ALBURNIA.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2615, 26 May 1877, Page 2

ALBURNIA.

: Mr Gribble, the mine manager, intends to break down the portion of the reef stripped in the stopes to-day, and it is expected that the parcel' of specimen!/ on hand will be considerably augmented ... by to-day's yield. From the way the crushing is shaping there is pretty tare to be 1500 ounces, but of coarse if more specimens are broken oat, the .yield twill be larger. . " " , ~- ' • ;'; Downie and party, the company's tributers, crushed the ' parcel - of 1 specimens alluded to some days since, yesterday, for the handsome return of 83ozs Gdwts gold. The amount of specimen stone crushed was l^cwt. ENERGETIC. : r At a meeting of the directors of this mine held at" the office of Mr E. T. Wildman, the legal manager, yesterday evening, it was resolved to start operations at once, and to make a call of 2d per scrip. Mr H. M. Mitchell was appointed legal manager vice Mr E. T. Wildman resigned. / -!'■?'/. •,'.-. ■■ - !,' \ QUEEN OF THE MAY. , ; At: a meeting, of the, directors t>f this mine held at the office of the legal manager yesterday!'-three tenders for sinking the shaft were opened, and Mr C. Howe's was accepted, the pries being £3 5s per ;ik foot. To-day is the day for the fortnightly cleaning up, but as it is also pay' day the manager has determined to let. the ciusliing run for another week, and it is expected that the retorting will thus be completed earlier on Saturdays, which '- will enable the results.of .the crushings to appear in the issues of those days. „ . ONLY CHANCE. ._ v The shareholders of this claim, situated on, Murphy's hill,.finished a"small.crush-, ing to-day for the return of loz 9dwtsi : '. RED, WHITE AND BLUE,.. Green and party, tributers, - finished their" crush ing to-day for the return: of' '"' 2-50z3 Sdwta gold. They lodged thie gold for melting at the Bank of New Zealand.' YOUNG NEW. ZEALAND. ]"' At a meeting of the directors held yesterday a call of 6d per scrip was made. The mine has fine prospects of going aheadi and the extension of the tramway will soon, gire it a chance of proving, the.P productiveness of its reefs. Theiobm-1" pany has a balance to its credit after paying its share of the money for extending the tramway and clearing off liabilities. -.