OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4285, 25 September 1882, Page 2

OUR MINES.

QUEEN OF. BEAUTJ.

An interim retorting took place on Saturday afternpon, yielding 306pzs gold.. This is th§ result' of a fortnight's work at the' mill, during which time about 200 loads of quartz have beeto treated. The above yield is from,the general dirt from the.slopes, and'is a good average return. A good deal of the gold is caught in the blanketings, and as there are only 5 berdansfat?, the company's milt, these cannot be ground fast enough; a good quantity is now, stacked till an opportunity occurs to treat them. The final cleaning up for the month will, we understand, take, place next Saturday, and if the return for the present week jComes up, to the average, the total will.jbs about 15C0ozs»

NEW BBINCE IMPEEIAfo? /T

The drire hill wards at the new lerel is now, in about 70ft from the shaft, iti splen' did class of country for gold. 'The/J^aderT has avera^edji thickness of over two feet the whole distance; In the face at pre. seit it is somewhat piciched, but it will no dojabt spread out aiain' sb^ly. It is composed of splendid - lbpl^K^uartz, carrying a large:ambuntof j^aptiineVal, anU 3howin^.^^?^t^;;>^^egr^'s?hett .broken- dow^^^ndt^^^y;;^#;ifilis t lake the '^face^tinder'- Ae^wina?B/'-;bat-' past ;^i3;;'';^hißr.e3^'is i ;:,||^;^:^6t..'- to^ drive before the boundary isreached. As; the leader was payable for over2softf on the", level above this side of the shaftj and the prospects met with atfNo.'J(!|r^:fai* better than at No. 3, it is reasonab^tb suppose it will pay for the whole distance. Stoping was started about 30t't from the shaft, but the manager will bring it back about 15ft nearer shortly. .In >carrying ;a.lprig, the first stope progress- is\rieces'sarily slowi, Jas'ltHe drive; bias to; be securely j^iinbefedr but wheni the second one is smarted better.progress itil\ bemade.' -The I :ader"in the stope ii abott't* 18 inches jjick, and shows gold. -Westward the 4 ive.Js in about 95ft; leaving 65 tp« drive ; before the slide is come upon, supposing it keeps the sarn^ underlie as it^Jiad at No. 3 ljevei. The leader has spread out considerably lately, and fully sft,of crashing dirt is no,w, being ; taken down; O It is rather white in appearance, but carries good gold, several picked stone being obtained last night. In the 4 stope east from the winze a Me solid body of stone 1 fully 3ft thick, is showing, carrying line mineral, and also a large amount of a | chalk like deposit which proved a splendid indication in the Vrinze.* After, cutting through the slide, Mr Clark will have a block on reef fully 80ft in length to take out?ro|ojM?! the western bbniidary is reached, Crushing is proceeding with 12. head at the. Alburnia battery, and cleaning up eventuates at the end of the month. :: ■■■. • MOANATAIKI.

The manager reports for last week :— " Heldt's section,; 132 ft level: Sfoping is being carried on here/the result of which has been somewhat better daring theweek than for some time previously, a little picked stone having been obtained. Tunnel level: No. 3 reef N.E. of No, 2 N.WvcrosEcut looks poo*, yet promising; some of the moat likely quartz is being crashed. There is a fair show on; the plates from it. The reef underneath main slide, also No. 9 footwall lead above and below 80ft leveli is being stripped; No. 9 bangiugwali lead below 80ft level produces a little picked stone occasionally. No. 3 stopes, 90ft level: The leader here is from six to ten inches in thickness, and is of a very likely character^ Gold vis; generally found when" breaking; down takes place. Nonpareil section: yiTe.hay.ei: opened oat on a very promising leader,,

12 inches in width, from which a little picked stone has come to hand during the week. Morning Star section: The leaders continue to yield a good deal of crushing stuff.-J. G. Vivian."