council, Mr McDonald .Scott wrote n the necessity of' the branch load from the "U'aitaki main I road being; metallod, so as to render it bui table for wheeled traffic. Councillors genorall', expressed an opinion that the work wasi nn important one, and tho application was referred to the Board of Works to report. Camiji:! \.— The quartz being put through tho Company's battery is shaping puyably. Ti: Mm G.M. Comi'anv.~-A gent eman who arrived in town this afternoon informs mo that colours of gold were fieely seen tod«y when breaking down the leader in the win/fj in thN mine. Corona now,, Juno 9 ToKvncv. -Tributer»Cnrlspn and party have greatly improved the prospects? of their tribute during the past week. For some time past thoy have been engaged putting in a new drive, principally through No. 1 Block, tor a distance of 100 feet. At 80 toot from the opening a .small leader was cut ;i>)out one inch thick, showing a little gold, Tho course of this lead is east and wesi, and in opening ouo on it to day strong colour ot jjold were showing in the stone. Fti another 20 feet of driving this leader must intwM'et. the Royal Onk Xo. 3, where jjood hopes of getting a patch ot specimen*, may be expected. The country is good, ! with splendid mineral veins and flat mmiii.s 1 m it. - I no. Bbnneti. Koym, Oak. — For the past week there has been little of importance to report from the mine-. In the lise when breaking down both roef-> showed gold in the stone, and about 21b weight was iound in one paid), leaving a .show in the loof. The (Tiound is favourable tor getting gold. I will now ha\e to timber up and sti ip for a tew da>s with two men. For the week the tubuteis have not biokcn down any reuf. There arc about 14 fuetst) ipped which will bo taken dow n in a tew days. Tuamkh, June 11h won. — 251b of picked stone wore obtained to-day from the eighth stopc hillwavd of the rise ab No. 4 level. ko\r\r\. — With reference to the disco\eiy ot the reef at Komafa. which I ! mentioned a short time ago, tho prospectors have lodged an application with the Warden for a licensed holding. Fair di-h prospects aro still obtained from the reef, the outciop ot which has been tiaced on the suttace, but so far practically no work has been dono upon it. Th M\r\ -The greater poition of the mnchinei y for tl)e battery to be erected by Mi <f. Fia.ser at Te Mala has been landed on t'^e beach, and the surveyors are now engaged drawing up the plans for the battery site and water lace. Nm\ Am;i RMA.--Thete aie 20 loads of quart/ on hand, and crushing will probabl> be started in the oovu.scoia week or ten days. ( \Mhui\.~ No gold has yet betn seen in the main reef at No. 4 level. The quartz, howevei , still carries a good deal of silica, !Nj:w Maxikw. — The manager has now opened up a block 30fb. in length on Mulligan's leader. A leading stope has been started, but there w ill be two ov three blank stopes that i& to say, they will only be on mullock— before there will be any quart/, broken out. Stopingispioccedinga& usual on Xo. ."> reef, which vanes in M/e from 3 to 12 inches, and shows gold occasionally. Xkw I'ruM'h Imperial. -The block on the hangingwall leader has been stoped up to the floor ot No. 1 level, and a leading •■stope has now been started on the same leader above this level, where there is a block 25 or 35 feet in length. Colours of gold aie .-een in the leader, which is six inches thick. The winze on this leader i.s down 52 feet, but no gold has been seen for the last 10 feet. Colonist. -Have cut reef in low drive, dabs of gold -how ing. This drive goes 80 feet back on run of gold.

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