MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 297, 8 September 1888, Page 6

MINING NEWS.

Thames, Sept. 5. New ALbubnia. — The crushing of 19 loads of quartz and 1001b picked stone has been finishod for 1920z amalgam, which", however, has nob yet been reported. This will produce about 70oz of gold. Nkw Discovery. — A native who has arrived in town states that he has found a new lode sonio distance beyond Whangaraata, which gave good dish px*ospects of gold. Very little importance, however, is attnehed to the discovery. New Pjmncf liui'HKTAi,. — Crushing; is proceeding 1 , but tho quartz is not shaping very well. The return will be to hand on Thursday. In the mino, colours of gold are been in the stopes in the western end every time the leader is broken down, but no picked stone is obtained. No gold is observed in the quartz coming to hand from tho stopes on this leader in the eastern end, and the good rib of quartz is now very Small, being only 6 or 8 inchos wide. Nkw ArjiUKNiA.— Tho manager has banked 78uz gold from 19 loads and 1001b picked stone. Gem. — The mine manager telegraphed to- ! day : "Cut reef in low level ; coarse &old showing ; 15lb picked stone from surface level." Saxox. — I'late amalgam accumulated since retorting was cleaned up to-day lor 138oz, making a total of 2540z lSdwt, on hand to date. Wai m. — The mine manager reports that woik generally is piogvessing fa\ ourably. The drive north of the crosscut is in 51 feet, tho reef over (i foot wide, solid, and producing lich rock. In i,he Koscniont section the winze and rise met last week, and since then men have been driving both way? on the leef. Appearances are most promising. TkMaia Batim uy. — Very fair headway is beina made with the erection of this battery. The machinery has been placed in position, and the turbine lixed for providing the necessary motive power. The completion of the water-race \\ ill occupy some time yet. A number of men aie constantly employed in the construction ol the fluming, and three pairs of sawyers are engaged cutting the requisite timber. j Te Mata U.M. Co.— ln this Company's mine at the Mata a rise is being put up from the low level to meet the winze sunk fiom the upper workings, but in which work had to bo buspended m consequence of tho inliux of watei. The ri^-e is up some distance, and the winze is now being drained. Thei c are 30 loads of quartz on hand, which .should yield pa>ably, but it cannot be treated until the batteiy is finished.

THE REPORTED FIND NEAR WHANG AM ATA. Three claims have been marked out by the natives, two consisting of seven men's ground and the other of two men'b ground. The Askam-MolJoy Company's works arc in full swing, being engaged treating tailings from the Paroquet Gold Mining Company's mine. Tlnoe dynamos are now employed. The election of a cofferdam on the foreshoro is expected to be completed in ten or twelve weeks.

THE WAIOIVIO DISTRICT. I'ajuhjl'it. — The manager informs me that very little woi U is proceeding in this mine. Uold]^ (\lm. -The dilve on the black le<td at No 1 level is being pushed ahead. The lead Ls at present passing through a tavoiuable cku-s of oountiy and looks very well, colours of gold being seen at every I breaking dou n. The contractors at No. 2 level ha\e now driven over 110 feet, and the counti y .-.till continues tight. The grinding of the blanketings fiom the crush ings tiom t 1 is mine has been finished at the Paroquet batteiy foi' (io/ sdwl retorted gold, making the total yield from the | hfty tons treat 6ooz lodwfc gold.

liiAML.s, Sept. 5. New Alijuiinm. -The crushing of 19 loadb quartz and 1001b oi picked btonc was finished on Monday foi a yield of 760z 3dwt gold, value £207 12h 2d. The tributers, tlobo and party,* sent down 18 loads quartz to the battery on Monday, ! with 601b picked ttone. Irving and party are alto ready to send down about 15 loads and 401b picked stone. Henderson, Climo and Hcnnebsy are breaking out payable quartz. Saxon. — No. 1 footwall leader continues to show good colouis ot gold, as also do most of the other leaders and s-topes. Footwall reet No. 3 leader is trom 10 to 12 inches in thickness and shows gold at e\eiy bieaking down. A little way back on the 3rd .stope hanging- wall, the leef i& well defined, and shows an abundance of favourable mincial and good colour.s of gold. In all IBlb nicked vStone ha\e come to l iand during the pa&t week. Amalgam on hand to date : 2750/. 15dwt. Casiukia. --Colours of gold were seen through the quart/, on No. 6 leader while breaking dow n. Colouis of gold were also sven in the 4th .stope on No 7 leader. 121b of picked stone came to hand on Thursday last from 6th btope west on main reet. Colours of gold wore been when breaking down the 7th slope west on main reef. 23 loads of rjuaitz have been ciushedduiing tWe week, for the return of 720z lOdwt amalgam. 5 loads tailmgb have been put through the berdans for the leturn of Bor. 15d\vb&. amalgam. The fortnightly cleaning up to-day produced 630z lOdvU of melted gold fiom 53 loads of quait/.

L'UNUJ. Simi'msK Claim. — The shareholder-- of this claim may wUI be satisfied -with theii ptoperty, as ihe ore from the mine i.s keeping up, iib value bciiiu' between two and three ounces per ton. Hijjdkn Tulvsijki;.— -In Llii.-5 mine a lot of woiU has lately been done by the ownovfe, and bho result has bceii that they hud gold goofr down the present workings ol the Midden Treiumic, being about 50 feet from the crown of the hill, A large reef about 7 feet thick was struck on the leof from the Hidden Treasure shait, which carries good gold from wall to wall. The ore from this mine is now under offer to the AskhamMolloy people at the Thames, and, it being free milling ore, should give grand results.. Golden Spur.— This seam adjoins the Hidden Treasure mine, and is now being prospected by two miners sent from Auckland. Jt is rumoured about that a rich reef has been found in the ground, but nothing authoritative is yet to hand.

Coromandisl, Sept. 5. Katajnga. — J hear &hab a dividend is to be declared. The reef in hand is gelling thicker and looking' bettor in every way in the lowor levels. . , '