PIGEONGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2621, 2 June 1877, Page 2

PIGEONGRAMS.

OHIITEMUEI.

(FBOM OTTR OWXT COBBESFOHDBNT.)

Waitekaitbi, This day, 10 a.m.

Waitekittbi G.M.Cp.—-At ,the r> low level the main drive going south is being pushed ahead on the foot-wall leader, which is a really fine looking body of stone about 4 feet thick, and from the appearance thereof I should say it pays well for breaking out and crushing. The main rsef in this direction is at present untouched, but there is no doubt as to its valuable nature. Going north there is ft very large body of stone, and as a ahofc had been fired a little before I appeared on the scene of operations, I had a good opportunity of. examining some of the stone, which is very similar to, the best golden stone ever taken from the 160 feet level. The main drive going north is carrying a fine body of stone, and gold can be easily seen in several places in the face, and there is very little doubt but what the whole block of ground between No. 1 and No. 2 winzes will prove to be considerably richer than was at first expected, and as it is about 200 feet in leugth by 120 feet in depth there will be nobck of good crushing dirt for some considerable time to come. The reef looks well in all the stopes, but more especially in No. 3 going south, where good golden stone is to be seen in large quantities. I haven't heard for certain yet when the retorting takes place, but I think next Monday will be the day, when I expect to see close on to 16C3ozs for the month's operations. . The contractors in the different claims are all making good progress, and active operations are to be once more started in the Young New Zealand Company's ground next week. A very serious accident happened to Mr P. Kelly yesterday evening. Whilst felling a tree the axe happened to catch in a small vine, which caused him t&snfks his stroke, thereby missing the tree 1 and bringing the axe full force on to his foot, very nearly cut-ing off the whole of the tees. The wound was, bound up as"well as possible at the time, and JCelly left at daylight this morning on his j .ad ftr Grahamstown for medicnl atl nda:3e. Much sympathy is felt for the Übfo^iu* nate sufferer, who is a general favorite with all-hands m the district.