OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3899, 28 June 1881, Page 2

OUR MINES.

KUfiANUI HILL.

The manager reports on 27th June as follows :—" I have the honor; |tO;.r?pp|t that so far as the company's crushing has gone we have 75 ounces of amalgam Qnr hand. There is still about 20 tons to be) put through, besides the specimens. In our three prospecting drives, I ammnable to report any improvement. la the upper levels we see gold each breaking, as usual, but have found no specimens the last week. Preparations for resuming work on the 300 ft level, will be finished this evening. If one of our tributera are -get*. ting good crushings. In the Section' lately worked on tribute by Pesrce and party, I have started men on company's account. —I am, &c, J. W. Walkeb." BENDIGO UNITED. .■. .., A distance of 160 feet has been driven by the contractors since they started. The reef has f split up and is now. looking rather poor. .1 COLUMBIA.

Cleaning out the Ruby tunnel is progressing, and since the rise to the surface was completed, the air has been very good. A party of tributers started, work yesterday on the old Papakura, drive. '■■■'- >;iU

GOLD RETURNS.

Moanataiabi.—Ross and party's crash* ing of 10 tons at the Kuranui Hill mill yielded sozs ldwt. Gordon and party have finished their crushing of 6 loads for* 28ozs 2dwts retorted gold. Jones and party's crushing yielded 4oas 17dwts melted gold. . ■.;,■*" Southebn Ceoss.—Mr Coiitts, to-d»y banked 24ozs ldwt gold, the result, of- a crushing from this min.e.!. .., • :.V;

Pbince Impebux.-—Scanlan anil party have finished a crushing at Fisher's mill for 9ozs melted gold. , . Kubanxti Hill.—Hodge and party hare crushed a parcel of 12 tons for lOoza 12dwts retorted gold. . , .. „ ,i Spebo MELroßA.^—Landers and party's crushing of about 20 loads yielded 14ozs gold. . ' ■ --:. ■„-■: :>-.:■•