MOANATAIRI.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2616, 28 May 1877, Page 2

MOANATAIRI.

I paid a visit to the mine to-day, being accompanied by Mr Johns, underground boss. Going down in the cage I saw that the new rope has been fixed in, and was informed that the sinking of the shaft was resumed last night, and that it is intended to work the engine one shift from the 80 feet level, and the remaining two from the bottom. With, this it is expected that the sinking of the shaft will be completed and the chamber started the end of this or the beginning of next week. I went down the winze, and found that no stone has yet been broken down at all, and that there was about six feet of the reef standing. At about two feet from the face the lode has made a bend inwards, but close up to the face) it has again opened out to apparently a j greater width than it did before the bend took place. In severa' * laces where the lode has been chipped there is a good show of mineral. It is not known when the nexfc breaking down will take place, but it is probable Jhat. it will be before Wednesday. Up in the stopes there is nothing fresh. Gold is being seen in Heldt's, and some small hauls of specimens have been taken from Wallis' leader. In the All Nations the leader continues very irregular in its formation which, however, is not to be wondered at from its near proximity to the slide. There is, however, a little gold to be seen in the stone. The winze sinking from the drive in the leader is now down about 20 feet, with pretty fair sinking country. The following is a copy of telegram: " Driving beside of reef in new winze. Country well mineralised. Filling in No. 9 stope with mullock. Crushing looking up well. —Bobebt Comeb." The gold resulting from last fortnight's crushing was melted at the Bank of New Zealand to-day,;and reduced to 1980ozs 2dwts, making the loss slightly over one per cent. Whisker and party, the company s tributers, have completed a crushing of specimens and general stuff and will probably retort to-night or to-morrow.