Te Aroha Mining News.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue XI, 9 December 1880, Page 3

Te Aroha Mining News.

In consequence of the several mines starting work, there was quite a scarcity of men on Tuesday night. Most of the Thames unemployed were quickly picked Moraing Star.—During the past week the shareholders of this mine have heen| working Bteadily with three shifts, and a good deal of both driving and prospecting hat been done. On Tuesday in trenching near the top of the, Spur, they came upon the outcrop of a three branched leader, showing a few colors of gold in the stone, and evidently running into the main lode. ■. A rumour was current yesterday that hard country had been met with in the TeArohaNo. 1 South, but on making enquiries we find that such is not the - case. Both upper and lower drives are making fair progress through good working country—not so soft as to require timber. The big reef should be to hand in a day or two, but the Prospectors' leader is not expected to be to hand for a couple of weeks yet. During the rush to peg out alongside the Golden Anchor claim on Tuesday morning, LangsfordXa West Coaster), H. E. Jones and others managed to obtain a piece of ground to the south the Anchor, and on the line of reef—indeed, Christie and party's workings are withiu one hundred feet of their boundary. They have called it the New Cure, and intend shortly applying for a license, and working the ground. n The shareholders of the Don olaim, Johnstone and party, report that they have seen gold in the casing of their lode. • , .„'" , ' r ,' On Tuesday quite a small rush took place to a spur about two miles due north of the Prospectors', in consequence of some natives, who pegged out a claim called the Te Aroha Atai, on Monday, diacovering a large reef showing gold. The reef closely resembles the Prospectors' in appearance, and surrounding country is similar. About a dozen claims were pegged out on the supposed line of reef. Davy Morgan and party marked out peg and peg with the claim to the southward. , „ . The Golden Anchor "Bhow is conlidered by connoiseurs to be one of the best on the field. The prospects washed everywhere from the face are really excellent.—Miner, l