OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4319, 3 November 1882, Page 2

OUR MINES.

NEW PEINCE IMPEEIAL.

The following telegram, despatched by the manager at 12 o'clock to-day, speaks for itself :—" Five hundredweight of specimens leading slope No. 2 section west, good gold still showing; breaking siill going on. JHave started to break down in secoiid slope, No. 1 section, west, where rich gold -is showing.—-Gr. S. Clack." The leading stope referred to is close alongside the break, and the second , stope is where 3 cwt of specimens were ' obtained last Saturday. The show left in the leading stope, No. 2 section west, after breaking out the scwt of specimens this morning, was very pood. The stone came from the western end of the slope, which was being beaten back to the bre-ik at the time of my- visit this afternoon. The reef looks well for go!d. The whole of the portion stripped has not yet been taken down, so it is 100 early to . say what sort of a show will be left in the roof. In tlte drive towards the Cross, - ne?rly (he whole of the reef stripped-has beeu taken down. All through it looks * well for gold, and a good show is visible • iv the roof in the foot wall portion of the reef. ;$ In the second stope, up to two o'clock no gold bearing stone bad been broken, ore hole meant to tear down the reef blowing off into a crabhole. The ' specimens obtained this morning were of a rich character. The manager tele* graphed laic this afternoon: " Two cwt specimens from leading stope, No. 2 section we?t; good gold still showing.-* G. S. Clack."

BRIGHT SMILE.

In pushing ahead the.drive eastward on the leader, a few pounds of picked stone occasionally come to hand; The country also looks very well for gold. The other works are going on as usual, bat there ii no charge to report. ; '"■;•■■ '»

QUEEN OF BEAUTY. Retorting for the month took place on Wednesday afternoon, and the gold was smelted. ye.iteviay at the Bank of New Zealand. The rejturu is 2690zs lOdwts, for which a total of 450 loads have been pat through the mill.

GOLD EETUfitfS.

Caledonian. —• Williams and party have crushed 4 loads at the Mornattiri mill for tbe good return of 21ozs lOdwts gold. . Kueanui Hill.—Dabb and parly and Carter and party hare finished crushing* for the respective yields of 2oza loiwts and 17dwts gold.

Moanataibi.—Thomas and party hare treated 2 loads of general dirt and 4lbs of picked stone for tae yield of Bons 2dwts gold.

Dotf Pedro.—A parcel of llozs 13dwt» gold was banked from this claim this morning

Moanataibi. — Sarieh and pariy and Gathrie and party have finished crushing for the respective returns of 18ozs 4iwt» and lSozs 2dwl3 cold.

Old Golden Calf.— L trial lot of 1.0 loads from this mine treated at ■■*o*. Alburnia mill, gave 7oza odwts gold.