MINING NEWS. Thames, June 11.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 377, 15 June 1889, Page 6

MINING NEWS. Thames, June 11.

Nkw Fearnought G.M. Company.— The manager reports that the reet maintains its promising appearance. The quartz broken during the week continues to show good mineral indications. The country remains of an excellent, description for gold. The winze has attained a depth of 40 teet. New jMoanataiaki G. M. Co. — In the Cambria section No. 4 lovel, the drive on the hanging-wall west of crosscut has been extended 15 feet. The ground is very hard and difficult to break, consequently the lead is knocked about a good deal. Theie is over a foot in thickness of quartz altogether, but the good vein of mineralised stone i& divided from the main portion of the lead by a haul band of flinty fcand&tono iully 2 lect thick. This vein looks very promising and should make gold once the country gets a little softer/ The footwall portion of the lead is a stiongcr band of quaite. In tho Point Russell section 1 tho pass leading from this level to the main tunriel is now all ready for sending quart?, through. 152 tons of surface dirt has been passed through tho battery this week, and has shaped much better than any yeb crushed. Paroquet (WaiomoJ.^rThis Company's mine has been temporarily shu£ down, instructions to this effect having, it 'is reported, been received irorn the directors in Melbourne, who consider the mine should now be made self-sopportirig. Saxon.— Ten pounds of picked stone were obtained to-day, wheo breaking down Noi 212 1 tfUafafe'^No:- 5 level. A mishap has occurred at ,kba~-Catnpany's battery. One of the ca,ni shafts has been broken, and' the mWiffi*er is endeavouring to make arrangements for other crushing power.' In' consequence of this, Messrs Price Bros. ' will at once proceed with the erection of the additional 10 head of stampers. As the result of the 'crushing operations for the past fortnight, with 32 head of stampers, the manager >to-day banked 3550z of gbld, which is the produce of 454 loads of quartz and 201b packed stone. Frqm to-morrow the Company's', battery will be temporarily stopped to allow of the additions being made, and fifteen head of stampers will be oip ployed at the Caledonian battery, and ten at the Cambria. ' New ManukaV.-^A telegram was received from the manager this morning, stating that he had got 101b of picked stone from Mulligan's block, No. 4 level.

An old gentleman of sixty-seven, an accountant in Regent-street, achieved the other day a victory over the coroner for Westminster which others who are summoned to serve on juries will read with interest. He objected to view the hods ; he declared he had never seen a dead body iA his life ; he was •'no\y' sixty-seven years of age, and he would not look at one even if the coroner swore him in. The coroner insisted, and proceeded to swear him ; he objected to kiss the book on the ground that it was dirty, which was too much lor the coroner's feelings, who ordered the recalcitrant accountant out of the room. Jurors who do not wish to serve will no doubt be glad to take the hint.