MINING MATTERS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1860, 9 July 1874, Page 3

MINING MATTERS.

; ;i r'etbrtihgtfo'r'.the Central Italy Company took place yesterjTay" forenoon at the termination of a crushing which contained 165 loads, or about i2do tonsv.ef stuf. fhi yieTd|bb. 'taihed'wfis a hamlsome ari'd-aatisfac't'ory one j, .amounting ~to 2450zs gold, whichwhen melted' was reduced to a bar ~weighing,2'Jilozs.; .The average is a good one. v;lua ; eed,?3o:far as" : tli'ei 'general Stuff is concerned, it is'tho best- ever obtained •from the'mino,- The proportion of specimens to general stuff On this occasion was much smaller,than usual, but. tlia general stuff-was much . richer,; arid dompensate_d for, the scarcity of specimens. .The whole 'of'thiS 1 stuff'was tfromiitheTitbree lodes which are being worked beneath the main "le i velof' , 'the'-mime;'' ; ) '

United.—A trial crushing of 20 tons 'from the United Olaim, a portion of the old, Durham Ox, .which was completed : yeste'rday ; afc •th , o ,, Prince : Alfred; battery, didv not "prove"' payable,- as" : the'' 'total amount.of gold, after' melting;was;;only 6ozs3dwts. '■',•."•/' ".!'"'" ' "■.'• .•'i'ooKEY.r-Atiothor trial, crushing, .from ,the Tookey-mine haVbeen commenced at the.Prmcp Alfred regarding the result are moderate. ' 'wPoiHTi'-vKussKLii.' Imvms.,— Teasdale and party, tributers of the Point Russell, have commenced another crushing. They have ab/dut 40 Jons to ; put through, but asa slartbas only' been'mafleno'estimate of the probable i-esult cnir be forced. .worliiqg steadily, arid a'gradual reduction iiß.be)pg\made : intjic'.qaautity7pf water in ilie/miaeiVwhich,;is now.flown to within 25 feet of the bottom. 'But there is a considerable extent of drives at the bottom, the whole of which are, of courso, full of /wafer; ,so tliiiticv reality the main body of the water yet remains to 'contend against. Another three or four days jmrnping will 'ftoubjileSr go 'far towards "clearing the .'mine.of'.water.' : .' ',". . . ",,..;. !iho new'reef.'.struck_ in the Cure mine" in the'cross-cut,, driven to intersect the: Mauuk.au reef, is attracting agreatdealofatitmlion, and no wonder either,-for the'discovery is a most'important one. There is now _no doubt' eutertaiued l regarding the identity of this 'reef with lodei L : The class of fl'tpno is the' slime,' the -minerals are similar,'and there'are certaiu u'nniis'akeabie,''.but;iad,osci,ibable'indications which confirm 'the-.opinion, %t. the reefs aru identical.' y We, visited tli'e mineyesterday to inspect; the, new reef. .It. has been .penetrated to ; a depth:of feet, r There is'still no: sign of: the. foot-.wall, ,but the class of sto'has wonderfully improved. It is now lieivily charged-with'rich lookin* yellow mundic. : - There is also a sort of "grey bright mineral,such as is always found accompanying the richest deposits of gold in the mines on this linoof reef, and there is also a black vein similar to that in which the richest gold in the Mauukau has been found; so that, although gold is not absolutely visible, the indications are splendid, and we have little doubt of the auriferous nature of tbe stone I whioh is now. being broken out in cutting through the reef. We may remark that fromtho point of intersection a drive along the reef, extended 30 feet, will bring, it directly .under the rich; shot of gold in the No. 2 lode which' was previously worked, and here, in all probability, a parrallol shot will be found iii the No. 3 reef. MANUKiU.-rTlie final retorting of, the present crushing? for'the'Manukau took place at the Tramway battery yesterday afternoon, yielding a further return of Bd'6ozs:gold.-';':'This makes the yield from the specimens alone 1,4050z5, and including the yield from the general stuff which was retorted last week the _ total roturn from the present crushing is 2,2590zs gold, which will be melted into ingots to-day at the Bank of flew Zealand. The yield, large as it is, might.have been greatly increased had, any of the.gold which is now. in sight in -'the''.mine been broken down or even -'had,-the' 'specimens which came :to hand during-, the last two days been, put through, these have been reserved ;for .'ii; luture,'. crushing. Thoro "is Tittle hew to report from the mine. The preparations for active stoping are rapidly progressing, and in the meantime the* drives on tho.lode are being rapidly pushqd ahead at both faces. The full force lit" the Tramway battery is ■■ steadily employed on the crush-nig,;,and:-there:. will, ;.*doubtless, bo an inoreasod force at work soon. Now iron rails have now, boen laid, through the levol to facilitate as much as possiblo the - speedy transit of the quartz. Thore will j.boia. dividend .of.lwe are informed, a j pound a, share paid out of the proceeds, of. [the. ps.enji i\tjsi%|i $•

