WAIORONGOMAI.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 337, 26 January 1889, Page 2

WAIORONGOMAI.

To Arolm S. and G..\F Co., Lhn.: A conn act was let. on Saturday hist For jMifeliinr in a (hive From the 450 feet lovcl, in the Nutv Funl jwmlioh of (,Ih j Co.'s }tio|,i'vty. Tlii'- iliivc \vi'i] b«> a, cnntinu >(ion of lh.it known .is (.lit' "' C.iun'li;m diivf." U-ntr.illy speaking uql little work i,s

as yet proceeding up-hill, as crushing operations have been retarded owing to the great scarcity of water, and all the hoppers at the Battery s are full. Every preparation is, however, being maie for commencing operations on a large scale as soon as'it is possible to do so, I On the flat "work is steadily progressing itr connection with the very extensive new plant .and additions. In the large, new building which adjoins the original forty stamper battery (and which contains the new revolving and reverberatory furnaces, andjwithin which twenty additional stampers, and a number of concentrators will be shortly erected), a brick floor has been laid down, with the exception of that portion where the concentrators will stand, which will be concreted The new water-race is being pushed ahead, about a dozen men being kept at this work. There are seven small gullies to be bridged and fluined, after which the two large gullies will be crossed by means of largo wrought iron pipes. The building in which the water jacket furnace will stand will be completed this week. The new pans (viz., eight amalgamating and gt hiding pans, one cleaning-up pan, and two settler?), are arriving 'from Messrs Price Bros.' foundry, and will shortly be put to«> other. With the exception of fixing up the olil revoKing furnace at the tailings plant, ueirly all the brick work has now been completed.