MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 443, 5 February 1890, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

Thames, February 1. '” Nemesis (Kuaotunu). —According to instructions I started two men to prospect the ground and open up on the reef formerly discovered, from which a few hundredweight of good ore was obtained. I have driven 34 feet towards this reef, and should hare it in hand in 17 feet more driving. I have kept one man surfacing, and I am glad to state that several leaders of various sizes have been discovered from two inches to one foot in thickness, all’ of which carry a fair percentage of gold, more especially the one foot leader,- which prospects for fully two ounces per ton. Saxon. —Operations in the winze which is being sunk on the main reef from No. 5 level have had to be suspended owing to the quantity of water that has made its appearance. It was from this winze that the recent hauls of picked stone were obtained. Royal Oak Mine (Coromandel. )—During the past week there has been a slight change for the better in the mine. The reef in the winze is generally improved,' showing gold more freely and making good, crushing stuff. To-day the reef was broken down west end of winze, from which about four pounds of fair picked stone was obtained still leaving blotches showing going down. The appearance of the reef has greatly changed, making more solid stone and showing fine mineral indications. The.reef in No. 3 levelwas also broken down to-day,which is small, but continues to show gold in thecross lead going up. The ground continues hard, but there are signs of a change for the better coming in. The tributers have connected No. 1 with No. 2 level on the cross reef. Not meeting with any success,they have commenced to drive both ways. The reef’ is large in places, and well defined, and ha 3 carried gold up and down at the junction with No. 2 reef.

Auckland, Frebruary 1. A special meeting of the members of the Thames Drainage Board was held on Thursday last. Appeals were received from the following companies: Monataiari, Manukau, YVaiotahi, May Queen, Kuranui No 2, and Crawford’s Special Claim. Reductions were made from £l2 10s to £lO in May Queens, and from £lO to £8 in Crawford’s. Other assesments were sustained which leave the monthly income of the Board at £347 15s, irrespective of the levies on the Councils. Tenders for carting coal from J. J. Craig, 2s 3d per ton ; Jordan andj Company, 2s 2d ; Maxwell, 2s Id ; and Charles Shorbb, 2s lid. Maxwell’s tender was accepted, subject to reduction of 6d per ton wharfage allowed by the Thames Harbour Board. The following were the tenders for the supply of coal:— Bindon and Co, : Kamo, 14s 6d ; Bay, 18s 4d. Stone Brothers : Kamo, 14s lid. J. J. Craig : Kamo, 14s 8d ; Bay, 18s 2d. > Dickie and Vernon : Kamo, 15s 6d ; Bay, 18s Bd. Peter Maxwell: Kamo, 15s ; Bay, 18s 7d ; Newcastle, 20s. James Smith : Kamo, unscreened, 11s 6d ; screened, 13s 5d ; Bay, 18s 6d. The tender of Mr James Smith was accepted.