The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1882.
On more than one occasion within the past few months we hare pointed out the advisability of testing the deep levels by means of the diamond drill. Its use would be comparatively inexpensive, and the probabilities are all in favor of it doing what otherwise would require two or three hundred feet further sinking, and several hundred feet of driving, namely testing the strata and quality of the country at fche]Big Pump. What we indicated as likely some time before the south crosscut at the 640 ft level was re-commenced has now been proved, that is, that as excellent a class of sandstone country as could be desired exists northward of the Prince Imperial mine. The crosscut is now in Queen of Beauty country rather than the Big Pump'stratum; hence the chances are all in favor of good gold being obtained in the Prince Imperial and reefs southward of that mine at the deep levels. But this better class of ground having been met with, renders the finding of similar country in the vioinity of the Big Pump at a greater depth more probable. Analogy is in favor of this theory, for both in Australia and America barren strata or layers have been succeeded by others richer than above. "We are fortified in this view by the opinion of mine managers of large experience, who reuommeud the use ot drills. The question is once more before the public, as the County Chairman advertises that the Government is prepared to grant assistance to those desirous of taking advantage of these drills for the purposes of prospecting, and he invites by advertisement all companies or private mdi* viduals wishing to test their ground by weans of them to communicate with him
before January Bth. There"" are other spheres of usefulness in this district for the diamond drill, but space is not at present available to deal further with the question. ' '
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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4356, 16 December 1882, Page 2
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331The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1882. Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4356, 16 December 1882, Page 2
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