THAMES DEEP LEVEL TRIBUTE.
From farther particulars ascertained today we learn that the rise 1 of gas yester day afternoon was more likely to be caused by the water beiog raluced below the cap-piece of the ,ohtmbef at the 640 feet level than by the door in the cross, cat lending to Tookey's shaft being left open. The reason for supposing- t&slto be the case is tbjft yesterday morning'the water was down 128 feet belovr the 500 ft level, and 132 it this afterncpnV It is therefore down below the topi of the chamber, which would allow the.draught going down the.air shaft, tQ^ass through the chamber and up the .pttm'lp*s shafti carrying the ea9 with it. In case there r should be another influx of gas tbe manager has stopped woik in the drive on the main reef ,aM,h» 500 ft leveU ttnd JLb^ So|ttb»rn Cross stop&iat the^CJCTPle^il^rof fc*ftfw* days. He is now cleaning out a clumber excavated just below the oOOffc level, so as to turn the water from that level, which is now running down the pump shaft, down the air shaft. This would at once drive up any gas now at the bottom. This would at once drive up any gas now at the bottom. The water is within a foot of the roof of the tunnel at the 640 ft level, ; so if the pump continues to work smothly the level should be drained early next week.
SOUTHERN CROSS
'The only wo.k at present in pfo^ressin this mine is the sinking of the winze on Ktp; 2 reef from the Prince Imperial No. 33fevel. This is down over 40 feet, and good colors of gold are seen in the stone when-broken, but no picked stone has come to hand since the small parrel last week.','^' ■' ■■ . . :■..■ ■■...■ : .-^' ■'
ALBDBNIA.
Work is being pushed on as quickly as possible on the reef in the rise from the Wbau lerel. Good calors of gold are seen in breaking down. A. trial parcel is now at the mill, and will be treated as i soon as stamps are available. i
GOLD KETaRN^
Caledonian. —Paltridge and party's crushing of 12 loads gare Sozs 14dwts meltpd gold.
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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4299, 11 October 1882, Page 2
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363THAMES DEEP LEVEL TRIBUTE. Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4299, 11 October 1882, Page 2
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