OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4438, 27 March 1883, Page 2

OUR MINES.

■ - ——♦ -'-;.---!?' NEW PRINCE IMPERIALS Since meeting with the reef at No. 5 level on Saturday.morning, the manager has had the men stripping it on the; seaward side of the crosscut, so as to break into the. winze sunk from No. 4 as quickly, as possible. This was accomplished this morning, and the leader was also broken*^ down, with what result the following.tele* gram will show—" Holed ' through J-to winze, No. 5 level; broke down lead, showing strong dabs of gold. 301bs specimens from large reef,- seaward side of crosaout, .No. 4 level. Gold showing freely in same reef on hill side. —G. S. Clark." DEEP LEVKL CROSS. The stopes above No 4 level coritinue^o look weli, and a few pounds of picked stone and specimens come to hand daily. The general dirt is aiso shapingl for*a good return. Cleaning up for-the month will take place on Friday next, and "retorting on the following morning. " ■■•"• v QUEEN OF BEAUTY. At No. 10 level the contractors are putting the finishing touches to the chamber, and as soon as it is completed, the manager will start to drive for the main reef. At No. 9 level, preparations are being made for the sinking of a winze on the main reef, just underneath where the one sunk from No. 8 was broken into. ;■■ Since the above wa3 in type the follow* ing telegram was posted at the Corner \^~ "Sent,to battery Scwt. specimens 'and 2cwt picked stone —Geobg-e Black." We are unable to inform our readers when this stone was obtained, or from what portion of the mine, as the mana.ge when applied to by our representat're declined to furnish him with'any particulars, or to allow him to go below. NEW MANUKAU.' Mr J E. Smith, who, is superintending the sinking of the, winze, from tue'^Waip. talii bottom level to meet the crosscut from the Caledonian level, telegraphed to the directors to-day as follows :"—"Winzs 66 feet; got a few stones showing gold." The leader being sunk upon is one in the hang* ing wall of No. 5 reef; MOANATAIBL\ : The manager reported for last week :— " 80ft level: We commenced on? Monday last to drive west on No. 2 feed' *" Since then it has opened oat to 15 inches in width, and has a very promising appoarance, occasionally showing .colors Lof tile precious metal freely. Abont filbs-of good specimens have come to" hand from here within the last two days:' Th&above speaks well for the immense block of ground above 80ft level, as, well as for the untried ground below it; especially as .the same reef yielded so well . above \ the tunnel level. There are two leaded ."each* carrying gold, only a few feet in the haogingwall, which will junction"" with* No. 2 ;n their course eastward, aud towards the main ;slide,' and.thes'd leaders referred-to will/lrop iaio No. 2 reef below 80ft. level westward. All Nations stopes, aboveUQft. level, have produced a little picji^^tone during the week. Redan section,,Boft.'Uflrel: A start was made on Thursday to takedown No. 9 footwall lead, baviogaiirgepiewntripbed. So far, the quartz has its usual |;ood^appearance. Homeward :Bound section, tunnel level: We knocked through to*the old crosscut referred to in my last on Wednesday af'ernoon. The men were obligHtsto leave the place inconsequence of theabund* ance of hot and foal air escaping through their drive from the western part of the mine, but it had cleared away by the next morning, when I found the air compara tively pure and cool. I hope now to let some ground on .tribute at' and »bove tunnel -level, .which.could not be' Mono ■ before better ventilation was secured in this pa;t of the mine. The Morning Star crosscut to the Junction section has passed some likely looking 'eaderV'and stringers since -my- last. Nonpareil section, 215 feet level: Driving has-been stopped for a few days, ak T" wish id^fi'se and stope from a point immediately above 215 feet level. On Thursday last about 251bs of picked stone was obtained from here.. No-change to report itir stopes in Heldt's section.—J. G. Vivian." KUR4NUI HILL.' The manager reported yesterday as follows:—" Albion 80ft level: .< Wi^ii the exception of fair.progress on the "various works in hand there is little-fresh to report.' When the Wheel of Fottone lode was last broken down a few color* of gold were seen in the stopes, and the lode still presents its former appearance. The drive along it is rather.tight at preM&t, but the ground is not so much broken as* it was. The footwall lead, so-far, has shown no gold, and the end. of the drive is just now in an unsettled formation. A leading stope has been carried about 20ft along it, and the quartz taken down for lOft.j'for - which distance it was only a.fejriiJehes thick. However, it has now wideVetfout to 15 inches or so. In the crosscut to [ intersect other leads, formerly.jaentioned, ' a bar of blue rock made headway rather slow, but lam happy to say it has been penetrated, and very fair ground is in hand again.—Thos. H. Cbawfobd/'?! 1 l BRIGHT SMILE. -, t' The stuff will be all through the stampers this evening, and the return | will probadly be banked to«morrow afternoon. The specimens were crashed this morning. A fair yield is expected, as the, general dirt has shaped well all through;