CURE.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2637, 21 June 1877, Page 2

CURE.

The trial crushings from the Nos. 4 and 5 reefs not proving satisfactory the manager is now turning his attention wholly to the Nos. 6 and 2 lodes. The No. 6 is the one on which the winze was

sunk from the Crown to the Caledonian No. 1 level. McLean and party, tributers, have taken up this block, and the company is working.the block from the Crown level to the'surface. The manager is extending a drive on the lode, and has seen several good colors of gold, while the indications'are good. A trial crushing will shortly decide its rm-rits. The No. 2 reef i| the lode on which some four or five years ago;th0 f richest; patch in the mine was. .struck, and it is in this lode also that the Manukau and other mines obtained mo3t of their gold. The lbde /is sometimes 14 feet in thickness, but has the character, however, of being very patchy. The company ceased operations on it some three years ago, because then the prospects were not very good, and'in-con-sequence of the dearness of crushing, it was barely payable, while at the same time there were several other reefs which ] held out much better prospects for working on. Since the resumption of operations, which took place within the last few days, the prospects have been very encouraging, as some stones showiDg good gold been obtained from time to time. On the whole the . prospects of the mine are promising. At present there'are 8 blocks leton tribute, which employ about 60 men, and. the manager informs me that he will let two more this week, while he has three more open for tenders. Concerning the tributers it may be said that though none of them have not done anything very great as yet, most' of them are making wages, while several parties have good prospects of very soon doing. considerably better. Johns and party are at present crushing at the Kuranui battery.