money on hand from the previous retorting. .. '.". . ':.'" City op London.—There was an im-provement-noticeable in the east and west cross-reef of the City of London mine yesterday. As wo previously'intimated, the manager. has started to driyo. both ways on it. In .the west drive, where it is intended to meet tho junction with the. No. 1 reef, and which has reached the greatest distance from the other lode, the new reef is three feet wide between the': walls, and is composed of very ipromising .quartz 1 .; • The east drive has only/beon commenced; The'lode at the junction was little more than six inches, but- it has now opened out in a few feet : of driving to a 1 width of fifteen ; inches, and appears as if it would still further increase in siz»; There is no fraceyet of the junction with the.No. 1 reef in the west (ii ; ivo.' : ' : ' '""' : BißD r iN.-fIANp.--There,waß a .further parcel of;good''specimens.f o.hand .yesterday fromthejeaward stopoa ppjhe Bird.-in-Hand reef, otherwise there is uotln'ug of' importance to report ~I'rom; the mine.; and • the. battery report:, continues : ,as, favourable as before.'' : '' ■ • - ! -' ; Queen o> the May.—lt has been decided'to resume the sinking of the Queen of the' May shaft preparatory; we are in'-; formed,'''to the purchase and erectioatif:a ; windingengine; '.TJiefe are called fpr sinking the" first section'of 60 -feet., Wo understand' 'that. % .'further'dcplh'of 7'P feet wjll.be sufficient .for out tiie block'opened by the level continued from the Queen of Beauty-and City-of London.':, '1 ho. manago.r, ; . succeeded in clearing out the ; bottom.b;f' tho old'winze, on the repairs of ;;which .he ha? been chiefly, engaged since he took charge d the eb'inp'auy's mine; and'he started 'a'rise j from the boUomlevel.to mee.t it. ; , ; ,' Vanguaii'd.—This'coiupany appears to be now earnest^efjart;tq-get a fair start in commencing mining operationsjand as.a ;step. have .purchased, two allotmenfs at" the hillside of''the Bella-street 1 "tramway; inside' -the"' gold- • fields'ibouudifryy biit on ground.-l.£he:^ ments, one of' Tramway. ,-j-ftiii 'be, : retained j'fbr-; offices!, other wilt 'be remoyedftp way ; for the shaft' which •is • about 'being There * fair of success before'' this compatiy.; l ' l A i foll'Wehts large scope of unprospe'c.ted, ground well, situated,;';and ; when; Company.somd'time .ago 'extended' their' croas-ciit 'to/;tHe.; ; quartz .stringers were coming;, in. appeared tp/iudicate. a. ; reef.iu iho'^yici-, : :::v-:-. : 'V-,.:-;;-)-J.-:.i w ! POLIGB'GOUfiT.--YEstßiii)At.i j fßc£oroßr.KliaoOK,ESq,,'3.'P.; and H..GOLDSMITH, „;, h-. i::':!-$&(tiJJ;j* '0 ..;• >r ' BbEAGB! OF'THE MeROHANT'S'ShIPPING Act.—Frank Petersen;' William Jarvis, John Tollisoni; and David men belonging to the brig charged with ;wilful,.disobedience !o',-,tlie ; lawful commands of John ytophenVmastert of that vessel, on the 7th in'st.—Mr Macdonafd "for the "complaihant.'a'tia' Mr Tyler; for the defendants.-pMr Macdonald. jntjmated' that an understanding' having been come. to,. he;did r not] intend- to; oiler any; oVidencivand would ask leave to withdraw the charge.—Case'struck MK 1 DBUNKENNESs.-rßenjamin-LQwqv.was qharged with being \ drunk- and. incapable, in -Bro,wnTstreet,;On; f)ned 10s and costs!'. pr.'.'.-ia '^defa'Slfc,' : . 2i, Hours'";., imprisonment.—FiihcisfMcKain was charged with' being drunk;and incapable in Albert-street; on the'7th : irist.'—: He was fined 10s arid costs; brj'in default, M hours' imprisonment. v- ! Assaulting 1- Constable.—Same. de-. fendantwas also charged with assaulting; Constable Furfpug by kicking ;hitn,qn tup., legs while in discharge.of his duty on tho 7th inst.—He pleaded guilty j?urlong deposed that he arrested the., prisoner, who was sitting in tho street witir his trousers'over his'; hips.'-' He was very violent, and kicked witness repeatedly.— He was' sentehced ; to,a week's imprisonment with hard, labour. .. .: ;;', . | Teanseke of License.—William Cole made application 1 to'have the 'license of the Saracen's, Head: Hotel, Pollenrstreet, transferred itor.John ; Wilson,—Borge ; ant klliotfc objected'to the: transfer; in the meantime as'the house was not furnished. —Mr Wilson said it would be furnishedin two. days, and the application was ad-, journcd until that time.

■ Vangua'h'd.—This' company appears to be now ma'kingcan earnestefjprt;.tq;get a fair start in commencing mining operationsjand as.a fir^t;step.have .purchased, tivo allotments at" the hillside of''the Bella-street 1 'tramway; inside' ''the"' gold- • fields';bpun;difryy but on th|e' Bird-iu-Hand-; meats, one of Tramway. ,-j-yilii be;.retained '{&%> Qs??i other wilt 'be remoyedrtp'make wa'y^for the shaft' which 'is • about 'being There * fair prospect of sucebssbefdre 5 this company.': L ' l A i t I: all''eV'ehts large scope of unprospe'Cted, ground well, situated,;';and ; when; Company.soittd'timo .ago 'extended' their' cross-cut J';tp/;;tfo;.; ; quartz .stringers were coming;,in. appeared to; indicate, a. : reet m ihp'^yici-, riity.. 1 ..)';-j'■^r.-: 1 '?,-': -. : ' v..:..:;-'-Hi-:..: w