MINING.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 92, 25 January 1872, Page 3

MINING.

Great Surprise. —Yesterday evening, one of the shareholders in this claim, whilst fossicking on the surface, some .00 feet away from where they first struck the reef, broke a stone which he took from the out-crop, which was visible at that

point, and found gold in it, thus showing that the precious metal is not confined to the one part of the reef. Five tons are being sent down to Vickery's machine, to he crushed, as a trial, and a good return

is confidently expected. Crushing will he started this morning. This reef runs into the Oriental Company’s ground, and, if | it turns out well, ought to be a valuable addition to their property, and encourage them to go to work. Caledonian. —The manager reports that the reef in the northern drive of the low level is improving wonderfully in appearance as it is driven on, and lie daily and confidently expects to get something more precious than good stone. No work has been done near the run of gold for the last two days. The crushing of the specimens will be commenced this morning, and as there are some two tons on hand, some of them very good, <i fair return may he looked for. There was a smart demand for shares yesterday afternoon, which, however, eased oil towards night. Unicorn. —A crushing of six tons of stone is going on at theManukau machine from this claim, and from appearances, it promises to turn out very rich—3oz or 4oz to the ton. It will probably ho completed to-day. Una.—Crushing was resumed yesterday at this machine, and will probably he continued for a week, when they will have to stop again for a time. It seems that the branch of the lode followed from the Loyalty workings is not the May Moon reef, hut that the other branch to the right is the one. The left hand branch has run out, and that is the principal reason for the scarcity of crushing dirt. Work will he immediately resumed on the proper branch, and this will give a large block of ground to break out, so that in a short time full crushing can he resumed. The mine all over is in a very good condition. The low-level tunnel is now in 240 feet j feet, and the country still bchig very hard. ! One hundred feet more must he driven j before the reef is touched, and a contract for 50 feet of this has been started.

George Stephenson.— A crushing of 40 ■ tons of stone has been commenced at Vickery’s machine, and after some hours run yesterday the stuff made a fine show. We confidently expect to see a good return from this crushing, and the yield from the general stuff will be considerably augmented by the fine parcels of specimens on hand. Waitemata. —The cleaning out of the old shaft lias been nearly completed now, and when this is done, sinking will be resumed with a view to opening out a block of ground below the last level worked on. Something good may very probably be obtained when this is done, but at the present levels there docs not seem to be any great prospect. Sons of Freedom. —ln rising on the reef where the gold was first got in their present drive they came on to some firstclass looking stone, and out of about three truck loads of quartz a powder keg full of specimens were picked, and good gold is still to be seen. As driven on. the reef holds out good prospects, and we soon hope to have to chronicle a good crushing from this mine.