MINING SUMMARY.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4460, 21 April 1883, Page 2 (Supplement)

MINING SUMMARY.

S :-- ■;i JMEitiiiig:'bait been pr^^ly brisk since last inmmary, though, the, business done at tll*?^ Corner ?has • been»confined almost ; exijltisiT^l^'/tb^^Ker mines situated ion tbe qi ■'JfiS^ :^otvace Imperial stock 'jhaa been the : -;Vifavori&^ m& ■'pricei Have kept steady,at| j;' about t 60sj ; excppt^,for.,. two or thtee ;^ayaji/-rwhej^^i.^>^!^ded { :; to 50s. S;.. Queen of Be^^ shares were pretty firm, •"b^^hiT^cbmexabwn froin;37s-toj 22s ;^ a ?- slight df^anu has ioTr set in again. The :ot|je-f shkr^thare" leniained ! abonfc tfee^ ■ :^i«aißto figteei'^Ls -^as^expected;.from:;the' :l^m^^^^^^^^^]^-'a^ rPeep OteiTel •ts~ .jGhroß«^«^*sna|ttDgi ''■-. a fine Treturn ' was at the end of tbjiijgatonth^ Thfr ?;:;" :djrv^{t|jff^p!it '^hioig^^wias^fa;9lfiiiislianja 4<i#fc;?prcked.iistdne^ the return 86$dis^' Bdtrtsi felted' gbldr-an avenge yield Of over Sozgiper load; This Ww alt obtained from the stopes and drive on the No. 2. and crossreef at No. 4 level. ■ GrashinU; has been continaed with 15 head 6f stampsi and the dirt is shaping for a '&, yields?/;«'.Thff"f stopet* look well^ showing gold pretty fitttifti ' 6ifs pi6ked>'ißtbne> '/■• A winzetbai the crosareef^ Otherwise kndwii'aii the Mariner'Bielose to the^ Imperial boundary: Tbis^wil^testthe reef; indy^il^*el;tti«fiil for?vwtilati(ft-when Ifo/'fiilevel ir^rifen 1 in tpitt'The reef here is 1 fully 4ft. wide and shows gold freely. At the &40ft. level a hard bar about 20ft. wide has beeti passed through in the south (cross- ■. •tot^butgoodian'dstone for gold-bearing ■ikehf-vs^f iii^th^fep^-- Several 'small ' „' ■.veini- df quartz have been^ rot, showing >?:■' ft^ijiineV^'b^no^^d;^ A -fiß^in!tli(^;^h^ar*j)iP^baljly dti^o?^>:.;ft^s^«ie%l^^jpiercbl^yat a .«Egisider- ■ ";':^?Fb;:' withi^^K s W Vtmae -Xm-■S-'j^eTialK^fie i'injln:e;';is:i:3boifmg ■ well'i gold 5 iMSi^ieen: freely in all|tte wd?Mflgß. : :?r--|fd^^§veL"tbe: -No.";2:re)3riias-Ijeßn;driven-H ; ion 100 rf^etiSJPot'• spmejr disfance it \ was > ■:WotiW)ti%^j?6ld 'freely; btit*it-is'now^jßy nice solid'lode in both east and west drives. A leading stope is being carried along eastf- ! to imp^^"^ veiilinatidn, and from this 5/some nice picked atone has been i bagged.^^estwaidi' ifre* manager this weA dbtained 40lbs. spisainiens and 201ba. ::;'.'^pie|^!st(^,^e||in '<-' In: "rC^f-diwcj|^''^irf;^^et^io^ ■'■';:••■.■jmTer-before;]th¥j>reak^ where such rich golq-iras obtained atNp. 4level, is reached. ;^ :^he reef^at^Nctd levieHs being sloped westof the crosscut, and driven on eastward. Good payable qnartz is coming to hand. A crosscnt has been started at No. 3 level to intersect this reef there, and

a winzo wil^then be sank on it to No.

