MOANATAIRI.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2560, 21 March 1877, Page 2

MOANATAIRI.

Mr Hanney, late manager of the Union Beach, accompanied by the manager and one of the directors, visited the mine, this morning, and expressed himself highly satisfied with the splendid show in the Ho. 9 reef. Mr Comer is continuing the stripping of the reef in the eastern drive, and this morning a shot was fired ia the drive which brought down scwt of; rich specimens. The show- remained the same as ever, and there is not the slightest indication ■ perceptible .". that might lead to the belief^that the gold was running out. JSo stuff has been broken from the slopes sidce thejniddl* of last week, and of coarse- there is no change,to report in,that'direction.'_,This has been misconstrued" by several, But there is no occasion to break,down from above when there is so much rich stone' to be taken out in the drire. The reason that the manager does not break down more of the rich stuff is that he ? wants just: sufficient broken out to. keep the single stamper/employed from.about;B o'clock in the morning till 5 < o'clock ;at night. The general staff from theNoi 9 reef is now mixed with • the stuff •.ftdat other parts of the mine, and it is': dbubfr i: less owing to this that the show of the general crushing is so good. la the western drire on the No. 9 lode gold is occasionally seen, and .driving is still proceeding. "Some nice -stones were broken from the All "Nations leader today, and a little gold is showing mother parts of the mine. A small parcel-of gold amounting to sdwts was banked by Whisker and party yesterday as the result.of a final cleaning up at the company's battery after their late large crushing. . . : .-..-•:,£ \j g