VICTORIA.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3696, 29 October 1880, Page 2

VICTORIA.

The low level drive is,now in 320, feet, and the reef in the fare is from 2|"tb3fV ! in thickness, showing good mineral bat no Kold. Id the Upper or Bouth <JPaoifio section on the lame lode—the Vale of Avoca—the manager has takes «a voderhand stope along from a drive put in in the early days. Tbii is 609 feet ahead of a perpendicular line from thelowef level present face, and 250 feet higher up the hill. The reef here has averaged about a foot, showing colours of gold pretty frequently. On Monday evening last trial crushing* from both workings were started at the Herald mill, anil the wait is to hand to-day. From" the lower level (wo loads were treated and yielded 2 ounces' 7dwts melted gold, an exceedingly encouraging result, and much better than could be expected when H is ffken into consideration that not a ootdr of gold' was to be seen in the gold.^ (Prom the South Pacific Section 4£ loads were pot through the stamper!, producing B,oincM of gold. I should mention that the rief here is intact to the surface and is like* wise untouched downwards to the Yale of Avoca low level, so it will be seen then is every probability of the manager having plenty of .remunerative quartz to send to the battery periodically. In*" the lower level the reef looks fully Ms well on 41m floor as in the back, the same mineral being disoeruable in both plaoei. Mf Mollhaney intends' shortly Duttinfbu men to crosscut for the bid' Vale of Avoca company's big reeF, which at the surface yielded specimens, and crughed at the rate of 2ocs per ton. This, crosiNmt would also intersect the specimen leader lying about 10 feet behind the h\g jreef* The Victoria company now seems to have before it a prosperous future' which wilL be well,-deserved if it afemesj ajvtht indomitable' an* enwttpirise of the manager and directors in theftee of many unforseen difficulties nrifl ifiisppinfffftjjfc ' are such as are' not often metwith in tonncotion with 1 mroing entfrpriw of this field. l ' '■' ! ■'- :'•• .v-ii^