4; Eastward, the No. 2 reef and footwall leader 1 we being driven on and Btoped. l-~ i Q^dvip kewti v fteelyf in; the stone, which :;^4.eaW^Kj^ijtift» a^t® •'*'-fetil».').'Bre: b^ini conKnued as asnal.! T &' T||w. J cpmi^w;;ar^i|^)ll dri»ing on the Tmperial footwall leader at ;W^^n^^;|te^t|;:%Thft,^e^ • jfr:^ ■ I«^«l'; "fir;l|« ='c^|r «^ Stew."^^ 7 ipwfclf/'oF-'^ t p.: | Wi ing ?&)s!s*s£ !:tin^';: : Boinewhat.^':-It:a I %jfie^t it jt^fo^in, jprp.fsMJsS;'^J^ f ,miaS^ ; j.:«aßti^ ':!■■ fa !JMjufi and[picked atone, which'he i <ab- I from the shot of gold left in the |K;^^*^o/s^^e^l,;;;aß-sw^li^B;>wke; g©n«ral dirt, for the Rood yield of 4420z8 '■-^'-W^fc S-Thamep^ Winding^A-sßpoiatien^:; The machinery is in good workiDg order, 1 of the%iiiiltiß; •^Urt'Will'^jaiadoto'bftle out the water

crosscut from|it. abont 9 Inches^ in" r width^ tisft. \ vs^b;ireiJ! cpibls* of gold freelyonbeirie^brplceri. J5r ivirighas been started on it: {dCh© sameireefhas Jbeeffc met with in a winze frpnirKo. 2 level; afad gold;seen{in iff; butthe'winswrbai/iiad to' be Btopped^owing tp'tiie^Mntount pf water issuing from the reef^ TKe/mwa|er has ; cpmm need.to plticS the pumps in position. Seyinbur• '■'The l a|it level?has Jbeen (Bon;neoted'.■ with^the shaft arid chamber''/',ctjt;;'" info* J which: allY th£ : f "wate* 'will tie emptied^ The winding machinery completed, and sinking will feepresumed shortly. v Mofanatairr,:,;A- slight-Tise in the iprifiß dt sKares^tqokplaceja few days ago, owing' to the" encouraging prospects met with at the 80ft/ level. The ;No. 2 reef: haa laplybeeh opened; up here,- arid 601bs of gfood piicked stone'^ere bagged from a harigingwall leader, as w^ell as a few pounds from the main reef, which is 3ft Wide. The 'Ideality is a! good oiae for a discovery, as there is a, large amount of unprospected ground both above and below! The new Siotbr for the battery ehould be ready to sfartlwork in about a week; rThe^Ktiranui Hill company is' crushing'on-the quartz from tb'e 80 ft level. ' Tbames Golden Crowns: Last month's return was ,ah itnprbyetaent oiii'lthe precedinjj one, owing to more. dirt ; having been obtained from •Ijr6.;; 2- reef, crosscut from th^ new' 'battery level tiinnel■ is being pushed on, aja.d, two, reefs have been intersected, but 'where;"., passed ihrqugh. are. .somewhat mullocky. ';,^riying'/; r-'w >iir;"'be i ;;: 18torted JQn;. one,'of '".. them shortly.' . Waiotahi: - A payable return was banked for last month's operations. 'Caledonian : Work is : .fii\\X cliiefl^ confined to the Hed Queen seetipn^ Good payable qua'rlz is coming ip hanid, but^the' Ventilation is poor, which makes progress slower.. Iv ew iVTanukau : The winze. r. from the Waiotahi bottpm* fevel is down * the depth required. .'■ The crosscut from" the. paledpriian N.pl 3 level is in good cpuhtrj, and the N6. 5 reef |hould be to hand shbrtly. Alburnia : The intermediate level on Dixpn's reef i« now within abpot six feet of the. North .Devon bpundary. .The. lode;- has ; looked much better lately, showing colors of gold when brpten. It is from two to three feet wide. In. tte ■ Creek y prospecting pperaiions. are| being crrried on" by the. i inaf^pre'i New Columbia,,arid . Extended companies.". The /last month' was' a very, satisfactory,:.: one,' aridjequally good, dirt is'npw being broken ■piit.,:'. ."-■'.';^v:;,',-'.'!''; .'i' ■:■:' '■'/]. f. '•;-''■ ''. 1 G^unui:'A great deal of work; is not being done at present, most of the claims jwaitin^Vfor the finishing of the 'battery, jthe ejrecti.dri.pf which is proceeding satisjfactprily/ A tria^j crushing of tarely. .a ton weight of quartz has been treated from the Angib-Maori, and gave the good 'yield of 4ozs. lldwts. gold. This wasfrom a leader about a foot wide, and the jdirt had previbualy been picked ovcr^ i ; The -Upper Country mines are,referred; to in another column. , ; „ |