MINING.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 133, 13 March 1872, Page 3

MINING.

Work’s (Tookey) Tribute. —A crushing of 23 tons of stone was completed on Monday for this tribute party, at the Prince Alfred Battery. The result was 2’2oz. of gold, or very nearly an ounce to the ton.

Vulcan. —A lodgment of 28oz. 2dwt. of melted gold was made on behalf of tin's company yesterday. This is from some of the plate amalgam from the crushing still going on at the company’s battery. Sons of Freedom. —The manager of tin's claim informs us that lie now is going to keep ten bead of stampers at work continually, and that lie can easily get stone down to do this. The crushing at the battery is .shaping for fully an ounce to the ton, and there are about 2cwt. of specimens on baud, which will add considerably to the yield. Cure. —The retorting took place early yesterday morning, and turned out 470 z. of gold, which was reduced to -l-loz. 7dwt. in the melting. In all 18 tons were put through, making the average 2oz. 9dwt. 6gr. to the ton, a most satisfactory and unlooked-for return, as the stone was merely sent ts a trial to see if it did contain gold or not. Relative to the dispute which has been going on between the Manukau people and this company, we are happy so say that tilings are likely to be amicably arranged. It has been proved by a survey made by Mr W. C, Wright that the Cure people are 34ft. in their own ground, so that all is, so far, correct. Wo understand that both the companies will go to work with a will. By arrangement the Cure people have to knock down the reef up to the Manukau boundary, and that will give a lot of stone for crushing. If the present shot of gold keeps the course taken by tlie others worked in this reef, the Manukau will, in all probability, get a nice little slice of it, as well as the Cure, as there is a good large block of the reef iu the proper direction still standing in their ground. Wc hope and trust that no further complications with regard to this matter will arise.

Golden Calf. —The crushing which is going on at the Morning Star Battery is looking very well, and is quite up to the expectations of the manager and shareholders. Tlic Central Italy having struck the reef, and proved it gold-bearing, will, no doubt, do a great deal to firing this locality into more prominent notice than it lias been lately.

Central Italy. —Yesterday in cutting the chamber a lode was met with at about Bft. from the shaft. It lias been gone into for about two feet without any sign of the footwall. The stone looks very well indeed, and shows good gold freely distributed throughout. Should this prove to be the main vein it lias been met with much sooner than was anticipated ; but we imagine that it will turn out to bo tlie same lode, and from the show in the stone it is very satisfactory indeed. Pride of Tokatea. —We give Mr W. C. Wright’s report of this mine, which was laid before the. general meeting of shareholders, in Auckland, on Monday. It certainly shows that not much work has at present been done on the reef, and that the two shots of gold seem to run down towards the lower levels. Wc suppose that Mr Wright’s advice, with regard to the cross-cut for prospecting the ground, and working the mine at a low level, will be taken, and this work started immediately. The business done at the meeting has already been reported, the principal thing being that the chairman of directors is to receive A 2O per annum, and the other directors no remuneration at all. We certainly fail to see the justice of this proceeding, as, in our opinion, the whole of the work cannot well devolve on the chairman alone. The following is the mine surveyor's report:—“Gentlemen, —On examining your mine and those adjoining, I found no fewer than sixteen different workings which required to be shown on your plan. In most of these leaders ha vs fiecn traced, hut with what results it is impossible to learn with any accuracy. They are fur the most part small, seldom exceeding six inches to seven inches in thickness, fiut are continuous and well defined. The only place where your manager lias been carrying on work is on the Rainbow End leader, and the Rainbow End drive has been driven to the boundary of the Two Georges claim. The lode lias been about six inches thick, and the strike from 80 0 to to 90 ° north-east, and the underlie about one in three south-ward. This drive is numbered 2on plan. The ground has been stuped above this to No. 1 level, a height of thirty-six feet; and below, with the exception of the winze, which has been put down to a depth of about fifty feet, no work on the lea ler has been done.

At the No. 1, or Two Georges level, the drive lias gone beyond the boundary a distance of sixteen feet, and stoping has been canicd on to the surface. The reet has been understoped to a very small extent in the Two Georges claim, where the reef is still showing gold. It is evident from the worus that have been carried on that there are two distinct shots of gold ; the lirst about eleven feet on line reef, and the second, which has been proved about a distance of thirtyeight feet, has been traced into the Two Georges claim without reaching the boundary of the shaft. Driving is going on in No. <3 level or All Nations drive, about eighty feet below No. 2, with a view of cutting the reef and opening communication with the winze. I would advise you to obtain possession of all the available ground on the line of this reef to the westward, as I believe the lode will lie continuous, and although cross courses intersecting the reef system in a direction nearly north and south occur all over your area, they do not permanently break the lode, or alter its direction. The principal matter to which I would draw your attention is the necessity of a level for cross cutting your ground, and carrying on permanent works at a low level. I have carefully examined all the points available for that purpose, and will show three or four on my plan. lam at present of opinion that the Coromandel side is the host for a low level, for it is convenient to the Government tramway, and its position is better situated for cross cutting the grounds at right angles to the reef system.--1 have the honor to be, &e., W. C. Wright, Mining Surveyor. Coromandel, March 8, 1872.