MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 424, 30 November 1889, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

TiiAMr.s, November 27. Lone ITvnd. — The contractors continue to make a cry satisfactory p:ogt ess in putting in tho General Chute dri\e at the low level, the country still being a favourable description of sand&tonc. Colours of gold are seen as usual in the quartz coming to hand fiom tho leadeis in (1)3 Lone Hand section, and also the leof in tho Manchester section. May Quken. — Very fa ! r headway is being made in cleaning out the dii\o to eflect communication with the City of London shaft. TIIAMK^ iiIMMJ AM) I'jtOSl'KCl'lNi! Claim -Another paictl of 201b of picked stone was obtaiued last evening from the Kana drive. Ni;\\ Eureka (Otuniu). — Crushing is proceeding on behalf of the tiibntcis, who ha\e about 30 loads ot quaitz to put through. Saxov. — The fortnightly leturn telegraphed yesterday was reduced on inching to 380oz. Dive.n — The mine manager lepoits :—: — I have very little change to leport on the workings in the mine for the last week. The drive in No. 3 level has been extended a distance of 10 feet, but ha\e not yet cut the leader, but expect to do feo in a shift or two. In No. 1 stopo the leader has beon stripped for 14 feet, and in No. 2 stope about tho same distance has been stripped. I haie broken down the leader wheie the gold was showing in the back of the stope and secured some picked stone which Mr Kelly is taking to toun to exhibit. The leader is still looking well and in the same class of country. The c ufching it. finished, and the return i^ 270/ retorted gold from 12 load^> of general ditt, and 330z lOdwt retortci gold fiom 361b picked stone. Tho gold when siveltcd was reduced to 58oz Bdv\t.

CouoMANiuiL, November 27. ivOYAL O\k. — Fifty pounds of fair stone was obtained to-day. (_!old is still going down.