MOANATAIRI.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3798, 1 March 1881, Page 2

MOANATAIRI.

The mine manager's weekly report is as follows:—"Point Eussell, creek level The crosscut north is now extended 52 feet, and quartz stringers have been intersected, but nothing to notice. The country is now tighter than it has been, though still favourable for gold. Nonpareil : The adit level has all fallen in, and is quite full of stuff", causing as much expense in clearing out as to put in a new drive altogether. 150 feet level: Driving east on No. 2 lode has been suspended, and we have started stoping in the bottom of this level on No. 9 reef, east and west from No. 2 winze, there being a largo bodj of crushing stuff here, showing colours of gold. 80 feet level; Thecrossout south in Morning Star section is extended 45 feet, and today a leader two inches thick was intersected. In cutting through this 10 pounds of gopd picked stone ■were broken : and, from its present appearance,' I think this will be a good specimen leatler; • No time will be lost in driving upon it; when the crosscut is further ahead. There is no change, to mention in the stopes. Good progress is being made in extending the surface drive to conneoi with the No. 3 stopes. During the past four weeks 300

tons of stuff have been treated, yielding 116ozs lldwts melted gold.—Eobebt COMEE."