MOANATAIRI

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3227, 23 June 1879, Page 3

MOANATAIRI

The country in the tunnel has latelj* been of a character likely to carry auriferous quartz, and, during last week, a small lode has been-. cut which, so far as appearance goes, is a great improvement on the reefs already cut. The mine manager's report for the week is as follows: —''218 feet level. —The drive west is now clear from the influence of the slido No. 2, and the reef looks promising, being five feet thick, heavily charged with iron pyrites ancLrauhdic. Colors of gold have beea seen both hero and in the stope, but the stuff is low grade. 80-feet level. —In driving west No. 3 reef has pinched to six inches thick, being in tight country, and a little gold has shown. Wo aro now putting in shoots, etc., in winze, and stoping will be started in a few days.- - A drive has been commenced east on this jeef from boundary of Williams' tribute •^■jpnnel level. During the last few days pKjstopes; have shown improvement, and SOlbs. of picked stone was broken. The, , !( ,only; obange to mention in the i; Point Bussell is that the stopes Lave yielded more picked stone than previously, and from the show of mineral will, I think, produce good payable stuff. South cross-cut tunnel level has been driven 23 feet this week, and a leader 8 inches thick intersected at right angles

with drive.' The'stone is much better adapted for gold than.any yet met with in tunnel; 1 !thi» fortnight 358 tons (including ISOlba of picked stone) has been' "treated,' yielding 2270zs retorted gold.—l am, etc., Eobert Comeb."