OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4289, 29 September 1882, Page 2

OUR MINES.

NE W PRINCE IMPERIAL.

Retorting took place this morning at the Alburnia mill for the return of 212 ozs retorted gold. This is the result of only; three weeks' crushing, during which, time 105 loads of general dirt hare been treated, as well as the picked stone and specimens which hare come to hand since last crushing. The dirt came chiefly from the drives east and west at No. 4 JeFel, and the stopes opened .up from Ifcfieni* ' but 'r"iY& oßtiiineSi^wlile sinking, the shaft and the east and west wihaies *has' also been treated^ :All along* Jje^rjashin^jbasi sjwwn^ ! 4h^^ate^r a payable yield, but quite as much gold was caught io the blanketingi as on the -plates. This crushing can*fairly tortakeh to^hareprored/'^the^payalble^s^ilrl^o. 3 lode at any rate?, a| the rie#tev£lff and should encourage other companies to { prospect the lower lefeli. As there are j several partiesr waiting ,to crush at the battery^pniy six heaji will be employed on cdmpany'B dirV'for" 1 a-fe'^lf«^li-%his ,w»U gjy^M?^Clar^ime^^t^iß^lead. Ing stbpea[welladvaricfedWefboWdrfvW and the necessity timber in. When tbis work is completed-he will easily be able to kqep*the 12-head employed jaArbiours per- day.- The reef continues! ta-look well, and; some nice picked stone was obtained from the- western end yeßterday morning. ; The/melted return 'is 2100Z3 sd.wts.. . .^ ..,.,.Ar^-- 1-■■...-■■■■■-' ■''"'-.."" ■'■■'.'... =* '■■■ ■■• CAIiBDbNIAir. -'■■;• /^ ... ...-Cleaning,up and; Mtortinff^ook place , 1 tUtß'ifllSernTO.n"a|tlffe!Er^ld^tiar]r. $he bulk of the crus^ng dirt* 'Ba*svcome frdm ' - the dnVe¥on whifit? rifi"ri»p^ belieTes fob'e; the'Af^iffii^J^^'rflf^WMra^^d.'' ''- 2 leyeli 'In 1 all'so ibatoa'Te^en cruihed ftbM h^^i^iroW£n! e\tefjSifll^plaies and 5 the ainoulf tiling out the quartz, jfc is c^tamjkiield w«lli The rest of the quart^treateai! about 56 loads, was-made up of trialr lo^iirfrom/tb,*, ,hangingwall speciiinenllteader'at -^o. 2'level, = reef, at the- intermedjate lejel,^ »pd No I reef in the.Otagojseetion, wliere the . manager has Jately, been getting some nice - hauls of picked stqner^ The 1 total return is^ozslOdiW.tsgoldy ft r . -^ V—■ * The rise on 3)ii6n's-reelf frbm^ilie Whau _totlie-SatterFleVel'islow feet ~o( the latter drive. A considerable improvement has .lately taken place, and some nice gbl^bearinr^stone came to 1 hand a day or two ago, v Work lin this mine will be commenced at once.T riPhe' first thing <$& be done is uncovering <?*»??*>ld ■} sbaf t r j 0: tbe^Lvcknow portion: of the groundj which it thought to be 1 about 20 feet'deep;. ■; Tbe depth a«certained; a whim will probably be erected, and the shaft -funk some safoet further. Excellent stone was taken out of this shaft smanyjyears apo* further working. Mr C;Mborcraft'will superintend operations. * . ■ '-p^^s^kdmßM:j' : .-■-.-.. Moanatai^i.—Gijyhite and mftj have return of 34ozs retortpd "gold. Jof; .gbld^fyieias /frok Jri^prs' : crushings, <v«e banked tp*t[iyV—Hutttley ad<|;' j&rty; 68pzs ■ Ipffigf Hlollisi'^nd '^is^^WlXi m" ... ■•: : k Mp^TßfiirtiiiiJftENjs'. ■■■••', ■ '; The vfi^l'n^fi^lß^^JW^ithe., ■'. Thames Golden Crown" ana Moanatairi mines will be to ; hand to'^otr^F'^bth are, expected to Be'%miinißra?iv¥; and that from the Golden Crowii #ill'?pirdbably show a conwderableiniproveißent on last month's 5-Adelaide Claim is noircrushingnat =BuH'a batteryfTan^gthe amalgam will be' reWrtei^ to-morrow morning. A good-return-ig.iiaHsipated.