OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4412, 23 February 1883, Page 2

OUR MINES.

QUEEN OF BEAUTY.

The contractors for sinking the shaft, bein;* down the stipulafi'd distance for opeu;og out No. 10, and sqaariag up the , floor pi-epaiutory ( > pultipg in the open- ; ing set. They will then cut out the chrmL-T, in doing which the main r^ef will probibly be iatersecijd, as it is not yet visible it the shaft. NEW PEIIYCE IMPERIAL. A poriioa of tie le ider ia the wirse... was broken down to-day, and good colors and d~bs of gold were se^n through the ■ sione. CALEDONIAN. The cross- lode in the Red Queen section opened, t»ut and filled the whole face of the c.stern drive yesterday* It was shot down in the (Homing, when 23ibs of good picked sione were bagged, and a iurtbei* breaking in the afternoon a'.ao produced a few pounds of stone. These were obtained from the hanging and footwall of the lode, tbo?e from the footwaU being richest, aod the whole par.el was of about the sam^ quality-as those gob oa Tuesday. The cantre of the reel does not produce picked stuff, but shows colors of goid pretty ireely. , The leader in the weslern drive is about 15 inches wide, end good colors and dabs wore seen in it yesterday. This reef has now been opened up for a length of 60 foet, carrying good gold the' whole of that diaV^ncs, and were it not thai: the air is very- light, a remunerative block'could be op>ned up on it aionee. Air-pi pas are laid in to the face, but these do not supply enough -for, more than one shift to work. MOANATAIKI. Cleaning up and retorting took place this morning at the company's nr.il for the s itistaclory retain of 3GBozs gold. This is l'rom 185 tons of general dirt from all parts of the mine, and 2701 bs of picked stone, and is the result of about six weeks' work. •■*■ GOLD RETURNS. Dart.—Stewart and party have crashed a trial lot of 7 loads at the Al^umia mill for the return of 4ozs^fiAjis|ifeßld' -\ Caledonian.— CeLttjj&iti&Mhty have finished a crushing at the Herald mill for the yiei|^||pp^ipr,lodwts