OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3721, 27 November 1880, Page 2

OUR MINES.

Mining Review of the Week. Tbe great event of the week has been, of course, the opening of the Te Aroba— so eagerly expected for many weeki past. All practical miners who have seen the field agree that the prospects are excellent, and belie re that the field will eventually be a good and permanent gold producer. Traces of the precious: motal in what one believes to be payable quantities, have been traced for miles. Contracts have already been let for driving in the Prospectors' claim, and the earning week will doubtless Bee operations vigorously started. i i While the general attention is turned to the El Dorado at Te Aroha, we must not lose sight of the wants of our own district. Some time ago we urged on-the County Council the neoessity of making a road up the Karaka Creek out of the goldfield's road subsidy. About a mile would require to be constructed along the site of the old and now completely, useless tramway. About a dozen meif are working in the Upper Karaka district, and two parties are getting good gold,

which could be worked remonertiveiy were a mean* of conveying, quits to the flat provided. Another party have driven 230 feet through hard country, and expect every day to cut a lode known to contain gold in payable quantities. The cost of the road would cot exceed £300, and we trust when the matter comes before the County Cooncil at the meeting next week, they will give it their favorable consideration. It should be borne in mind that the Karaka is the only district in the immediate vicinity of the town available for prospecting by poor miners.