WAITEKAURI.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4268, 5 September 1882, Page 2

WAITEKAURI.

(fbom ovx own correspondent.) Mining at present in this district is rather quiet. The tributers in Waitekaubi No. 2 have resumed! work. All are getting a little gold, but nothing rich. In Waitekaitbi N. o. 3, Mr Kelly, the manager, has cut Butler's tribute lead in the crosscut in the low level. It's a splendid-looking body of stone, 3ft thick,brown stone, with a little blue, the kind of stone that generally carries gold in this district. The future prospects of this mine should be looked upon favorably. I may add that this level is 492 ft below the level of the big blow in the Waitekauri No. 2. ... -...•• ■ . t ; I understand that the Nelson Gold Mining Company are about to make a start, • tenders having been called, for a contract for driving some 150 ft. This company's ground is well situated, being end on to Waitekauri No. 2 at the south end. This ground, although taken up many times previously, has had very little work done in it. It is to be hoped the ' present company will be successful. ' Their property is good, if only thoroughly developed. In the Welcome, Moore and party, tributers, have done a lot of dead work. There has been over 300 ft driven by the present tributers. They are now starting to rise to connect with the surface. There are a great many' leases here at present that very little work has ever been done on. It is to be hoped the Mining Inspector will see to this district, and those who hold ground and won't work it, that he will immediately forfeit it. Now that the fine weather is coming on, there are plenty of men here who would prospect if the leases were only cancelled. At prer. sent a prospector, if he finds' any little gold, will in all probability find he is working on somebody's lease.

The hill track between here and Paeroa was in a frightful state during the late rains, and at 'one time was considered dangerous for either man or beast to travel over. Packing (bur only means of communication with Paeroa) was done under great difficulties. On one occasion some dynamite was being packed out for Mr Kelly, manager of No. 3, and the horses carrying it fell. The package containing the dynamite burs ted, and had there been any, caps amongst it there: is no knowing what the consequences might have been. It is to be hoped the County Council will start laying out the road at once, as recommended by the meeting held here for that purpose last week.