MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3843, 23 April 1881, Page 2

MANAGERS' REPORTS.

I New Noeth Devon. —The manager's report for the past week is as follows :— | " 70-feet level: During the week a further distance of 10 feet has been driven. The country has still the same appearance as last reported, viz., stringers of quartz thickly intersecting the mullock, but no defined reef visible as yet. Stoping has been carried on as usual. The reef .has become much tighter, and has somewhat reduced in size, and consequently renders it more difficult to keep up a supplo of crushing dirt. 160-feet level: Driving has still been continued, no change to mention since last report. We are now directly underneath the winze, partially sunk from the 70-feet level, so I purpose, as soon as possible starting a rise to open up communication with the winze, as I consider this will be the most judicious mode of working. Whau level: The men employed by the 'Columbia and Devon companies are making good progress in repairing and cleaning up drive, and will start driving to-morrow. Battery: Crushing has been continued at the Herald battery with ten head of stampers, but from the insufficient supply of water and consequent continual stoppages, there seems no possibility of getting more than a limited supply of stuff through.—John Wilcox."

Southeen Ceoss.—The manager's report states :—Specimen leader: Stoping is still being continued, but the block of ground is nearly finished. As the last stope was rather poor, I shall leave a small portion of the in, and repair the winze ts enable us to resume driving on the leader forty feet below the battery level, as we had very good gold on the level before we commenced stoping. There is a fair amount of crushing stuff coming from the No. 4 leader, but no gold is seen in the stone, and the crushing is not showing so well on the plates as it did last time. 100 feet level: The rise on the No. 3 lode is now up a distance of thirty feet. The stone is full ot mineral, but no gold has been seen. I have been unable to get the trial lots put through the battery. A crushing of about 36 loads is now proceeding, but Ido not expect a large yield. _^