OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4355, 15 December 1882, Page 2

OUR MINES.

QUEEN OF BEAUTY.

The pumps were stopped yesterday evening, while the rods and backet for lifting the water from below- No. 9 level were placed in position. This was completed, and the pumps started early this morning. The water will probably be reduced low enough to allow, of the, con- '« tractors starting work in tbe shaft to- . night. In the other portions of the mine/ work is being carried on as usual. Easter ' and. party have thrown up their contract for stoping above No. 7 level, and it has been let to Eeece and party. „„ GOLDEN HILL NO. 1 (TE ABOHA.)

A trial lot of 6 bags of stone^from. _lhU~ . claim, weighing about 15cvrt, *»S brought down to the Thames a day 6rim*i*6 bjr Madden and party, and treated at the Moanatairi mill. The return .from it was the very satisfactory one of Bozs lodwls melted gold. The claim is situated cwlftfe . old gold field, and the quartz w*s. til^aS from a leader^ varying in size ftjom six inches to a foot. Two orthree &)as\V r leaders on the footwall also contributed a portion of the parcel. The stone was not picked, and did not show very much gold .. while being broken out. - - ■■'■'•%'■ _; '■.• GOLD BETUBN3, ;";•/'" Albuenia.—Whitaker and party have crushed 14 loads at the Company's mill.'.': for the good yield of 63ozs lOdwts gold. Don Pedro.—Kneebone and party have treated a parcel of quartz from their leader at the Moanatairi mill for 39ozs 18dwts gold. Smile op Fobtpne.—Farmer and party's crushing gave 27oza gold. .