Mining News. KARANGAHAKE. [From our own Correspondent.] Karangahake, Saturday.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 370, 22 May 1889, Page 2

Mining News. KARANGAHAKE. [From our own Correspondent.] Karangahake, Saturday.

OWHAROA. , :^ Farmer and jnrf-y have he battofy in full swing on i larjfp "parcel of ore from the Smile of, Foitniio (tribut-j, wh'ch is shaping for a payable return. 4. little prospecting is beiiiy done on the eastern' side of |the river, but so far I have not heard of anylhii'g rich being 1 fouml. Sum F.irm /i r an'l party on Friilay last cleaned up 800 tons for 1600%s from the rl Snnlc of fortune rvine.

WAITEKAUHI. _ Mr Ilpi'jrl i way (manager of the Ausfcra'ian Company's .Works), is makiiifif rapil progress, the wa^er-race, .which fa twenty-eiu;lit chains in length, is aJmosd cojnp'oted.' Th.e,bi?il'liti f jGr is finia'ie-! an lit start lias been made with the ertcliou p\ life' machinery.

Christchuoch Co.: Tni<* Co's Battery is pounding away *on stuff froni their o^n mine. T hear that; there is a likelihood of t'»e Company disposing of their pro 1 perty to n London • syndicate, whose agent has h"Pii in Karangahake for sonip time pagt. In nddit ; on to the Ivanhqe anclTruro, Mr Tnvnor is trying to arrange for the purchase of the Golden Point, Monastery, and Rhodencle Dliu' % mines, a block stiv^'hing from the Oh in emu ri river to tho Trig. IvaiihToe, Battery V This battery lias been idle For a weak, not for wnnt of water tins time ? h.nfc. owing to., the .race ; having Carrie I awny. The Scott shoot broke off -about half way up, and camp do>vn through th< i rnco, «m-ishi ng about one humlred feet, of it. Mr Portpr v\as hpro i; yesterday, and (I" believe), has arrangeilfpr thf repairing 1 of the damage.. Crown and Ca^S"l Companies : Tlip^p Companies .arc- steadily progressing with 1 their, respective works, but the last rain hos put a stop to-oarting- for the present, ! there is still a largo quantity of timber needed to complete the buildings. Kenilworth (Moore* Tribute) :— A. small parcel oF ore from 'ihis mine 'is being forwarded to the Woddsibck stoned breaker, where it will' be sampled and assayed,