TE AROHA.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 333, 12 January 1889, Page 2

TE AROHA.

Champjon Gold Mines, Limited, Tui: Work is now in full swing on this Co.'s propei'ty in connection with the four contracts recently let for opening up the mine. Messrs Yjf. Oornes, contractor for Nos. 1 and 3 contracts, and P. Dillon for No. 4, have six men employed on each of these contracts. With respect to No. 1, Burke, whose tender was accepted, having declined to sign the specifications and pVoce'ed vrith the work, it has been let to (J. 1 Gordon who waa the next lowest tenderer, and who started work on Monday last, Tiaying six men engaged also. '" Dillon and party, contractors for No. 4 section of the works, are now in with their drive a distance of fully 60 fee 1 ,. W. Comes and party (Tso. 1 contract), have cut the reef ; but have not yet cut through it. They are taking put some really good stone. The same ocfntractor is making good progress with the second contract he has undertaken. During the past week the Auckland directors visited the mine, and we understand that they intend to invite tenders at once for sinking a winze on the reef known locally as the ''waterfall reef," to connect with tlie crosscut low level, which will be continued a distance of about 100 feet to cut the winae. Plans for the »rial tramway, to connect the mino with the flat, will also be finished in a day or so, when it is the intention of the direetorsto invite tenders for carrying out the work. Ruakaka L. Hd : Work on this claim is principally confined at present to developing the new reef recently discovered in the Mikado portion of the property. This reef looks well, and from the appearance of the stone it should prospect well for silver, and also perhaps gold.

4ro^a £. 'ajitf '&]#, C0. .-—Work is being pushed vigorously ahead in connection with the nev^ plant in course of erection. Tlie small pranch pipes for supplying the water * required for the concentrators are noV being fixed in po|itij)u, hiul the Bh^ftinf: has been erected for driving eleven more concentrator*?, yet to be put together, in additjpo to the fourteen nlnuMly; in position. The bricklayers have reoentl/ raised the arch and hearth of ti»e reverberator/ furDace, The hoppers, automatic feeders, electors, ami other adjuncts, necessarf to ihe revolving furnace, in all .pro-

"baby.ijtrjr, be in position within a' couple of ! Weksl^Che building in ( co ( tmeclion with the. smelting, furnace is' noW-ia course of erection, i{ and should ''bef; completed in, about a months tircie* "Tlje size" of this building will be, abou.fc?4feet by 50feet< Tho building to contain the Boss pah [ giant is now pretty well up/ and measures about 20 feet by 60. feet. It is intended to make a start next week to put the""olU revfllying/ turnace togethor again.,; It' will ba arterody ! "and also reclined. 1 The prinoipal work\vp^Ui at preaant consists of repairing hopper's, tracks) and tramway, and generally getting things ready for work. ( ■ ,<■)•' Mr Howell, the Co's manager, expects within the next couple of weekj topufc on a number of additional hands to work. On ; Monday last a BtaW was made with about a dozen mci) to connect f the water race extension, the water having' to be conveyed across several very deep 'gullies ; this will be done by means' of wrought 20 inch iron pipes. Two gullies will have to be crossed,, whicn' are about' .eighty feet deep, and about six hundred feet wide (the two). There are also several smaller gullies to be crosaed, but it is expected the whole of this work will be completed within six weeks.,