OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3430, 19 December 1879, Page 2

OUR MINES.

ALBURNIA.

Wo make the following extracts from j the weekly report oftho mine manager:— 160 feet Level, West: There hare been 40 feet driven on this level, making in all a distance of 180 feet from Fo. 1 winze. During the past week the reef has greatly im proved, and is now very similar, in. character to the reef above for some distance before we came on the best gold, being now composed of first class gold bearing minerals, ..and also showing good colours of gold when broken down. ... . 70 feet Lerel, W«st:

Driving has been carried on during the last fortnight. At first the reef was very large, from 10 to 12 feet through, but has become much smaller, being about 2 feet wide, and still producing payable crushing dirt. Stoping has also been carried on in this level during the last fortnight. We have been engaged in opening and lengthening the stopes, which are now about 130 feet in. length, showing good payable stone throughout the whole length. During the last few days a winze has been holed from the Whau lerel into these stopes, which gives, good/ventilation and at the same time fires greater facilities for working the stopes, and sates a distance of 600 feet of trucking all timber tools,-Ac, required fee working bottom lerels.