OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3922, 25 July 1881, Page 2

OUR MINES.

ALBUBNIA.. There is nothing of importance fresh in this mine. The flood damaged the mine somewhat, so but little progress has been made during the last three or four days. OLD GOLDEN CALF, The stuff coming from the stopes in this mine is of payable quality; and sometimes a piece or two of.quartz with good strong dabs of gold is found. Crushing will be resumed as soon as the Queen of Beauty mill starts, work. MOANATAIAEL The manager reports for last week as follows:—" Nonpareil^ In No. 5 level, the rise is now up 25 feet and has broken into old workings, thus showing we are in the same ground as formerly worked. The reef hers is two feet thick and worth from 2to 3dwts per ton. Central Italy, tunnel level: The drives cast and west are in sliding country, and the reef at present only shows the formation of a wall. Morning Star: In stoping, we have discovered another leader in footwall or ! south side. This is ten inches thick and j better average stuff than the other leaders. | The slope here is about 30 feet from the surface. 132 feet level: ■No.; 3 reef -jtaifS improved this week, being now more conipacfc. 70lbs of picked stone have been Ragged, and the stuff from this slope is showing up very well. 80 feet level : In jstoping from end of winze sunk on No, 1 leader in south crosscut, good colors of gold are seen. The men who were prospecting at 150 feet level have this week been repairing 80 feet level west frotn winding shaft. This work is now completed. The battery is employed as follows:—2s head on company's stuff, 5 head for tributers, 5 head for Don Pedro tribute, and 5 head for Kuranui Hill tribute.—Uobert CoMEK." GOLD RETURNS. Victory.—Scott and party, proprietors of this claim, banked 6ozs 9dwta gold on Saturday. •