KURANUI HILL.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3594, 3 July 1880, Page 2

KURANUI HILL.

Breaking down took p ace to day at the 360-feet level in the presence of the - directors. About 30 feet of the lode had been stripped, and in this bench of quartz shots were blasted at interrals. No gold was seen in any quartz broken ont, and the air being bad, a good inspection of the face was difficult. The breaking down is still going on. I was shown some of the quartz. It is apparently of a less dense character than that in which the gold was obtained. A small rib of quartz was discovered crossing the lode on the face of drive. The crushing of quartz from Oddfellows' section ga?e 73fszs gold. -The mine manager's weekly report is as follows:—'• Our drive on No. 5 reef at the 360 level is now in 170 feet from the source of our supply. The temperatue in the end of the drive is regular at 80deg., and at this we could go forward to any distance. But it will be necessary to prosecute the finds of gold on No. 2 and No. 3 leaders, and these workings also will have to be supplied with fresh air. For putting a rise upon No. 21 intend to give the men air by a small pipe branched on to our present air-box, and with this we shall probably be able to rise to a good height. On No. 3 leader I should perhaps be able to go up with a mere rise by the same means. But a rise here will not serve oar purpose. We must slope and rise as well, and consequently will require a good current of air to course up a rise at one end of the stope, traverse the line of stope, and to go down a pass at the far end. It is obvious our present means of ventila* tion is - unequal to give us supply for these works, and I again return to the proposition of getting the Moanataiari Company to join us with a crosscut for our mutual benefit. This must be done, and without delay, other* wise the works proposed can hardly be. carried out at any cost.—The No. 2 level must also be looked t6, aa from there we must soon start a. winze to meet any rise (and stopes) which will be put up from -No: 3 level.: ■ The reef which has been cut in the' Caledonian Company's ground at 360 level on the square L 42.43 (it is just . on the line between 42 and 43) and 25 feet from our boundary, has an underlay of 45 degrees, and consequently will reach our ground (at that point) in 35 fe«t of sinking. Tracing the course of this lode northward, you will observe that at this level it enters our ground in the square J 41, and we have it from there to the Golden Calf boundary-, 170 feet.; Ke the Teutonic and Deep Lead sections of our ground, I hear so many difiereut accounts as to what may be expected there that I am undecided as to what may be our best course to pursue in future. Meantime I am cleaning out an old drive to get bat • trial crushing, and will do nothing until after the next visit of Mr Peacock.-r-J. W. Walkeb.