OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3962, 9 September 1881, Page 2

OUR MINES.

• NEW NORTH)DEV,Cm: • -V There is a great improvement in the reef at the intermediate, level, about (3Q 1 feet east of the main winze; '■''>. ■"« '"- KUEANUI.HILLi-. "" ''Oii The manager started some men to work • <■ yesterday morning to prepare for getting- '' out crashing staff. A start: will shortly' be made at No; 2 lerel of the Caledonian ' shaft, on the Young American leader, and ' ■' men will also be pat to "taking do^ra the face of the kill, which it is prdpbsed io' '" crush, in the Poverty section of the ttine. .;'/ HAPE CUEEK; MICfE." 1 We are informed on good authority that the reef in the Hape Creek mine is looking better than ever—in fact, specimen stone is freely coming to hand. Mr Greenville commenced crushing for the tributers yesterday. NEW GOLDEN" CROWN. The mine manager reportsasfollows :—« " 100 feet lev ( el: No 1 reef on this le**l', . has now been opened up a distance of '" feet in-length, and the stopes are now in good working order, and from them a good supply of payable quartz is coming to - hand. The drive on this reef to' the north west of main crosscut, has been discontinued for the, present, and the men re- r moved into the stopes according .to instructions received. No 2 reef at the same level, The stopes here have been■ <••- pushed forward, and the reef is improving much as the stopes approach the slide on the south east of main crosscut. - Although, hut little gold has yet been seeni the indications are good, and the stuff from bore now is shaping much better at the battery. Battery, level: The only >' work now being carried on at present on this level is the stopes on the footwall leader, which' have been carried up '-a - I considerable height above the back of the i drive,- almost -sufficiently to meet" the ': surface level, which is now 'being driven ' ! along the course of this leader, add in due '; course all the quartz from these stopes '. will pass through this surface lerel to the battery, and will be a great advantage to , the working of this portion of the mine.. ,-, Cleaning up and retorting took place on <»• - the 31st ult, for the payable, yield of ■ 3040zs lOdtr.ts of. melted gold. The. , battery is fully employed, aud the com* • - pany's machinery in good working order.' --. —T. A..DUNLOF, ". : GOLD RETURNS. Albuckia.—McDonald and party hare crushed 20 loads for the return of 14oz$ 9dwts melted gold.