MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 454, 15 March 1890, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

Thames, Alarch 10. Waiotahi. —The monthly cleaning-up has produced 2940zs of gold from 220 tons quartz. New Alanuakau. —A crushing of 25 tons quartz broken out during the past month yielded 36ozs Bdwts melted gold. New Moanataiari. — The profit from the surface dirt for the month’s run is £4O 10s. Kuaotunu.— Work is progressing briskly at Kuaotunu. A new claim is now taken up by Lindsay and party which is peg and peg with the Nemesi-, and men have been put on to work the ground. Mr Lindsay informs us that the Nemesis have opened up three roofs showing very good gold. The new reef was cut on Monday last, and is showing good prospects equal to any on the field. This new claim is called the Shotover, and consists of 10 acres. A level is being put in to cut the Nemesis No 1 and No. 2 reefs. Those reefs should be cut in a few days, as they are running directly towards the Shotover. A small leader was cut yesterday in the tunnel and gave good prospects. Thames, Alarch 8. Lanigan’s Claim. —A crushing of 5 tons o quartz irom Lanigan’s claim at Whangapoua was finished at theAloanataiarißatbc-ry yesterday afternoon, for return of lioz 14dwt melted gold valued at £2 16s 60. Saxon. —A start has been made to pub the water pipes down the Prince Imperial shaft for the purpose of driving out the gas preparatory to commencing a drive, and thus draining the water from the Saxon shaft. The water will be turned on this (Saturday) afternoon.

Shotover.— The shareholders in the Jubilee claim, Kuaotunu, have decided bo change the name of the mine to “Shotover.” Ten shares of the mine have been offered ior sale at £lO each. The mine manager reports that the position of the mine is an excellent one, being midway between the Ofcawa and the Nemesis claim, and is easy cf access. The prospects of the claim are very good, and every success is anticipated. The manager, in prospecting, lately came across a nice-looking reef, upwards of two feet thick, which when cut showed very favourable prospects. In the Nemesis Nos. 1 and 2 reefs, a fine reef, about the same size, was cut, and good gold is exjrected shortly from the prospects. The manager says: “I expect on the level of our present drive to have about 60 feet backs, but if we go on a lower depth we will have fully 500 feet backs. The adjoining claim, the Nemesis, is putting in a drive at about the same level as ourselves, and they have had excellent indications of gold in their workings. From the prospects of the claims adjoining and the outlook of our own claim, there is sufficient to warrant me in putting on sufficient men to work the claim vigorously, and get out a quantity of stuff to crush a 3 early as possible.” Otama Claim (Kuaotunu). —A telegram from the mine manager states, “ Cut reef intermediate level over twelve inches thick. Prospects equal to upper level.”

NEW ALBURNIA. SPLENDID PROSPECTS OBTAINED. Thames, Alarch 11. In consequence of frequent hauls of picked stone which continue to come from the New Alburnia, much interest has been awakened in it, and shares are a good deal inquired after. The principal object of interest is the work that is in progress on the Sons of Freedom reef and l oot wall leaders at battery level. It will bo recollected that when the last 60 feet or so were driven before communicating with a crosscut for which the manager was making, oxcellenb prospects were met with, gold being seen well distributed through quartz, while occasionally parcels of picked stone were obtained. Stoping operations were then begun, and some excellent hauls of specimens and picked stone have since then oomo to hand, tho second stopo being now in progress. The matter of discovering rich gold at this point; is of importance. So far as can be ascertained, the reef here is intact to the surface, there being no old workings above, while it is also worthy of mention that tho block will also lengthen out as the sfcopss go up, so that there will bo a large block to work out, At the time of my visit to day, a really nice show of gold was visible in a footwall vein about three inches in thickness, while the main reef also looked w. 11, Next break down should givo a large haul of specimens. A small portion ci the vein was broken out at the time of my visit, and as the result;, about half-a-dozen nice specimens were obtained, gold being still left. In one or two of the other footwall veins gold was also to bo seen, and the country around both them and the main reef is a splendid description of sandstone; but there is also another work in progress which promises to result in something of importance being unearthed in the near future, viz, cleaning opt of tie crosscut which loads into tho drive where the new specimen leader wiil be exposed. This leader was previously driven upon, bub, as there seemed no possibility of it junebioning with any of tho surrounding reefs in Alburnia ground, work was suspended upon it. Since then, however, this Company has acquired the Devon ground, and it seems certain that the junctions referred to will be met with ahead. Mr Radford is naturally anxious to have the crosscut cleaned out as scon as possible. A further distance of 220 feet requires to be traversed to tho boundary, bub once operations are in full swing upon the specimen leader and the junctions are reached, a find of importance may be made. The outlook for tho Company is most satisfactory indeed, and at an early date shareholders should be in receipt of regular dividends. Still more specimens of picked stone arc to hand in the mine. This morning the mine manager wired:-“Gob 251 b specimens and 201 b picked stone with gold showing.” At 1.30 this afternoon, ft further parcel of 301 bof specimens was obtained. Gold is still shoving.