Our Mining Reporter.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2565, 27 March 1877, Page 2

Our Mining Reporter.

The result of this morning's breaking" dowa was 15cwt of specimens, the largest quantity ever obtained at one time. The stones were all rich, ; but one of them rivals in richness the best ever discovered ion the Thames.- . This^oneMreighed about;, SOlbs, and was calculated to contain 300oza gold. The parcel was taken? from J thai istopes. The show on the face remain! gdbd.' '- : :" '"■-:."■••■'■'- .*,-<!.:" J-:' PERSEVERANcFFwAITEKAURI).; The following report has been received from the mine manager .—Perseverance G.M.Co., Waitekauri, March 22nd, 1877. —To the Legal Manager and Directors of the Perseverance G.M.Co.—Gentlemen,—Since my appointment- as mine manager the main drive has been extended a distance of one hundred and five feet, making the total length one hundred 'and ninety-five-feet.. At a (distance of one hundred feet from; mouth of tunnel a lode four feet thick was.intersected show* ing gold. This drive was entered for the 'purpose of cutting the^Toung New Zea,land reef, but recent discoveries show-the "strike of the reef is tending more to the i south and underlying.to the east. If the, lode continues,on its present coarse it will traverse- the, entireUeSgth of the : company's lease from north to south. As a speedy means of proving the value of the reef in our ground', I would suggest two men be employed surface cutting near to the Young New ,Zealand boun: dary, so that a connection eotUd be made) by sinking when, thereof is cut in the 5 drive. OntheVestern sideof the claim ;a number ; of small leads were cat showling payabUr'gold. Five and a-half tons ;of stuff from these leaders, was crushed at IMr Wick's battery/ which- 2 yielded a reiurn of,eight ounces fifteen pennyweights, of gold, and realised sixty shillings' jjer' icunce.—l -hare, the honor, ,to. r remain,, jyours faithfully; Gso.-*flt. J ICAsdi, Mine. Manager. ' -.....- ---■ The following communication has been deceived subsequently:—" Perseverance G.M.Co., Waitekauri, Marchl 29} 1877.— To Thos. Horsbrugh, Esq.—Dear sir,— Acting on my suggestion as Bfentioned^ia 'report, I started trenching; for Young :New Zealand reef;; the same came to hand showing gold in stone; it appears to increase in width as Isink on it.. It is mr intention to sink further; present width about a/foot.^-Iremain yours; fcHafally, Geo. Hy. Mason, mine manager. : AJAX (TAIRUA.) The so-called tributers of this mine have started crushihgrbiif as yernothing is known a^.to how4t is shaping OLD:WHAU... J „., k - Thej crushing;ifor;,Childe;rhouse;; < awi v party, which has beien-iri-progrejii ?p^.tlie^ last week at.th^Mdariatairi batte'ryT.wascompleted . yesterday, afternoon;, for-the moderate.return of 45oza For this return 52 tons ofrgeneral- : Btuff ; were treated.". ::U ',\\ Us. '^.c?-.v.':'« # i.: ■ Cook and party are at present crushing^ Jand "besides their geneVar stuff I they ih'ave a parcel of picked stone amounting to 601bs"which has been lodged in the Bant;of New Zealand until'the general'stuff is through. The general dirt is good ltioitiiig. quartz and o.u^ht to yield well.'' v*"j''V „. ; KIJBANpI.SPFR.. '.'"[pf, ■ -Waite, and party I.who are, working in,: the Kuranui Spur finished a crushing t to«; day for the-yield of lpz 13dwt» melted" gold. „ '■ '•• .'..•'.; . ".'• ■•.nf.lKAEANGAHAKE. v f -„-;. Coutts and party having retorted ;»ftertheir late crushing of 60 torn at the: bom-i pany's battery, brought down the- result,which amounted to 26ozs Odwts gold^ and * lodged it in the Bank of New Zealand.,. * CITY OF LONDON.;;- <? The crushing for-this mine.was.com*, plcted at Bulrs battery, Karata, to-day for the moderate return, of 52os»:7dwts\ gold. The total amount of stuff treated^ was 90 loads, 70 loads being taken from the cross reef, which yielded 30ozs gold,* and 20 loads from the No. 4 reef, which returned 22ozs 7dwts gold. -.