ALBURNIA.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3410, 26 November 1879, Page 3

ALBURNIA.

There is no particular change at the mine. At the battery retorting vHll take placo to-night or to-morrow. There are about 1700 ounces of amalg»m on hand, the result of three days' crushing. The general crushing if anything is looking better, and the total monthly yield should be a very pood one. The final retorting will take place on Monday, and I expect that it will bring 'ho total yield closo on 2800 or 3000ozs gold. —The weekly report is as follows:—'" JOO feet level, cast: Driving is still carried on in this level, with a well defined reef showing a little gold.—lGO feet level, west: I have this day started a parly of men in this drive to clean up and repair the road. When this is completed the drive will be carried ahead, nnd, by the appearance of the face of drive. I rspect to cut the run of gold now going down from the 70 feet level in about 60 feet of drivinpr-—7O feet level, east: Sloping and driving have teen carried on in this level, with nothing new to report. A winze is also going down from this level to connect with the 100 feet level. When this is completed, I hope to open up a pood payable block of ground.—7o feet level, west: Driving and stoping are also enrried on in this end. During tho past week the drive and stopes have yielded a splendid return of gold, nnd still look well. The drive has been improving for this last week, — every foot that has "been driven being better than at any other time, aud the gold evidently going down, ns we are always leaving a good show under foot. I hope to have a good return at the end of the month, havinsr now nearly 2000ozs of gold on hand.—l hate, &c. (sigued), Thos. Badfobd, manager."