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MINING MATTERS.

Queen op BEAOTY.—The usual fortnightly retorting for the Queen of Beauty took place on Saturday, and although it was known that the stuff was yielding well the return obtained, nearly l,oooozs gold, exceeded the expectations of the most sanguine. The cleaning up at Bull's battery produced 4910zs of this return, and the company's own mill 4890zs lOdwts, making the total yield 980ozs lOdwts gold, as the produce of the mine for the fortnight, with only two batteries at work. The yield is in'every respect a splendid one. The stuff came entirely I'rom the 270-feet level, and principally from the No. 1 reef. There is nothing fresh yet to report from the new level The No. 2 reef has not yet been cut through, nor is there any particular change in its appearance. The fortnight's operations will give the shareholders a handsome dividend of about £200 per share. ■ • -

Little- Lizzie —A small crushing of 10 tons of general stuff has been crushed at the Coulabah battery, Karaka, for the shareholders of the Little Lizzie claim, and a yield of 9ozs Gdwts gold was obtained as the result. This yield, we may ad-.1, was exclusive of a rich parcel of specimens selected from it, and treated separately. This claim has, for a long time past, yielded the owners steady profits, and although the' extent of the clliim is small, and-tlie leaders are also little, yet as by far the largest proportion of their gold yields are obtained from specimens, the shareholders have; iu- r

variably good profitable returns. V" Lobd . Nelson.—A crushing of 50 tons -of stuff from the Liord Nelson mine hps been commenced at the same battery, and unlilie. the .last lot : put through, which'was a lot of surface stuff of little worth, this parcel has already shown up for a handsome yield, although only about 4j tons have gone through the mill up tothe 'present',' There has been a stoppage while the new wire rope was being stretched on the tramway, but this will be finished now in a day or two, and crushing will then go on steadily until the whole parcel is finished. ;

Watchman.—A yield of 58ozs 6dwts gold, or an average of nearly 3ozs to the ton, has resulted from the parcel of 20 tons of stone crushed for the Watchman Company at the Moanataiari battery, where it was finished up on Saturday. The stuff was taken out of the same section of the Daughters of Freedom reef in which, gold was struck some time ago above the adit level. While breaking out the stuff, especially the first 10 tons, there was gold showing freely, but the stuff lately taken out'was not so rich, However, the average is an excellent one, and the shareholders have good reason lo be satisfied. No doubt iu a short lime there will be another parcel available for crushing, and if it turns out as well as this one has done the company's financial position ftill soon be improved, Bibd-iN'Hand.—Cleaning up and retorting for the Bird-in-Hand Company took place at the Una battery after a fortnight's crushing with 15 head of stampers. There were some stoppages during the fortnight, which of course materially lessened the quantity of stuff which would otherwise have been treated. The return amounted to 105ozs 15dwts, and is considerably larger than was expected. This week a trial crushing of 5 tons from the new reef intersected in the Vanguard mine will be put through as a test for the satisfaction of the Bird-in-Hand and Queen of the Thames Companies. Should it prove payable it-will greatly enhance the value of both mines, and it will prove especially beneficial to the Bird-in-Hand, inasmuch as the manager can immediately start operations on it. At the 160-feet level there is a cross-cut driven towards the Karaka creek, which is within 40 feet of being up to this reef. This short distance could soon be driven, and it would intersect the lode at a point about 40 feet higher than that in which it. has beeu discovered in the Yanguard workings. Messenger's Tbibutb.—The specimen crushing for the tributers of Messenger's claim, to which we alluded in Saturday's issue, has been completed, and produced 18ozs Biwts retorted gold. When melted it was reduced to 18ozs 3dwts, only losing a quarter of an ounce There were, in all, only 60lbs of specimens and picked stuff put through for this return, but there is a considerable quantity of general stuff ready for crushing as soon as the Shamrock battery starts, which will, we expect, be some time, this week.

