Our Mining Reporter.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1723, 11 July 1874, Page 2

Our Mining Reporter.

In the absence of anything exciting, an occasional retrospect of a week's or a month's mining may not be amiss, and I propose to give it on a Saturday, when our miners generally make a point of being in town, and because on this day more people are likely to be in the way of seeing what has been done in mines other than those in which they may be directly interested. The Manukau has been the sensation claim of the week, having given its three or four shareholders 2235 ounces of melted gold from a comparatively few tons of general stuff and specimens, with splendid gold in sight in the stope. .Next comes the Queen of Beauty, giving magnificent yields, and reefs of enormous size employing 53 head of stamps, and giving some splendid returns. This mine, it will be remembered, is in very few hands, and not in a company at all. The Bright Smile Company seem to have an extraordinary run of luck, so far as quantities of crushing dirt are concerned. They new employ 65 head of stamps, and the reefs show no sign of diminution in size. The Bird in il and is also making good steady headway, their 15 head of stamps giving good, steady yields. The Queen of the May, the City of York, and all the claims on the Waio-ICaraka are making steady headway with their progressive works, and before the year is out it ia more than lik ely that five more engines will be at work in this district. The United Pumping Association have all but completed their system of pumping, using plungers in lieu of drawlifts as heretofore, the plungers throwing an incredible volume of water. This work has been most successfully performed, and under ■ great difficulties; The Central Italy have completed the most successful crushing for years past, the mine-reported asjooking very well. The Cure lias caused considerable attention, consequent on its proximity to the Manukau, and having out a lode of similar character to those found in the latter claim. No' late news HH to hand from the Old Whau, the manager being engaged in effecting alterations in the mine for its more effectual working. From the Waiotahi I learn that the IN onpariel will soon again be in full work, preliminaries being energetically carried on. At Ta?;aru the Vulcan Company have come to grief, their mine andplanfc having" been sold for £120. The present purchaser intends, I am informed, "to let the whole mine and plant on tribute. From the Waiomo district I can hear nothing encouraging, wprk in the mines being almost at a standstill. Tapu seems- in a dormant stafe, no* gold haying pome to hand from thence lately, Take the week through mining matters on the Thames are far from being dull, and present a favorable contrast to what could have been reported of it twelve months since, and of some of the mines a great deal more than was expected. '