QUEEN OF BEAUTY.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2845, 28 March 1878, Page 2

QUEEN OF BEAUTY.

; Tbo tributers, Obugliea and party, working tbe City of J^oudon section, are at present crushing v trial lot at Mr Perry's (late Viefctuj'*) battery. Wilson and party ar_' keeping five head constantly going at tbe company's mill, and tta crushing is showing up payably. lhi< parly had a good tkal of quartz to take out. The company is employing the remaining 15 liead rt tbe mill, and the quarts is producing about the average The want of water will interfere considerably with the crushing operations. At the mine there is but little new to report. Ihe drive from the Piako shaft is now within 70 or 80 feet ef the aha.;, but the country through which it is going is very hard indeed, and is doubtless the bar which has prevented the free drainage oi the water to the Piako shaft. The drive on. the lode info the Queen of the May section has readied the junction of the footwall and hangiogwall leaders, and tbe footwull (ode is being followed, though no quariz of any consequence was broken dowu The lode at the junction was Bor iMect thick, and showed good colors of gold. The stopers are hard at work following up the drive, and quarts of a payable grade is coming to hand. All other works are without change ito mention.