MINING.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 222, 25 June 1872, Page 3

MINING.

Guildhall. —A meeting of the directors of the Guildhall Goldmining Company was held yesterday morning, and the legal manager was instructed to dispose of tlio forfeited and unallotted shares, and also to take steps to force the immediate payment of outstanding crrHs, in order Flo clear off the debts due by the company. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders will be held in a short time to consider the best method to he adopted for the future working of the mine, or to give the directors authority to let it on tribute, if deemed advisable. Sir Wright. C.E., has prepared a plan of the company’s ground, showing the principal workings in the adjoining mines with the strike of the reefs. He also sent in the following report : “ The Directors of the Guildhall Goldmining Company. Gentlemen, —I have the honour to hand you a plan of your company’s mine, showing all the workings of the various mines in the vicinity. The principal reefs are the Windsor Castle and the Pukehinan, which is a branch of it. Tbe Pukehinau reef you will not get within .your boundary, but the Middle Star reef has been traced from the Middle Star mine through the Watchman, Cobban, Windsor Castle, and through the Thames

View mine, the reef in the first four being direct for your claim, but in the latter it lias taken a turn more to the westward. I think, however, tbe turn lias little to do with the main strike of the reef, but is caused by the reef crossing tbe summit of the spur in the Pukehinau and Thames View ground. Your low level is 178 feet nine inches below the diivo across the angle of the Thames View ground. The leaders in both your levels are dipping the contrary way to the Middle Star reef, but I think there is every possibility of their being tbe continuation of*thc same lode, and would advise you to prospect by driving on tbe line of the reef to tbe boundary. The holders of the old Pukehinau mine will, I have no doubt, shortly commence some permanent works on their ground, and I would recommend that your low level be entered to work the two mines conjointly. —I am. &c., W. 0. Wright. Grahamstown, June 18, 1872.”

Ruby. —Mr Wright, Mining Surveyor, lias just completed a most comprehensive plan of this company’s ground, together with the workings and strike of the reefs in the adjoining claims. In Lis report on the ground Mr Wright says, “ The most promising feature in the locality is the reef of Dixon’s No. 1 the Wliau and Albumin, which has been worked through the claims mentioned into the North Devon, and is throughout a strong well defined lode.” lie also states that the lode cut through in the Nebraska tunnel, just inside tbe Ruby boundary, is a goo 1 looking reef from eighteen inches to two feet thick, and might be worked to advantage from the said tunnel which commands about one hundred feet of backs on it. lie also says “ There are other leaders and veins passing through your ground which might prove valuable as offshoots of the main reefs, but i thitikthat the position of your mine with reference to tbe three reefs named is sufficient to warrant the opinion that it is one of tbe best situated mining properties on the field.” Mr Wright concludes bis report by saying that lie quite concurs in the present method of work being pursued in the mine—that is, tbe putting in of the low level adit, which will cut through the whole of the reef system at right angles, and will open up good blocks of ground for working on. Tin's main adit, we may say. is going on very well now, the country having become much better for working, and we qui.c agree with Mr V right that the mine lias cxce'Diil prospects before it, Una. —We arc glad to be able to state that a very greet improvement has taken place in the appearance and quality’ of the lode in the low level of this company’s mine. Antimony and mundic are to be seen in large quantities, and everything seems to indicate the near presence of the precious metal. The lode is still a good large one, strong, and well-defined, so that the company’s prospects may be considered as very bright. Central Italy.— Yesterday a small leader was cut in the two hundred feet level cross-cut, which showed the precious metal in fair quantities, and from the appearance of the face this seems to be tbe forerunner of a lode, in which, in all probability, gold will be found to exist. The rise going up on the reef from the two hundred and sixty feet level shows a line body of stone, and more good specimens were taken out yesterday, as it was being broken down.

Unicorn. —A further quantity of specimen stone was broken out yesterday from the leader, which keeps up its size and looks well all over. Crushing will probably bo commenced next week, and the stone from the small leader is expected to yield very richly’. Moanataiarr— 'The gold from the last fortnightly crushing was melted yesterday at the Bank of New South Wales, and turned out one thousand ore hundred and twenty-five ounces ten pennyweights. Coin BAN. —The contract for sinking the winze having been completed, they have commenced to open out on the lode at a point fifty feet below the middle level, the lode being hero a foot thick. They are driving towards the north, and the stone looks very well. There is a fine block to work out from tile level now

opened, which may be expected to turn out some very’ good returns. Albion (Poverty) Tribute.— This tribute party have commenced another crushing at the Manukau Battery, and there arc about forty tons of general stuff to put through. A splendid parcel of specimen stone is on hand, amounting to about four hundred and fifty’ pounds, some of which arc very rich indeed, and they expect to have even a better return than the last one.

Cuke. —The fifty ton lot. put through at Good all’s Battery was finished and cleaned up yesterday, but the blanketings, etc., were not through the berdans, so that veto'•Jug could not take place until this morning. There were over three hundred ounces of amalgam on hand, and a good addition to this was expected from the berdans. The lot going through at the Tramway Battery looks about the same as it did at the end of last week. Gkigg's (Tookey) Tiuuute,—A crushing of some sixty tons of stone for these trilmters was commenced at GoodalTs yesterday, and may lie expected to turn out very well. The stone is from the No, 3 leader in the north-east side of the mine. The crushing going on at this battery for the Black Angel will he finished probably to-day, and Schofield's Inverness tribute will take the vacant battery and put through a fine large parcel.

Otago.—A small lender has been cut in the main cross-cut going in towards the Moanataiari Creek, which looks very well, though no gold has been seen in it. The branch leader from the No. 2 lode has been stripped "or a distance of thirtyeight feet along the drive. Breaking

down this stone will be commenced during the week, and it may be expected to turn out well, as gold has been seen frequently’. Rose and Shamrock.—The T drive from the main low level tunnel is now in eleven feet, and the hard stuff is expected to be cut through in five or six feet more driving, and from that to the reef a further distance of about forty-five feet good working ground is looked for.

Ballarat and Clunks Battery. —This machine was started to work yesterday, about noon, on Dixon’s stone, and will be kept going until the paddock is emptied, which will take some little time. Two new berdans were taken up on Saturday’, and will be fixed immediately. Windsor Castle.—A parcel of seventysix ounces of gold was lodged last night on account of tiiis company. We are unable to state how much stone was crashed, bat the return was not a good one. ,