Our Mining Reporter.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2585, 20 April 1877, Page 2

Our Mining Reporter.

MOANATAIRL „

I paid a visit to* the low level workings on the No. 9 reef this morning, and found that since my last visit all'the workings had-been made secure by timberingtip: In the eastern drive on the No! 9 lode the country was soft, and; the lode is composed of soft mulfocky quartz. Stoping east was also going ahead 7 but there was no great show at all, though the stuff broken out is all good crushing dirt. The winze on the lode is proceeding slowly through pretty tight'country, and the present depth, is about S^feet, „ Since it started the winze has only tapped • the lode, but to-day some quartz was broken out, but as no gold was looked for it isimpossible lo say if Any was visible. The cross-cut from the drive on the reef is being put in in a southerly direction, and it is now in six or seven feet' with pretty good country to work in. In the western drive on the No. 9 the reef is 5 feet through, and shows plenty of likely looking quartz, though the stuff only yields moderately at-the battery. The drive is being carried in the > whole' width iof the lode. Some days back the operations on Wallace's, leader were stopped by the slide cutting it -off. The other works in the low level are proceeding satisfactorily. At the battery the stuff is shaping very well for general stuff. No retorting will take place to morrow, it having: been resolved to return to the old custom, of retorting once a fortnight. -'

The parties at present crushing are Pascoe and party, a lot of tke company's tributers, who are crushing a parcel,of 80lbs of picked stone, and the Eed White and Blue tributers, who are crushing 401bs of picked stuff. Both crushings are expected to give a fair return. i