WAIORONGOMAI. Mining News. [Forn our own Correspondent.] Waiorongomai, Tuesday.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 425, 4 December 1889, Page 2

WAIORONGOMAI. Mining News. [Forn our own Correspondent.] Waiorongomai, Tuesday.

Te Aroha S. and G«-M. Co.: Twenty head oF stampers, and concentrators in connection therewith, are running on ore from the New Find portion of the Company's pro^eity, and on ore being sent for treatment from the Colonist and Premier mines. The reduction of a parcel of about twenty-ihrpe tons of ore from the Champion G. and S. Mines. Tui, was completed on Saturday last. The Jesuit lias been forwarded to the directors in Ancklan I . iv the New Fin 1 mine, Jas. May and pirty are working one blook on tribute, and G«'O, Sly am! party on another block on tribut*. Thirl v berdans t\ c kej t ronsta it'y going nii»' t an.l day at the tailings plant, on old tailings The work in t\\Q New Find being can iod on. by the Company's wages men at present is confined tQ the underhand sfropes in what is known as the Snrt'iy !tvi»l. Instructions were lvciivci sniro »lavs since to consign t\\o rock drill and condensing ohamVr, lying at tho work*, fa the North Min.\ 1J o'uen H.ll j mil it, will probably he despatched this week. Mr Napier, assay >r, from Karangahal>e ( who. ha. 1 charge of the experimental punt erected in tho Woodstock furnace home there, dining its recent successful run) arrived to-day under temporary engagement to tho Company. The assist me" of an, assayp.r was an absolute necessity, as since Mr IVige'a departure the- duties conncqted with thai responsible positro-i Imvp devolved on Mr W. Adams, Acting Manager, since i\{r Ilowell left. Mr Napier is a competent and experienced assayis^, and I should not be surprised that the present temporary engagement leads to a permanent one. Mr Napier and family 'will live in the house formerly occupied by Mr 11. H. Adams. Ferguson Syndicate : Work in connection with the New Era mine is progressing steadily. The contractors §or sinking the winze on the mnin rei'f (Grace and paity), finished their contract some days ago, having sunk fi^ftytwo feet, on what, is apparently payable (by a c $g, ) qi*j a } the \{Ay. Walsh and paity, contractors for the rise of fifty feet on portion of No. 2 reef (upper drive)j have also completed the woik undertaken. The best portion cf this reef, has been found in, the wall of No. 2 reef, the assay therefrom showing a much higher per cen,tage, more particularly in silver. A connection cannot be made, however^ until McLeod an! party finish their contract, a surface drive af r]fiy feet (now in over forty feet), and a further distance of twenty-five feet been ihivon. A contract has been let Kirkerand party, to drive on No. 2 reef north. It is expected this reef will be. found to junctioa-w-ftlt-fehe-msin reef. ' The tramway is In excellent order ; quartz has been forwarded to the mill, and as soon as f the necessary belts, etc., arrive, a preliminary start will be made to treat are by what is known as the McArthur- Forest process \ of which tho Caasel Gold Extracting Company are the proprietors.

Geneual. Much satisfaction was expressed to-day at nnother line of coaches being started, which will ply regularly between Te Aroha and Waiprongomai. MrN. Kenny, who is in command, is sure to receive a very large share of whatever trade of this sort is doing. I ujiderstanil M l 'E. H. Littlejohn (of the late fjrm lloberts a^d Littlejohn, local butchers), accompanied' by one or two others, is about to [leave for Au3* tralia.