MINING NEWS. Thames, October 30.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 313, 3 November 1888, Page 5

MINING NEWS. Thames, October 30.

Cambkia. — The No. 1 leader in the ri&e, which recently connected Nos. 4 and 3 levels, is now being stripped and broken down, aud colours of gold are occasionally seen in the quartz. Good progress is being made with the sinking of the winze on No« 6 leader, from No. 3 level, and it has now attained a depth of 42 feet. The quartz here carries some favourable minerals, and colours of gold are frequently observed in it. Colours of the precious metal are also seen in the quartz coining to hand from the stopes, but they ureseut no change worthy of mention. New Prince Imperial. — The manager has decided to crush the quartz that has come to hand from the stopes on the hangingwali portion of No. 1 lode over No. 3 level, and a start will probably be made early next week. In consequence of the leader at No. 1 level not having improved, work on it has been suspended, and a crosscut has now been commenced to open out on the leader which crosses through the shaft at a point between No. I level and the surface.

NkwFeabnought. — Thedriveispenetratina - a very favourable channel of sandstone Ib is 70ft.

Trextox. — The country in the shaft is very hard, and consequently slow progress is being made.

Waihi G.M. Co. — Messrs rnce JbJrolhors have obtained an order to construct a x'otary roasting furnace for bhe Waihi Company.

Parkes's Furnace. — A telegram from Paeroa states that a geueral cleaning-up of the bullion obtained from the ore being treated by the Parkes furnace, at Karangahake, will take place on Saturday. According to latest advices, the furnace was working smoothly.

Cambria. — Colours of gold were seen through the quartz when breaking down No. 1 leader. The quartz broken out of No. 6 leader is kindly-looking for gold. 61b picked stone have come to band from the second stope east on the main reef during the week. Colours of gold were seen when breaking down several other leaders. 37 loads of quartz have been crushed during j the week for the return of 85oz lOdwt. amalgam. The mine manager wired yesterday: — "SI loads quartz and 101b picked stone crushed for 60oz grold.''

Saxox. — The amalgam on hand from geneial quartz crushed during the fortnight has been retorted for a yield of 2660z retorted gold, which was afterwards reduced by melting to 2620z 7dwt. This return is from 310 loads quartz. Picked stone on hand, 1301b.

New Alburnia. — The quartz in fche face of the reef intersected by the second stope is 10 inches in thickness, and looks promising for gold.

Saxox. — The fortnightly cleaning up of the amalgam from the general dirt alone took place this afternoon, for a return of 2620z. 7dwt. smelted gold from 310 loads of quartz.