MOANATAIRI.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2561, 22 March 1877, Page 2

MOANATAIRI.

I visited the mine at" abpjit 8 o'clock this morning, and found in the east drive on the No. 9 reef, .besides. Mr Comer and .Mr Bleazardj, Mr JEfujit. (oT jShotover, :a'nd Mr White, '-the secretary; 'A' shot had just been fired in the leading stope, and the'miners were employed knocking down the loose quartz,. Ten hundredweight of rick specimens, were . selected from the,,debris, and several of the pieces were quite as rich as any I have yet seen, being nearly all gold.. Mr Hunt appeared pleased with the result -of the -breaking* down. The show'on'ihe face was' quite as good as before the shot was fired. The specimens were taken to the battery, and are still being crushed. Mr Comer informed me that the result of yesterday's crushing was 3800ozs of amalgam, and Tuesday'a cleaning up produced a result somewhat less.' : :!.As only Sowts were crushed yesterday for the yield of 3800oz8 amalgam, it is a fair assumption I that to-day's crushing will produce a 1 larger yield when double as much of equally rich stone is crushed. -The geiie-t ral stuff is also looking well. In the western drive gold continues to be seen,' and the other lodes are looking well. Tomorrow, between the hours of 0.1 and 12? the mine will be open to the public, and wifK" the present great'excitement there will doubtless be a large number, of visitors.' " " ' r''>