MOANATAIRI.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3525, 13 April 1880, Page 2

MOANATAIRI.

The following is the mine {manager's weetly report:—" Point Russell section : The creek level has been extended 20 feet during the fortnight. The reef was small for some time, but it is now opening out again, being 2 feet thick and stringers coming iv from south side. The junction of Dawn of Hope reef should be met with about this point, and as the drive is now sufficiently advanced rising and stoping will be fairly started on Monday. Two men have been set to work where payable stuff was lately obtained when driving, and there are some patches of mineral now showing in the reeif.—Tunnel level: The big reef as driven oa east side shows improvement, the sione being darker and mixed with a little mineral. We are now testing the stuff from here, but it is of low grade. Nonpareil cross-cut is making better progress, and to push this work Forward an extra man has been put on in each shift to clear away the stuff. 83 feet level: There is no change in crosscut, and the stopes are without alteration. Intermediate level: In driving east from No. 2 winze a clay band has crossed the face and dislocated the leader, wh'ch will be picked up again after a few feet more driving. The drive east has broken through to cross-cut from No. 3 to No. 2 reef, and the stope above this level in the west end has broken through to the bottom of 132 feet level. There still remains a large section of this leader to work out eastwards. The general stopes are -still looking very well, and during the fortnight we have treated 000 tons of stuff, including 2*cwt o picked stone, the yield from which is 4200zs ot goId.—BOBEBT COMEB.