Mining Notes.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2071, 27 January 1898, Page 2

Mining Notes.

During the last few days several; pros*peefcors have been scouring the countryat the back of Te Aroha, in the hope* of unearthiug some of the gold that is; d doubtless hidden there.. So far,'nothing of a very substantial nature basbeen met with,, although good dishprospects have been obtained.. One old drive, which was- abandoned someyears back, was entered, and after,working a few days, some excellent, colours were met with.. There is everyprobability we will hear more of this; / ere long. Work at the big tunnel, Waiorongo* mai, is being pushed ahead, over a thousand feet having been, penetrated. The contractors for this work have *. full complement of men going* work.ing three shifts. The Great Western G.M. Co. ar© ; * busily engaged at their mine and ' battery,, the whole managership of which is under Mr 0. R. Farquharson., Tenders are being called for conveyance of supplies (oil, cyanide, timber, etc.) to the battery. Satisfactory reports eome to hand regarding the operations now beingeonduoted on the Waihi Beach G.M. Co/s property. The low level is bemg driven on one of the branches of the large lode, the quartz ranging from six to eight feet wide, and it is intended to thoroughly prospect this " , I* 18 expected that the junction of the branches will be cut in the low level very shortly. , ' It is worthy of note that the oretreated during the past at the Hauraki, Talisman, and Kojsati Reef ß batteries proved to be of a higher average grade, while that dealt with by the Crown, Woodstock, and WaihiSilverton companies wan well up to recent values.