CALEDONIAN.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2609, 19 May 1877, Page 2

CALEDONIAN.

Yesterday Messrs Warwick Wesfcon, T.I?. Hicks and J. W. Walker, accompanied by the manager, paid a visit to this mine. They proceeded to tbe drive on the hanging-wall of the Otago reef, and a shot was fired in, the place where the reef was shattered, and some specimens obtained some days ago, which had the

effect of bringing down a quantity of stone showing good colors of gold. On the visiting party returning to the surface the news got wing and the shares rapidly rose to £6, but receded again to £5. I paid a visit to the mine this morning, and after a very disagreeable climb of some forty feet of the Otago shaft I found myself on the workings of the reef. The cross-cut which had been put ia from the shaft to intersect the reef is, about 50 feet in length, and where the l6de was cut it was about 24 feet through, and did not look very promising. The drive on the hanging wall has been extended botk east and west, and the place where the gold was obtained from is about 10 feet from the face of the eastern drive. The hole is about-two feet into tbe hanging wall side of the lode, and although it was rather dirty I saw several good splats of gold. The quartz is white and crystal-" j lised, ; and the gold is chiefly seen in small, patches of blue quartz. surrounded by white stone or in white prian. The manager does not intend to break down any more stuff until the' contract for driving is completed, unless « shot 'into the mullock shatters the reef again, and then, of course, the broken stone will.be removed. The reef lies very flat near the face; which might add to .the supposition that it was about to make a turn. The hanging wall is a fine, clear wall, which enables the easy sfoping of ihe reef. * On returning to the surface the manager showed me the stone which had been broken out yesterday, and although they can hardly be Called specimens they look; well, and most of,.them contain jjoodT splats and veins of gold running right through the stone. Th&.tributers are doing welly andtome of them are now employed accumulating crushing parcels. . . ■•- ,