TE AROHA MINING INTELUCENCE.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3736, 15 December 1880, Page 2

TE AROHA MINING INTELUCENCE.

(Fbom Te Aboha. Minkb.)

Goldbk Amchob.—The shareholders have sunk a winze six feet on .their, leader, and there is no alteration either in the size or apparent richness of the stone. The show of gold in the loose rubble is excellent; And in the solid stone fine colors of the presume metal, are discernible. . Two nioe looking stringers running with the lode wen also found. Two men are engaged driving in the other side of the hill. The drive is now in' It feet, and loose quartz with.good dish mot* pects hat appeared in the face. This drive itiould intersect the Golden Anchor leader in less than half a dozen feet. The counter, ie excellent brown sandstone, closely, resembling that found in the Kuranui Hill at the Thames. With the trial crushing every precaution was' taken te give it a genuine test, and the result - was Bdwts llgrs melted gold—a return highly satisfactory to the shareholders. • It may not be uninteresting to note that this claim gives the first dividend on the field; eaeh" full shareholder having' had half a crown handed to him. The proprietors of the steamers running here with a view to encouraging large trials have offered to con* 1 vey a parcel of 10 tons to the Thames at. 2s 6d per ton, and the shareholders have. decided to avail themselves of the offer before the holidays. This will give a thorough good teat, and if successful should materially increase the confidence in the stability of the: field. ■.-..' ( BouiHZi.—Some excitement was caused on ifcbeooming known that rich specimens bad been obtained from the Bonanza. Oa making enquiries, we found such to be the feet, the / stone having been obtained from the drive thirty feet below the Prospectors' workings, and on the same leader. The leader varies in size from three tosixinohes, and has, an exceedingly likely appearance. This find is . likely to have a hardening effect on Bonanza stock. The gold is principally. leafy and coarse,'but colors are also discernible in the stone. The weight was about six pounds. Mobkin* Stab.—A large number of persons visited the drive, and all expressed themselves satisfied that the shew was a genuine one. The reef at the part where the gold was obtained is two feet tniek, six inches of which is quartz rabble, and which contains a large quantity of coarse loose gold, some of the fragments we have seen weighing about halfja pennyweight The solid portion of the lode shows colors of gold profusely, and the. quartz broken all through yesterday looked excellent. , . . . GtoLDM Obowk.- The proprietors of this claim have started to drive for the Golden Anchor lode, atfd it is not improbable that . arrangements will be made with Christie and party for patting in a joist loir tunnel from the bwest possible level without sinking below the flat. Tot Bosk of Dbnhabk.—The shareholders are driving a prospecting tunnel, which is now in 60 feet through good country. They have seen no quartz yet. Sims of Fobtvks.—This is the claim immediately below the Morning Star, and from whioh excellent loose prospects are being obtained. The shareholders purpose starting a tunnel below that in which they have been ; carrying on operations,' the ground *h*^~ being rather broken, and the lode continual^! "jumping "about. Tb Aboha No. 1 South.—Mr Gavin, the manager, out a leader in the lower drive ; yesterday. It is not yet known whether or not this is the lode being searohed for. The shareholders of the Young Colonial are putting in a prospeoting drive. The shareholders of the Golden Eagle ' intend sending a trial crushing to the Thames shortly. . . '

Adams and party, of the Queen of Beauty, will send a crushing down of five tons at the end of the week.

In the banbeam claim, adjoining the Morning Star, aa auriferous leader was intersected-yesterday, the quartz in which if of a character unlike any yet seen in this locality, the color being aJnott white. The country continues good.