MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 466, 26 April 1890, Page 4

MINING NEWS.

* April 21. - New Prince Imperial. —No. 3 stope is in 30 feet and tiie country is improving a littlo. Tho loader is about six inches thick and carries good mineral, also colours of gold. Tho same also applies to No. 4 stope. Colours of gold were seen when breaking down the reef.

New Alburnia,— The reef that was stripped has been taken down, and throughout the whole length colours of gold were seen, and about thirty pounds of picked stone were obtained. Stripping is again proceeding, and good colours of gold are still seen in the leading sbopes, but the reef does not look so well defined in the back of the stopes, but the manager does not think this is much to be alarmed about, as the reef is very changeable, and may look as •well as ever in the next stope. During the week twenty feet has been cleaned out and repaired on the specimen leader drive, making a total of 190, This has brought it to the solid ground, and driving will now be commenced on the leader.

Nemesis G.M. Company (Kuaotunu). —As the weather has been so bad lately, I have not been able to do any outside prospecting, so have continued tho crosscut through the hill. lam in 140 feet in a fine sandstone country. This morning we have come upon quartz, bub cannot say yet what it may be. Should it prove valuable, I will wire. I have had oue man driving on the No. 1 reef for the last few day-s. The stone coming to hand is of a very fair quality, and would if a battery was on the ground prove highly payable. —H. T. Rowe, mine manager.

Orient Claim (Kuaotunu). —Since my last report I have continued tho crosscut into the hill thirty feet and have passed through two small veins, both of which carry gold. The No. 2 reef should he in hand in another week or ten days. The country through which we are passing is splendid. I have one man driving on the Obama reef, which is looking very good and gives first-class prospects. I will send two or three tons to Thames to test its value at same time as the Otama quartz goes round. From washing and pounding I think it is worth fully four ounces to the ton.—H. T. Rowe, mine manager. Otama G.M. Company (Kuaotunu). — During the oast fortnight I have continued sinking the winze, and have started a rise from the intermediate level to meet it; tho quartz coming to hand from both places is very good. The stopes in the upper level are giving out first-class ore. The weather has been greatly against us lately ; so much so that 1 have nob been able to bag any stone, and the road is in a terrible state. I am afraid the drays will not be able to take a large quantity over it; I would therefore suggest that I be allowed to get as much down as possible as soon as the weather will allow.—H. T. llowe, mine manager. Surplus Claim (Kuaotunu).—The mine manager reports as follows :—We Cuba new reef yesterday, running N.N.E. by S.S.W., this reef carrying good mineral. It has a good foobwall, and shows good prospects of crushing. I intend driving on here as soon as cut through, which will be about Tuesday next, and expect to junction with another reef in about 20 feet of driving. We shall have fully- 500 feet on new reef. April 22.

Try Fluke.—The reef has enlarged to 10 feet in width, and has also improved in quality, gold showing freely, while black manganese continues as thick as ever. The winze is now 54 feet deep. The contractors in the low level have got through the tight bar, and are again in good country. The total distance driven is now 200 feet. Another 60 feet should secure the reef. The battery should be ready to commence crushing next month. Caledonian.— Dabs and colours of gold have been seen freely- in No. 1 leader, No. 1 level. Near the present face a soft head crossed the drive, and although the leader has been again picked up on the other side of this head, it is not yet so strong as it was before, being composed chiefly of rubbly quartz. Another body of hungry-looking quartz has also been cut. A good class of country prevails, and there is yet a chance of something good being found. The cross leader in the drive below No. 2 level is split into two ribs of quartz, and is running through rather coarse sandstone. It is proposed to open out an intermediate level, in order to operate upon some small leaders. New Moanataiaiu. —The main tunnel has been advanced 16 feet, making a total distance of 257 feet since starting. This is within 50 feet of being under the western drive on the reef above, and which from its underlie should be met with in this tunnel. The eastern end of Point Russell level is turning out good crushing dirt.

Blanche.— The winze on the Wade reef is now down 31 feet through good country. In breaking down the reef a little gold was seen, but no picked stone was obtained. Lone Hand. —The Manchester reef in the low level that is being put in to get under the winze from the upper level has now been stripped for a length of ten feet. It is not intended, however, to break down any of the quartz for a day or two. None of the reef has been taken down in tho winze since last report.

Occidental. Two lai’ge specimens weighing 331 b were on view to-day at Frater Bros.’ office, and attracted much attention. It is estimated by the manager that the two stoneß contain 40oz gold. They were obtained from the low level, where the reef is 3ffc in thickness.

Sheridan’s Claim.— A crushing of 51b specimens from this claim at Tapu was finished to-day for the splendid yield of 13oz 4dwt melted gold, worth £3 4s 6d per oz. There are 50 or 60 loads of general quartz on hand, but this cannot be sent to the battery until the road now in course of formation by the County Council, and which is expected to be finished in about a fortnight, is completed. Trenton.— The drive on the footwall reef is in 200 feet from the Saxon boundary. The sandstone is of an excellent description for gold. A fourth stope has been commenced on a nice body of quartz, 20 inches wide.