MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 300, 19 September 1888, Page 6

MINING NEWS.

Thames, Sept. 14. Cambria. — The mine manager reports undor date 13th insfc : — "There are two nice-looking leaders in the top of the rise in the drive at No. 4 level. There is splendid sandstone country in the rise and everything that could be desired for gold. When breaking down the No. 6 leader in the winzd yesterday colours of gold were .seen freoly through the quartz. There- is al?o a leader in the winze about 6 inches in thickness crossing the No. 6 leader at about right angles with a slight underlie eastward. Gold was seen thiough the quait/, whon breaking it down yesterday." Nrcw Manukau.— The drive on No. 3 level to pick up leader is now in better ground, and a littlo rubbly quart/ showing in face of drive. Hopes aro entertained of cutting- something good in this drive, for it is in the line of a large run of gold. Monthly Gold Returns. — During the pabt month the gold leturns fiom the various districts were as follows :— Thames Borough, 1,5150z5. ; Thames County, ],4700z5. ; Ohinemuri, 270/s. ; Coromandel, 1,1980z5. Total: 4,3100zb. against 4}sooozs.4 } 500ozs. for J uly. May Qoi.ev.— The prospectus of this Goldmining Company has been drawn up, and is now lying at the ollice of the Secietary, Mr ]l. JNlc Donald Scott. It id proposed to foim the Company for the purpose of working the Qpeen ut the May and Hemiti claims, Waiokaraka Creek. Capital, 12,500, in 3,000 shares of 10s each, 2,500 of which paid up to 2s 6d per share arc retained by the vendors of the mine.

Tjiam.es, Sept. 14. Nkw ALni'jiMA.--Tho 201b of picked stone pie\iously imported as having been ob tainccl from this iriiio came to hand from the htopc on Jobe's loader, at the battery level. Thid .slope is just about over here the picked olone was a short time ago. Colouis of gold are also vi&ible in the geneial dirt. Jobe and paity, tributes, ha\e banked 690 x 0^ ii'om 19 loads quavl/. and 601b picked htono. Tki<ntox —The country in the bottom of the shaft is now a nice class ot sandstone. Thames, .Sept. 17.

THE MAROTOTO DISTRICT. Mimxc: matter* in the Maroloto district arc \ery quiet, and on the whole the piospects <u c not us encouraging as could be deMied. In the AJarototo (J. and S.AI. Company's mine the A, B and C diives ha\c been put in 160, 350 and 170 feet respectively. A \\ in/c has been sunk from the floor of the B dri\e for a depth of 60 teet, but the vein of silver ore not neatly as lich downwards. A drive is in progress outvvaids ironi the bottom of this winze, a\ hile another is being put in (o meet it from the .-surface, and the two should be connected in another 40 or sl> feet of driving, when the manager is hopeful of opening up a payable block. Stoping is proceeding over the B drive, but the oie is very patchy, and .some ti on bio lias to be gone to in sepaiating the good fctolT fiom the ban en poition ot the lode. The diiectors have expi eased their willingness to eicct a plant on the ground, provided the manager can guarantee that I,ooolb of payable ore aic obtainable. Mauototo North. — Opeiations in this Company's mine have resulted disappointingly, as, although a laige amount oi piob peeling has been done, nothing ot a payable native has yet been uneaithed. Oni^ four men are now employed, and the=-e aie engaged dii\ ing on what is known a» the Nelfcon lode, w hich is a well-defined body of stone, but so far has not carried either gold or silver. j Mauototo Sol th. — The main drhe is row in a total distance of 345 I feet. Within the last few feet another body of stone has come in on the drive, and functioned with the main lode, so that the quartz now occupying the face is of considerable thickness. Theic is about a font of rubbly bluestono amongst tlrs, which gives fair piospects of gold. Both this mine and the Marototo and AFaiototo North are under the able management of Air John Muore, who is doing his utmost to give the ground a thotough trial, and it is to be regretted that his efloits have not been moie successful. Oke ton Svdnly, — A parcel of 2 tons of oi c has been &ent from the Maiofcoto Cold and Silver Mining Company's mine to Auckland, vv hich it is intended to torvvaul trom thence to Sydney by to-moriow's boat. The stuff will be'tieated in Sydney. S \xox. — Several moie miners in this mine have been discharged in accordance with instructions Horn the directors, and their places filled by otheis Swox. — The hangiugwall reef in the third stopo about 20 feet up from No. 3 level i& making a nice tody ot stone 1 foot thick, showing good colours of gold. This reef produced 5 or 61b of picked stone on Saturday. At No. 5 level the reef is .still about 1 foot thick. No gold was seen at breaking down, but the miueial is -very good and the contractors arc making fair piogre.ss. Amalgam on hand to "date, 960z lOdvvl. Cold water — About 3 tons 01 c ha* c been obtained from No. 1 diive. TitENTOX.— The country has not been quite so good lately, but there i-> a change for the better coming in the bottom again. The contractors will complete their contract ot ICO feet about the end ol thh week. New Feaknouout. — No change of any importance has occurred during the past week. The cross-cut continues to pass through a good clas» of country for gold, | and is in the vicinity of the various leaders to be intersected.

THE KAPANCA'MINE. It will be g ratifying to the English shtiic holders in the Kapanga gold mine, (Joioinandel, to learn that good stuff is being procuied at the 400 foot level. It was iiist struck at the 250 level wheio the manager, Mr Hodge, put in a crosscut from the o d Palmerfcton drive that vas cariied in by Captain Thomas. It seems that the oiospcut had not gone in more than 20 or 30 feet when the gold was found. J)eep bin lung followed, and now rattling stull is being obtained at the lower level. t As all the advioe goes Homo to the shareholders, little is published in Auckland : .still it is pleasing to know that, so far, operations have been very satisfactory. In fact, it is stated that i' 1,500 worth of gold has been got for one month's return, while one specimen, which has been forwarded to the Melbourne Exhibition, is estimated to be worth soz to the lb. This excellent result should encourage more English capitalists to utilise their surplus wealth in developing the gold mines of this colony.

CoKOiMANPKJ , fc'cp(. 15. Royal Oak. — Operations are proceeding satisfactorily in this mine. The fcributers are at work in four diffeienb parts of the mine, but so far they have not come upon anything worthy of special notice. Tokatea.— The inine manager reports as follows: — Tiibuters : Wm. Duncan and party on No. 1 and 2 blocks havo returned to work on the small blocks which yiolded the gold from their last crushing. _ This lodo varies in size from one to three inches

in thickness, its course being about N. and H, undet lying west, which is the same course and underlie as the Royal Oalc, No. 3 reef, and are only f-cpaiMed from each other a distance of 6 foot. The btone here looks well and shows colours of gold occasionally and in good counbiy. Wells and McKeowu have cub the Excelsior reef in No. 4 block, but no gold lias been tound yet. The leef at this point is Aery small, boingonly2 inches thick, buttheyaie driving along it and prospecting it thoroughly. Dick and Cowan have commenced their low level drive about 70 feet below the present lowest le\el. The dri\c, when in, will gi\c them 20 feet to york upwards or, the run of gold before breaking into the bottom of the winze which they .sank. Steelo and Dyer on No. 8 have driven hilly 60 feet on their reef, but obtained no payable pros pectfa forjthat distance. This is a giandlooking leader, about four inches thick, and vciy icgular in size and in a good clabs ot countiy, so that gold may bo found heic any day.