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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4409, 20 February 1883, Page 2

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CALEDONIAN,

A portion of the cross reef stripped in the eastward drive from the E d Qur^n crosscut was taken down to-day, and good dabs of gold were freely seen, and a few pickfd stone bagged. The quartz is two iVet wide, and is well mineralised.

THAMES WINDING ASSOCIATION

An alteration has been mrde in the plans for the erection of the machineiy at the Crown Princess shaft, which will considerably decrease the size of the engine-house. The boiler, which it wss formerly proposed to put at the nerlb. side of the engine, and fronting to Pollen street, is to be placed in the Hauraki Hall, fronting to Albert street. A partition is obe mede in the centre of the the building, and the boiler will occupy the eastern compartmeat.. This will give a deal more room in the yard, and the space beivr-3n the engine and Albert street ran also be used for a cos.) shed. KUBANUI HILL. The is nothing fresh of importance to report from th;B mine ; the workings are gd'\g on as usual. Men are employed in the Poveity winze, ard in the drive from the 80 ft level of the Alison shaft, ■•■frying to effect eomaianicanoD, which tie maneger thinks will be done some time this week. Progress is reiy slow owiug to hard ground having been me£ with in the crosscut. Very liftle bf s b?sn done on the reef in which, gold was reen lalely, as Mr Crawford w^nts to hole through to the winze fii'Sfc. , i.\". ..": ■;>!.■.■■ ■ -■ ■ : ■■-' HAUEAKI (KARANGAHAEE). The mine nserager uider ;date, Feb. 17th reports as follows:—" Awaiting completion of beitery hoppers, I have suspended stoping operations in the intermediate level, which ia now almost full of crushing dirt, and have started the mea (o work at sinking the winze, from r wbich I obtained two hundred weight of go .1 picked stone yesterday. The lode here improves in quality as work is continued upon it, and, judging from the richness of the stone now coming to hacd, I would nofc be in the least surprised to meet with rich specimens at any moment There is no change to note in the othei' levels; in both the usual work is steadily progressing, with very favorable prospects. —James Liddblii." , . WAIORONGOMAI (TE AitOHA). The Premier have cut'the reef m the low level, where it is a well defined b>Ay of good looking quarlz about 4 i'eet wide. A winze-is being sunk from the top level with three shifts yit is down 10 feet, cud the reef is showing gold freely. A rise to the surface has also been started from thir level, and in it the precious metal is also frequently seen. Frcm the bottom level a height of 160 feet of backs can be obtained, add as the reef has so far alwatys shown gold where worked in this claimVrthe blcck ! should be a very remunerative one. -The shot of gold found in the Werahfkb. v has been come upon at the No. 2 level, where the reef is 4 feet wide, and is showing gold at every breaking. It prospects well even when no gold is seen in the quartz. The New Find Company have let contracts for sinking a winze to junction with the low level, and continuing the level to meet the winze. GOLD BETtfBNS. ; Albuenia.—McDonald and party yesterday bauked 12ozs Sdwts gold from a parcel of 11 loads of general dirt. West Coast. —Creighton and party have crashed 1 load at the Herald mill for the return of 6ozs 17dwts gold. Pinapobb.—The manager to-day banked 6ozs lOdwts gold, the yield from two loads of dirt from the specimen leader.