OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4020, 16 November 1881, Page 2

OUR MINES.

KUBANUI HILL.

The mine manager reports as follows; —Junction, -Shotover level i Wo change to report; leader still keeping same promising appearance in the workings; Poverty and Charleston: Crushing from here not turning out payable, the hands have been shifted to All Nations' leader on the block turned over to the Company by Johns and party, tributers. All Nations: Two men repairing tramway and clearing old pass, which will occupy a.day or two more, after which shall be able to break quartz right away, and as former tributers only appear to have taken out a narrow ruu, I think from the bright minerals contained in the leader it ought

to iurn out pretty well. The reef is a fair size. Albion : Contractors for cross* cut are now in about 48 feet from the shaft in fair country, changing to a whitish color, and more favorable looking for lodes. Winding engine working.well. —Tetos. H. Cbawfobd. SMILE OF FOETtTNE (OWHAROA). The manager reports, under date Not. 12th, as follows:—•• During the past fortnight I hare had only two men em* ployed stripping the footwall and re» timbering the intermediate level. I have a large quantity of crushing stuff on hand to start with when the repairs and alterations to the battery and water race are completed, which will be about the end of this week. During the past week I have had three shifts employed in the "crosscut from the bottom level, which is now in a distance of 22 feet, and should cut the reef at any moment, Mr Bayldon'g estimate of the distance being 25 feet. I have been getting a large quantity of timber and kauri slabs on hand for future use, and getting things in better working order generally. I shall try to keep the battery going steadily once we get a start made.—John Moobe." GOLD RKTUHNS. Hape Ceeek.-—A crushing of 30 loads of quartzjhas been put through for Wilson and party for the return 'of 34ozs Bdwts retorted gold. Caledonian.—The gold yield from the^ two trial parcels lately crushed for this ~ mine was banked yesterday. It weighed llozs 4dwts. Euhantji Hill.—McGarvey and party have crushed 7 tons for the poor return of loz 12dwts gold. Carter and party have crushed 11 tons for the good return of 28ozs 19dwts gold. Magnus and party banked sozs 3dwts gold. Moanataibi. — Quaelly and party's crushing of. about 12 loads yielded 21ozs 4dwts gold ;' Hodge's crushiug of 8 tons 16ozs 13dwts; Kneebone's crushing of 4 tons 4ozs retorted gold; a cleaning up for Brown and party loz lddwts gold; and a small crushing lor Nolan and party 9dwts gold. Golds.worthy and party banked 59ozs lldwts gold to day, the yield from 11 tons quartz.

New:.WHAU.--Wetherall land] party have ctushed 12 loads for the poor return of sozs 18dwtsg6ld.