OUR MINES.
QUEEN OF BBAtfTY. The manager telegraphed this morning: —"Obtained 2cwt specimens and 301bs picked stone.—Geobge Black." Breaking down took place early this morning, and a splendid show was left in the face. Good stone is now coming from the s topes. NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL. The drive west is now in fully 40 feefc, and the reef has widened out to 3 feet in thickness. Eastward the face is in about 20 feet, and the reef is about the same size as in the other drive. About 10 or 12lbs picked stone were bagged from here yesterday. Crushing will be started with? 12 head at the Alburnia batteryj to-morrow "and the manager expects -to,, have the western stopes opened lijjt sufficiently to keep the battery going" before the quartz • on hand is through.. - SEYMOUR. This claim was recently pegged out by C. McLean and Moorcraft, and consists of 60 men's ground. The Quean of Beauty and Qu< en of the May reefs are said to strike through it for twelve chains. - The tributers of the Queen of the.Maj^ reef in the Queen of Beauty ground areW thought to be within 50 or 60 feet of the v boundary. Arrangement's have been made with the Queen of Beauty directors for the Seymour mine to be worked ; through their mine. The latter mine would commence operations at No. 6 level, where the Queen of the May reef averaged 6or 7 ounces to the load. The company has £430 on hand.'"" " CALEDONIAN. Shares have risen during, the last day or two, caused no doubt by a slight improvement in several places where the manager is working. Gold is showing in three or four localities, ,
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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4269, 6 September 1882, Page 2
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282OUR MINES. Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4269, 6 September 1882, Page 2
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