OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4505, 13 June 1883, Page 2

OUR MINES.

NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL. At No. 5 level westward the whole of the reef, which is split up, is about 12ft. across, but only the hangingwall portion is being driven on at present, so as to reach the Cross boundary more speedily, thaft company's winze being upon the hangingwail of the reef. Gold is seen pretty freely in breaking. A fine body of quartz is visible all along tbe stopes, and good gold is showing in several places. Tbe third stope is within 12ft. of the break, and two or three feet ahead of the face there is a splendid show of gold in the foot wall vein. The reef in the drive east* ward continues a good solid body of quartz, showing gold when broken. At No. 4 level the drive east on the No. 1 reef will in future be carried along the footwall portion, so as to make better headway, and get forward to the winze. Gold is seen alb through tbe quartz broken, and a few picked stones ware obtained last night. The distance from the face to the winze is about 90ft. A few pounds of stone algo came to hand from the leading aud second stopes over this drive yesterday evening. In breaking down this reef in tbe stopes west of the break, near the Deep Level Cross boundary, to day about a candle box full of good atone was bagged* some of the pieces having a band of nearly solid gold right round them. The reef, here \» a strong body of quarts, and gold is freely

seen all through it, though the footwall yields the richest stone. Good gold was left shoeing in the reef at the time of my visit. The contractors for sinking the winze from No. 3 to No. 4 level are making excellent progress, and since Monday have sunk fully 15 feet. The country is good shooting ground. Since yesterday about 501 bg of picked stone and specimens have come to band. DEEP LEVEL CROSS. The winze on the No. 2 reef is in excel* lent country, and the portion of the lode in hand looks well, carrying favorable minerals, and showing gold when broken. The winze on the hangingwall portion of the crosereef is making excellent progress, and is only about 7ft. from the bottom of the winze sunk on the footwall portion. The quartz looks well for gold, though .none has been seen in it lately. DART. The men employed on the surface works are making good progress, but the manager estimates that it wiil yet': be between three and four weeks before pumping can be started. The foundation logs are now being bolted together, but the fixing of the engine bed, and the rests for the bearings of the pumping and cog-^htvls entaifa a lot of work, as both have to be arranged so as either oau be pul out of gear with ease. The chimney is finished with the exception of ! the >*r.m stack, and. She boiler is now being 1 bricked in. — _ - . ALBURmZ. ■-•■---- Dison's reef in the stopes conLinues to look pretty well, and aetir the Doron ! boundary it has shown good colors and dabs of gold. A leader yielding about a foot of crushing dirt has come in on the footwall, and as colors of gold were seen pretty freely in breaking down the manager has started men to open out upon it, so as to see better what it is worth. NEW NOBTH DEVON; The reef in the face of the intermediate level going east is about four feet wide, but is muilocky at present, and has to be picked over. The fifteen loads being treated at the Herald mill are shaping about the same as the last parcel from the Alburnia Company did—l 6or I7dwts per load. No gold was seen in the quartz broken out. GOLD BETUBNS. Bbight Smuev—The manager to-day banked 13ozs lldwts gold obtained from the blanketings, making the total return 2380zs lldwts. Magnolia.—A parcel of Bozs 15dwts gold has been banked from this mine, be* ing the result of a trial crushing.