OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3942, 17 August 1881, Page 3

OUR MINES.

CALEDONIAN.

The manager reports as follows:— "There is a great improvement in both drives at No. 1 level. East drive has been driven 13 feefc this fortnight, with •very encouragement, No. 2 reef especially. The last three breakings down discovered several blotches of gold, and the reef is carrying every indication that surrounds patches of tho precious metal. West drive is now clear of the break or watercourse that disturbed the reefs. This drive has been driven 15 feet this fortnight through good country, and both reefs are more defined and carrying excellent minerals. The rise is now up 10 feet, but no reef has been shot down. I let 20 feet here ;at 17s per foot to day, to two men. No. 2 level: Young American leader is much the same ; we see a colour now and again, but I am doubtful of its paying) I.'would advise letting some portions of this leader on tribute below No. 2 level. I am going to clear out bu old ■ crosscut in Otago section o'ver'Abrain's big winze, where he get some excellent crushing dirt, but missed it going down. There is a large reef in this crosscut which has never been worked for a number of years, and which I believe to be the same he got his gold from—T. B. Wicks." GOLD RETURNS. Don Pediio. — Kneebone and party have banked ICozs 15dwts melted gold, the result of a crushing of 12 loads at the Herald battery. P'Ktjbakui Hixl. —Truscoft's ciushing of 5 loads produced 24bzs 16dwts melted gold.