WAIORONGOMAI.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 273, 16 June 1888, Page 2

WAIORONGOMAI.

Trc Arolm S. ami t G. M. Co. : Now Find poition of the Co.'a property :-— Good progress is being mado with the drive now being pnt in on the main reef in the 450 feet level (O'Keefe and pnitv, contractors), and the quartz now coming to grass from this drive is of a payablequality. In the 900 feet level the country being passed through during the last few days has proved very hard, consequently but slow progress is being made with the work in hand by the contractors (Wisoman and party) jnsfc now. In the stopes where Maiccy and party are at work gold is still showing in the quartz being broken out, and the stone now being reduced nt the battery from this portion of the company's property is shaping for a payablo return. The drive being put in on the May Queen roef is being pushed ahead, and in now in a distnnce of about 50 feet. Good progress is being made with the drive being put in on the Galena reef ; and (he country being paased through is of a very kindly nature for gold. The works in progress in the Silver King part of the Company's property nro progressing satisfactorily ; the drives north and south being each in now a distance of about 50 feet. In I oth drives the reef is looking very kindly, is about 5 feet wide, and sulphides of silver are constantly seen when break'ng down. The whole of the stampers ftt the the battery arc running (ono shift) on quartz from the New Fiud (Maicey's stopes). The furnace and failings plant are kept constantly at work, as stated in our Ij.st report. Owing to (ho wet broken weather the past few day?, slow progress is being made by the contractors for the water lace extension.

Coloimf, : During the pn^i \v< elc #oM U'ah boon sttcn in the roof now bring 'lih'pn upon in the new low level ; which \,-i a fine body ni'quf\r(.K. A furtluM 1 di^ttmco of nbouL 70 feet must bo diivcn before tlic drive will be underneath where gold was discovered in the surface drive.