NEW WHAU.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3534, 23 April 1880, Page 2

NEW WHAU.

The weekly report of the mine manager in as follows :—" No. 1 wiuze is

down a depth of 33 feet. "The progress in sinking this winze for the last two or three weeks liosl been rather slow on account of the hard nature of the ground. The reef is fully 7-J- feet thick. lam sinking the winze on the footwall portion of the reef. There is no specimens or picked stuff coming to hand at present. A. few colors of gold arc seen occasionally in breaking down. There ia a.better class of mineral showing ia the bottom of the winze tbau there has been for the last ten feet. The 160 feet level has been driven 16 feet during the week on the" footwall side of the reef, the reef not being broken down. In this level there appears to be a great improvement in the appearance of the reef so far as I can judge, but not having broken into it, I should- not be surprised in getting gold when breaking down takes place. I hare also .'commenced to rise from this l«Tel to meet the winze, and should the ground keep favourable, I expect a connection to be made in about 15 days. The contrac* tors are making fair progress with tbe repairs of the Sons of Freedom 90 feet level. I have got the two hoppers com* pleted at the bottom of tbe Sons of Freeiloru pas's, which will hold about 15" tons each. I also expect both of, these pas-es to be completed in about 15 days, and, when finished, will be better paajes than the passes now used by tbe AlboKia Company, as they will be much straighter. - I Ci lied for tenders on Saturday for the construction of one of these passes, but tiiere was only one tender sent in, at 10s per foot for labour only j this being j much too high, as I consider I can do it by day labour for 5s per foot, I did not let it, and I have started wages men on it this morning.—Francis Daykist.