OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3887, 14 June 1881, Page 2

OUR MINES.

MOANATAIRL Dating the latter part of last week the manager struck a small patch in the Morning Star section, in the shape of 6Olbs of rubbly picked stuff showing gold freely. The lode is much jumbled up, though colors ot the precious metal are seen every day. The quartz gets more plentiful as the slide is cut into. The manager expects to connect the Nonpareil tunnel with the Central Italy shaft at the end of next week. The battery is now working two shifts, and the crushing is showing a material improvement over the returns of the last month or so. The manager's weekly report is as follows: — " Morning Star, 50 feet level: In stripping the quartz over main slide, 601bs of rubbly stuff and clay showing gold throughout freely was bagged. On further cutting into slide, strong dark stone of a promising character has been met with. Nonpareil level: In driving west, the ground is rather easier, and another fortnight's work will, I think, break through to shaft in Central Italy. There is no other change to notice elsewhere. The crushing is showing improvement upon last month's return, and the battery has been working two shifts this week.—l am &c, Robt. Comeh." COLUMBIA. An amalgamation between this mine and the Albion is talked of and will probably be carried into effect, as the shares in both companies are held by the same persons. TAPC. From Tapu I learn that Messrs Pepper and parly have almost completed the improvements to the battery and that Mr Neves has 50 tons broken out which he estimates will produce two ounces per ton. OTANUI. Two yjHrties are working in this locality and spokk highly of their prospects. Tookey and Mills have been taking some specimen atone from their lead recently. QUEEN OF BEAUTY. ■ The tributers Wingate and party have been taking out some nice golden stone during the last day or two. GOLD RETURNS. Albubkia. —A crushing of 30 loads for McDonald and party yielded 27ozs 19dwts I gold. Eight loads treated for Climo and party gave 4ozs 13dwts gold. City 9F MANCHESTteB.—^A crushing for the tributers Brown lee and party produced 14ozs 16dwts gold. AißtuNiA. — Crushings for Williams and party, McLean .and party, rand Sawyer and party, liave been finished for the respective results gf 3§ozs, 19oas Bdwts, and 3ozs 9dwtß gold. " Lucky Hit.—A crushing for Hart and party, shareholders of this claim, stationed at Owharoa, produced 46ozs 19dwts gold. Robin Hood.—A crushing' for Lowe and party yielded 6ozs 12dwts gold.