MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 375, 8 June 1889, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

Thames, June 4. Nymph and Mermaid (Upper Tararu).---A parcel of 251b of fair picked sfcone was brought into town on Saturday. Mr Roberts, one of the proprietors, informs me that it was obtained from two reefs on the surface. The winze on the leader has , attained u depth of 30ft, and colours of gold are still seen in the quartz. New Albuknia. — The Sons of Freedom reef looks well, and good colours of gold are seen every time it is broken down. Saxon. — There is no change to report either from No. 5 level or the various stopes. Big Pump. — The annual inspection of the Big Pump boileis will bake place in about a fortnight's time, which will necessitate the suspension of pumping operations for about a week. New Prince Imperial. — Mr D. G. MacDonnell, legal manager of the New Prince Imperial G.M. Co., received the following report this morning :— The last stope up to the level on Dunns leader is in over twenty feet. \Ve have seen a little gold through the stone when breaking down the lead. As soon as I finish this block, I will have the dirt put through the battery, and will then try the same lead westward of the crosscut on No. 1 level, Connor and party have finished crushing four loads of general dirt and nine pounds of picked stone for 13oz 16dwt melted gold. New Moanataiaki G.M. Company.— The manager, under date June Ist, reports that they have been engaged in extending the drive through to the hangingwall ot the lead. A. start has been made to drive westward. There will be about 200 feet to be driven before the boundary of the Waiotahi is reached, and consequently they must pass through some good country, and he is very hopeful of the results. At the intermediate level (Cambria section) the drive is still being carried on. A break which appears to be identical with that which made the gold in the Cambria crossed the face that day. The new Peiton wheel has been placed in position, and crushing will be resumed on Monday. Royal Oak. — During the past week there have been colours of gold showing in the reef as driven on The ground continues favourable for gold, but there has come a split in the reef going up. At the floor of the drive the reef is move solid and continues to show gold going ahead, also showing a large croso ran of mineral ground from the footwall which has the appearance of No. 3 cross lead, which has been but little wrought on. The tributers are still working on the cross reef on No. 2 at different levels, and not getting anything,' although the reef and indications are favourable. — Peter Reid. Caledonian. — The minemanager reports: all hands are now engaged at the intermediate level, and the prospects are very encouraging. The reef is a fine body of stone about 2 feet thick, carrying excellent mineral and showing occasional good colours of gold. About 30 feet in from the rise a cross leader was met with but nothing done on it until the main drive was ahead ; it has now been opened up and proves to be about one foot thick in the best of country, carries mineral indications, equal if not superior to the main body, shows a little gold and appears to be getting bigger as driven on. Waiotahi. — The monthly cleaning up took place this afternoon, for the payable return of 2620z5. of melted gold from 220 tons of quartz.

Thames, June 5. New Alburnia. — The manager, under date of 3rd insfc. , reports that the drive on the Sons of Freedom reef has been extended 15 feet. In the face the reef is rather smaller than usual, is of a rubbly description, and heavily charged with mineral. Gold has been seen at every breaking down during the week, but nothing good enough to save as picked stone. Saxon. — The works in progress at new or No. 5 level are two drives on No. 1 main reef, No. 1 and 2 stopes, and the drive along the course of the No. 2 reef (at same level). The drive going east on No. 1 main reel has now been extended a distance of 96 feet. From crosscut, the reef averages about two feet in thickness, carrying j fair minerals, and a little gold is still being seen in a small vein on the hangingwall side. The No. 2 stope lias been carried 15 feet west of crosscut. The reef in this is much smaller than it was in the drive. About 101b of picked sfcone were saved from this during the week. Ten pounds of picked stone were also saved from No, 2 reef. The reef in the drive averages about 8 inche=, but little gold has been seen during the week. In the stopes the leader is larger, with occasional gold. A winze has been started on the hanging- wall, and is now down 5 feet ; the reef is fully 18 inches In thickness, with good minerals and showing a little gold on the hangingwall. The stopes are Nos. 8, 9, and 10. The reef in these averages about 15 inches. Very little gold has been seen in these stopes for the past week. During the week the general quartz has not been shaping quite so well. Amalgam on hand 4410z. , picked stone 201b. Lone Hand. — The leading stopes east Lone Hand section is along 17 feet ; the leader in the face is about 3 inches in thickness. Dabs and colours of gold were seen through the quartz when breaking down the leader. The second stope is along 18 feet, the leader showing good dabs and colours of gold freely. Gold was seen when breaking down the reefs in the fifth and sixth sbopes. The crushing of 47 loads of quartz returned 68oz retorted gold. Cambria. — There are four men employed stoping on the hangingwall leader in No. 3 level. It is six inches thick, carrying splendid mineral, and at each breakingdown colours of gold were seen. The intermediate drive below No. 3 level eastward is in a distance of 33 feet. When breaking down colours of gold are freely seen. A few pounds of picked stone were obtained when breaking down the leader in the drive westward of the winze. Crushing was started on Friday last, and is shaping for a payable return. New Manukau. — Mulligan's leader, No. 4 level : The two rises are up the required distance to join the passes, and No. 1 rise is connected with the end ground of last block, and driving for No. 2 rise is now in hand. The lode is forming along the slide, and some of the quartz is being saved for a trial crushing. The lode is broken aboub as yet, bufc some of the quartz looks fairly well for gold, which might come to hand any day now. Shipment of Gold. — Fifty-six pounds of gold go by the Enterprise to Auckland tomorrow on account of the Waihi Gold Mining Company. Lonehand. — The yield of 68oz retorted gold banked from this Company's mine yesterday was to-day reduced on melting to 660z lOdwt.

An Irish actor lafceiy sued a Belfast newspaper for criticising his '• Romeo " and his wife's "Juliet." The actor avers that the critic never forgave him for falling asleep while he (the critic) was reading one of his own plays to him. The jury awarded £350 damages.