MINING NEWS. Thames, June 17.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 378, 19 June 1889, Page 5

MINING NEWS. Thames, June 17.

LoneHakd. — The manager hasdiscontinued the eastern drive in the Lone Hand section of the mine, with a view to extending a crosscut to intersect other leaders known to exist ahead, and which run parallel with the leader worked in this main drive. These leaders yielded excellent returns in the level above, and the first of these should be intersected in about 25ft of driving. The stopes continue to produce crushing dirt of good grade, while capital headway is being made with the low level on the General Chute reef. Trenton. — Both drives are being pushed ahead as quickly as possible, but progress is not as rapid as could be desired, owing to the tightness of the country. New Fearxought.— The reef is a compact- body of stone oft in width and of a kindly appearance. Good progress is being made in sinking. The winze is down a depth of 43ft. The country continues of a very kindly description for gold. New Moanataiari. — No gold has as yet been seen, in either of the main ribs of quartz, but a few good strong colours have been met with in some small veins running through the sandstone which intervenes between the two leaders. The ground is still fcigbfc for working, bub appears to be getting better. The surface dirt that passed through the battery last week has been shaping much about the same. At the Warden's Court on Friday applications were dealt with as follows : — J. B. Russell, Victorh special claim, IVai hi, adjourned 12th September ; W. McClair, Imperial Treasury licensed holding, Upper Tararu, granted ; J. B. Russell, YVaitete water-race, Waihi, adjourned 27th June ; J. Bice, machine site, Tararu, adjourned 27fch June ; A. Hogg, amalgamation of claims, battery site, and. water-race, Puriri, adjourned 27th June; Waihi Nut Extended, protection of four months to work with two men, granted ; W. Plummer, protection for Little Beauty, Upper Tararu, granted ; R. Lowrie, protection for Nymph, Tararu, granted ; W. Buckley, protection for Mermaid, Tararu, granted; New Zealand Mining Proprietary Co., for protection for Brown and Bleazard's licensed holding at Waitekauri, granted for four months ; F. McLiver, Bonnie Scotland, Tairua, exchange of title. Plaints lodged by the Mining Inspector for non-working were also dealt with as follows: — D. R. Gellion, Walhalla, withdrawn, as men had since been put on ; J. B. Smith, Silver King, Marototo, forfeited ; and A. Thomas, Silver King, Whangamata, adjourned until 2nd July.