HAPE CREEK.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3048, 21 November 1878, Page 2

HAPE CREEK.

The diioorery'of'a pitch by a party of tributers, Hearn and parly, some months ago, has done a gOpd .deal to 1 resuscitate operations in the Hape Creek- district, and lately lateral small: olaima have.been taken up. Near the- Hape Creek Com 9 . pany'i ground Mann and party hare taken up the William olaim* ,£jhey are no*;, engaged clearing out a d 4 ri?e, and intend driVing for the North Brttish^leader, out of which, some time ago, sime'of this party did very well.'^, ;fn the Difficulty claim, Morrow and party are dming to cut the North British lode: •' Hekrn and. * party, tributers in tttfrHape Creek claim, are driving a loir lefipl crp«i*eat about 60 feet below their old to cut their leader at a greater depth. ' Hiey are also sinking "a winze on the' leader, ■ which; at; _ presmt s£p y tjnjia^l^ Tetley and parta who jare alec; tributers are driving pn, their leader, but it is not Bhowing muchaii present J ' Craijg and par<iy are sloping, and the stpne comjng outlooks payable! Pooock and party, b'f tlre'Xiittlto Harry claim, are driving t6 cat a^oae,' but hare not met with anything since they started, work. Tom Focarty and son are still working theft old claim,ittiVdure (formerly Springhill.) JThey are driring on their old leader.