MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 275, 23 June 1888, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

Thaiue.-, -tune 20 Swov —The Jhauls of picked -turn, hciiwi obtained tiom the reel in the leading -tope ovci No. 3 le\el will uon-.ulei.ibly augment the month s- gold ictuui when cleaning up take- place, as s-inec last letortmg 1851b ot picked -tone have accumulated, the ma)oi portion ot which came to hand from thistope. The it'of continue- to look well, causing excellent, mineud-. and showing -tioii£ eoloui- of -iold e\ei> bi caking down. The contractor- ha\e been removed tiom the di i\ cat No. 5 le\el, until the big Pump le-ume- opeiation- attei the boiki in-pee non, and Lhe\ are now engaged in the e\-ten-ion ot the cio-scut at No. 3 lev el, to intersect/"No. 1 footwad leadei. Theie i- no change to report tromthc \aiiou> .-tope-. Nm\ M\m k\i .—The quait/ bioken out during the past month is at pie^ent in cotuse of treatment at the Waiotahi bat teiv, and h shaping foi a good letum. Ni w I'mxei iMi'iKiu,. -The mi-hing of 40 load* of quart/ i-> almo-t finished, but the -tutfhas -hapod \eiv pooily. In consequence of this-, woik ha? been -impended in the -tope- on hangingwall leadci abo\e No. 1 ic\el, and al-o in the winze below No. 2 le\el. Only six men me now employed, and thc> are all engaged in pio.-pceting work- \l/ , dining a cio--.cn t into the footwall ot No 1 leet at Xo. 2 bieak westwaid, at No. 2 Icscl, and -toping on No. 1 n v ef ea&twaid abo\e No. 3 lex el. Cav.j;ki\. — The in-poctiou ot the boilei m,(5 ti nK-hod }e--terday, and operations in the mine ha\e been lesumed. I Ntw Xi VKNon.iir.— A few day- ago a reel wa- intersected in the eiooscut. Tlie manager informs me that the quait/ earne-> some ia\omable mineral, but he has not yet observed any uold in the lode, although eoluui- of gold have been -een in oncoi two sti mger- .-ti iking into it. M \Kororo. — .Several ot the minet- dis chaiged fiom the Cambria last week ha\e been sueccs-ful in obtaining employment at ilavototo, and have left foi that place. In compliance with insti actions leeched Irom Sydney on Saturday la-t, Mi .1. H. Mooie, who i- feu pel vi-inp; operation.- in the Maiototo North <J.]\J.Co., has engaged ten rainei? on behall ol that Company, and work is to be proceeded with immedidteh. In the Marototo (Job! and Silver Mining ( o. "s mine (foi me) ly the Pio-pcetor-') ten or tw eh c men aie employed. Camiuuv.— The mine manager repoitthat the tee duve at No. 4 level is in a distance ot 19 feet. On Fiiday and Safcuiday la^t, >-tiong colon in of yold wero •seen tln-ough the quait/ broken down, as well ab nice-looking minei.d The win/o on the main leef in the intermediate level east was btaited on Friday last. Three pounds of picked htonc weie obtained fiom a leader on the hangj ing wall of the reef. A portion of the leef was bioken down when Waiting tobink, in which theie is. t-plendid mineral. The mine was stopped for boiler inspection last I Satiuda), but woik hah now been iesumed. i S.\xon. -The mine manager lepoits : In j the leading stope hillwaid ot rise No. 3 | level the i-eef i^ divided into two parts by n hoi he ol mullock. The footwall poition is fiom 6 to 12 inches thick and piodueed 50 pounds of picked htone during the pa&t week. The hanging wall portion is from 15 to 18 inches thifck and the eighty pounds ] of picked stone wired yesterday were obtained from ifc. In both parts colour- of gold aio &een thiouyh the ireneial dirt, and gold i& fallowing in the back of the footwall portion. Three stope& are in proge^s above this, in which theie is> from 15 w 18 inches of crushing dirt, and gold is seen when breaking it down. The crosscut from this level to cut JS T o. 1 footwall leader i& in 10 feet in very ' food country. This work is being carried on by the contractors for the low level, who cannot continue below in consequence of the Big Pumpstoppagefor boiler inspection. Both s.topcs on the footwall leader have been advanced 9 feec, and are 7 inches thick and show good colours of gold. On hanging wall reef, Mo. 4 level, the lending and second btopes are up to Treuton boundary. The 3rd -tope is 1 15 feet ; 4th &tope, 95 feet ; sth stope, 86 feet ; and 6th stope 39 feet in from the junction. The reef on each portion of these stopes is 15 inches thick, and shows colouis of gold. On the footwall reef the 7th stope is within 17 feet of the boundary. The teef here i& from 12 to 15 inches thick, and bhows a little gold. The Bth stope in 131 teet, and the 9th stope 99 feet in from rise. 15 inches of quart/, is showing in each of these fetopes, and every breaking down colours of gold are seen. All the quartz now being broken is shaping tor a payable return, and as there is a large amount in sight I would again urge the necessity of a battery. Plate amalgam was, cleaned yesterday for 208ozs lOdwtn making in all 13470zs lOdwts on hand to date. The picked stone on hand will be crushed to-day, and retorting takes place to-morrow. Gam Bin a. — The fortnightly cleaning up to-day gave 1260z5. gold from 157 loads of quartz.