OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4048, 19 December 1881, Page 2

OUR MINES.

CALEDONIAN. -

Cleaning up for this mine will take place at the Herald mill tomorrow, all the general dirt having been put through. About 50 loads have been crashed, and it has shown up for a good return.- The picked stone was crashed to-day, and it should, from the gold seen when breaking'; it up, give a capitatreturn. >~: KUBANIJI HILL.' ' 1 The full force of this'company's mill is ; now employed mostly on triboters' quartz. The company's crushing is not shaping quite so well as last month.... The quartz .. ■% from the leader in the All Nations section :'J does not improve as the stope is carried,* up, but excellent prospects hare been met with in sinking the winze. This winze will, when finished, give a hundred feet of backs to stope out. No, more .leaders hare been cut in the crosscut from the Albion shaft towards the Shotover section, but it is probable that a' number will be met with when the drive is further in. WEST COAST. ':' : , / Northey and party/the.proprietors of this claim, hare a crushing at the Herald battery, which will be through, before long. The picked stone obtained in taking out the dirt is very rich, the gold being in flakes, and almdst entirely free from baser minerals. MOANATA:IRI>, '/ Crushing is going on at the mill for several parties of tributers and the com* pany, which cleans upon Thursday/ The, manager reports for last week.as follows:. —" 150 ft level, south*west, of main crosscut: No. 9 footwall leader, has been * broken down this week; no gold was seen, but fiere is every indication visible for it. The country in 150 ♦ft level on No. 9 hanging-wall branch leader is still disi ordered by the influence of' slide and cross-course referred to in my last. Stripping is being carried on in the slopes at 80 ft level ou the above leader. Heldt.'iJ section, 132 ft level: A few pounds of: picked stone have been obtained during past week, and the leader maintains a likely appearance at present. No. 3 footwall leader, tunnel level, has shown a little gold since last reported on.' The other points in operation throughout the. mine are without any change to report.— J. a. Vivian." "■ GOLD RETUBNS. Albubnia.—Wilton and party have crushed a parcel of quartz for the return of 2ozs odwts gold. '