OWHAROA.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4290, 30 September 1882, Page 2

OWHAROA.

(FBOM OfriffoWX COBBESPONDENT.) ?-lr-.i .■'.>£■ ' September 25

The Smiie of Fortune has been crushing steadily for the last month with 15 stamps going 12 hours daily. The stopes north on the No. 2 reef oonticis to yield large quantities of good payable c^usbingjtuflf, it being taken from 5 to 7 feet wide. The reef or rather network of leaders in the above does not show any perceptible change, and -there is no estimating- the extent of -payable .ground, .yet-to be worked on this reef, with every chance of coming on a rich patch. The stopes under the intermediate level are producing good payable /stuff, and :shpwing gold : occasionally. The crosscut, from the intermediate level towards the Radical boundary is now in' 100 feeti the country being favorable for gold; The; nranager expects:to.have to drive about another 50 feet to cut.the lender worked on tribute by Campbell and parly; ;on|<r'hich!ihere willfbs a large block to operate. The leader worked by Farmer* and party is being driven on from the tributeris'- boundary, and is a nice body of stone about a foot thick. No i gold has been seen so far, but the stuff prpspects well, and is the proper quality for carrying gold.-. Farmer and party are now having a crushing of about 20 tons, which is showing up for a fair return and party will follow with about '30 tons of good stuff. The"manager does not intend to clean up for the company until the above lots are through. .... ■

' ;KA»iCAii.—Reid and party, tributers in this mine are opening up a large block of ground. On their leader , they have driven, about '24p» feet, the-last* 50 feet " being on payable "stuff. Another 50 feet will bring them under the rich run worked by Christie and party, on which they are sinking a winze. The reef in the winze is from^ix inches to-a- foot thick,-and-has shown gold all the way 4 some very 'rich specimens having been got from it. The Lucky Hit party cut their reef about a fortnight ago, after being engaged ffor eleven months putting iA their low level. They have driven about 20 feet on it/ : and-;are : now putting up a rise to connect with the upper level. It is a nice I compact body of stone from a foot to eighteen inches thick, and looks and prospects as well, if not better than it did in'the level above, and as the crushings from the upper block averaged two ounces per ton, for a distance of 250 feet .along the reef, they ought to have a,very valuable block on hand now.' "".;:i.' r

/Gibbons and party, tributers, ,put thrqugh\a trials lot?, from ,] the Nebraska^ better'known as the old Morning Light, which gave a return of lozlldwts, and, as the reef*ife a' good size, and 1 within a stone, throw of the battery, it^ought to pay well when opened up and put into working rdrder.'£ •'■•••■<:> i ■ '■■' .-'..'■ . "•■ '■''"'.