.Hose and Shambock TaißurE.—There have been 70 tons of stuff crushed at tho Ballarat and Cluues battery, for the tributers of the Rose and Shamrock mine. It was finished on Saturday, and a payable yield of 53ozs 7dwts melted gold was lodged in the bank as the result. The average is payable, and leaves a good profit over expenses. Tookby -Long's Thibom.—A parcel of 41 tons 10 cwt stuff has been crushed at the Prince Alfred battery for Long and party, tributers of a section of the i ookey mine. It was cleaned up on Saturday, but the total yield obtained was only 15ozs sdwts 52grs melted gold, and this return is very much below the payable mark, as it was the result of five week's work. In fact in this tribute nothing less than an ounce pays, but the lode in the winze workings has for some time past beeu poor and small, but the tributers expect a better class of stuff shortly, and they deserve it, for the amount of perseverence which they have shown in working the section which they have taken up. Sons of Bondage.— In regard to the crushing for the Sons of Bondage, late Yale of Avoca claim, to which-'we referred a few days ago, we are informed by the shareholders that the quantity crushed was 30 tons, aud the yield was 38ozs 4dwts of gold, worth £2 8s per ounce. They intend to have another crushing out before Christmas, 'i he last yield has been payable, but they expect a better average from their next crushing.

OuowN Phinoe.— Thore will bo a cleaning up and retorting for the Crown Prince Company at the Imperial Crown battery to-day. There have been 10 head of stampers engaged for some time past, but there has been no improvement in the quality of the stone seat to the mill upon this occasion, and the average will be about the same as that obtained from previous crushings. In the mine there is little new to report. This week the manager will start the cross-cut from the shaft chamber to the Prince Imperial boundary to intersect the three lodes to which wo referred afew diys ago. These, when they come to hand, may greatly improve the position of the company, but it will soon be necessary in any case to sink the shaft for a new level on the main lodes. Although there is still a large seotion of the $o 1 j and No. 2 reefs intaot in the present main | level. Both, a-e now well tested, and n. great improvement need be oxpeoted i ■ the quality of any cwb.ings taken 0u.5 (1 | f Iwel.t but gOQd pspeeU liwre ty.oeu

carried down in a winze sunk on the No. 1 reef, and there is reason to believe that the next level will prove richer than that which is now being worked. Exchange.—Retorting for this company will also take place to-day at the Imperial Crown battery, and a fair average yield is expected. The first portion of the crushing was moderate enough; but during the last few days there has been an improvement, and to-day a small parcel of- picked stuff which ha 9 come to hand will bo treated, and will serve to increase the average of the general stuff.

Caled iMAtr.—ln the main level of the Caledonian the only work now going; on is the drive north on the course of the No. 3 reef. All the other contracts at this level have been finished up, the boundaries having been reached. But in the upper levels there is still a good deal of work progressing. The operations on the Young American reef have been pushed ahead, but nothing has been seen of the run of gold which was said to have been left in that reef by the old shareholders of the mine. -It would appear that they took out all the gold which it contained before amalgamating, for the manager has-now broken through to the old workings of the Young American without being able to di.»Cuver any payable crushing stuff. A few men are still employed in the old workings of the Caledonian, fossicking for leaders or small blocks of reef stuff, but they have not, so far, met with much success. It ;is now quite apparent. that if there is any more_ payable quartz in the Caledonian mine it can only be discovered in greater depth. There is a chance that when the No. 3 and other reefs at the back of that dip into the claim towards the shaft and under the main shot of gold they may prove valuable, and to test this the sinking of the shaft was decided upon. Since the water rose in the shaft in consequence of the stoppage of the Association's pumps wotfk has not been resumed, but on Saturday the water in the Caledonian shaft had reduced to 7 feet, and was then rapidly draining off. It is probable that by this morning the shaft will be free of water, and the contractors will immediately resume sinking. Albion.—The main level cross cut iB still being coniinued, but all driving on the reefs at this level has been discontinued. However, in the upper levels there is a good deal of work progressing from the Hazelbank shaft. The crosscut drive into Kelly's old claim has reached a long distance, but no payable reef ; has.yet been.openen, and the Young American reef has been opened up in the old Belfast ground, but without success.

Moanataiabi.— Retorting for the Moanataiari Company took place on Saturday evening, after a fortnight's crushing with 30 head of stampers. The yield was moderate, amounting only to 2790zs of gold.

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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1912, 7 December 1874, Page 3

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MINING MATTERS. Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1912, 7 December 1874, Page 3

MINING MATTERS. Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1912, 7 December 1874, Page 3

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