MOANATAIARI.
The; following report of, the, m&tuMf^r fo»« r the week" is as follows :—Point RtgjieU, In driving creek level ea9t, the reef is.now 2\ feet thick, and contains a large quantity . L of antimony but the stuff is not payably. < The hanging wall '?ader proves not continuous, and was only a patch of quartz. < The drive will be pushed forward another fortnight, and th<,u if no improvement takes place it will be suspended, and we ; shall- start a cross-cut norlh, where T^ believe some payable side Jailers may be found. The Central Italy/adit^will. >?. cleaned out,in.a few day^liaiiaeVto $h© : Monparel shaft;. 150-feet reveL':"',la*driy- , east from south crosscut, No/2??3. e£'-V? 3 feet thiejk*. strong, and well defioed;:-but" the stuff i£-of low grade. < All the .tapes " upon loaders dtA brancb^sof No. SHffeef, ■ are jw small and poor/ Morning Staz section: A winze is being sunk here jipoa the reef, and the stuff obtained frjm here is of low grade. Daring the' pant four weeks 340 tons of quartz have - bee a treated (including 70 pounds picked itooe) '• for the low yield of 140 ounces retorted gold.—R. Comee.
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3762, 18 January 1881, Page 2
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185MOANATAIARI. Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3762, 18 January 1881, Page 2
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