HOPEFUL.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3891, 18 June 1881, Page 2

HOPEFUL.

The manager expects to be crushing the week after next. A little gold is coming to hand frequently, the manager having now close on half .a cwt. of picked stone on hand. The weekly report is as follows :—There is no change to report on in the new level tunnel. The total distance driven on the cross lode, from its junction with the main reef, is 109 feet. 1 intend to drive the same a few feet further, and, if the junction is not met with, I purpose to try to sink a winze down 30 or 40 feet, just inside of the junction, on the Golden Calf reef, on No. 2 level, if the water will permit. Then I shall see how the junction is going down, and be better able to judge its position with the drive in the new level tunnel. No. 2 level, No. 1 leader : I saw no gold in the last breaking down in the drive. I had to stop it for the present; as the sink was deep enough for another underhand stope of 7 feet. In breaking down the same I obtained lolbs of good picked stone, worth over |oz to the lb. There is gold showing still in the bottom. I shall not sink it again for a week or two, as; I want to carry this underhand stope along the drive eaetward, to see if the gold carries down in the same. I have 451bs of good picked stone on hand. I shall have about 20 tons to crush in three weeks' time. WAIOTAHI. At the No. .3. level the different stopes are turning out payable dirt. The No. 5 lode east is now made again, but does not show any gold. The leader in the drive west is also looking better, and a little gold was seen in the stone last week. The lode is very small in this place, owing to being in tight ground. At the No. 2 level the drive east on the small lead is in better country, and some gold is expected. GOLD RETURNS. i Albubnia.—A crushing for Mangan and party has been 1 finished for the first rate return of 84ozs 14dwts gold. <• Hoanataibi.—Cleaning up for the company eventuated to-day, the yield | being 1370zs gold—a considerable imprerement on last return.—A crushing for Brown and party yielded 16ozs 13dwts gold.—Catran and party's crushing rebutted in a return of loz" 6dwts gold. ; Victoby.—A crushing for Scott and party gave i4fozs gold. , CALEDQNiAN.T-Paltridge and party's . crushing realised 43fozs gold. Ktjbahui Him..—Le Manquais and party, Jenkins and party, and Martin and party, banked today respectively Bozs 13dwts. 27ozs 17dwts, and 2fozs gold. HiPE Cbbek."—Hearn and party banked 77ozs 3dwts gold.