OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3928, 2 August 1881, Page 2

OUR MINES.

CALEDONIAN. The manager reports on the Ist as follows : -" The junction of No. land Young American leaders at No. 3 level has greatly improved in size. No. lis now fully 2 feet in thickness, and looks very promising going down. The Young American is about Ift thick, and colors of gold are seen in breaking down in both these reefs. lam saving this quartz, and as soon as I get 8 or 10 tons to grass, I shall get it crushed to ascertain its value. No. 1 level: North-east drive still continues in good country, and the reef carries excellent minerals. No gold has been seen, but the reef looks well. South west drive at the same level has come across a break in the reef or a large watercourse, which has greatly disturbed the reef. It is again making into its proper course, and the reef has a better appearance coming in. The reef where cut into looks very huujjry and poor, so I have stopped work here, and put the men to rise upon the reef where I got the best mineral adjoiuing the new crosscut at No. I level. —T. B. Hicks." WAIOTAHI G.M. Co. The return for the first fortnight in the present month has been 2230zs from 140 tons of stuff crushed. GOLD KETUENS. Alburnia.—A parcel of 32ozs 31wts gold was banked to-day for which about 20 tons of stuff were put through. Caledonian.—O'Buglien and party have banked 6ozs 3dwts gold.