MOANATAIARI.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3856, 9 May 1881, Page 2

MOANATAIARI.

Mr Jobson, machinery inspector, has Bnished the inspection of the boilers, and the battery has resumed crushing. The manager is now doing a large amount of prospecting work in the-Nonpareil section, which I believe has a fair prospect of being attended with beneficial results taking into consideration the splendid, results obtained from the surface workings of the old Nonpareil mine. The rep »rt of the manager for the week, is as follows :— " Point Russell: Driving cross cat north at creek level has been suspended in order to put in three shifts to : drive^ast on Np. 1 reef. , During the last tea feet the stone has greatly improved, and is now 18 inches thick. It is neWMHjary the drive should be pushed forward to.ascertain whether a run of gold can ba picked up; Nonpareil: The drive east from bottom of shaft is now cleaned out home to face 60ft. v For a length ufiO feet; from shaft the ground has Ijeei} itojjed out in the back, ajijd jibff reef now in end is pinched out by a harcj^^Qulder. | think tbe lode will open out again, as driven on eastward. There is a large* amount of prospecting to be done in this part of the mine, which will I believe give profitable results.. 80 feet level: Tbe south cross cut is now, being pushed forward by., two men. . The general stopes have been poor during past week, producing very little picked stone. Battery was started on Thursday, morning after inspection of boilers^—l am, <fee, Robt. •CO^SB.'-.^ ;: ■■- - ,/... - ■ : ..- „.%:*:-- ■■ ■--■ NEW WHAIJ. . ■■.;'■ Retorting fop this qjine even(;uatad q.t the Herald mill this mojming for the return of 130o«3 gold. The total amount of dirt crushed, was 80 loads—from the, hanging wall leader principally. .