OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4509, 18 June 1883, Page 2

OUR MINES.

JNKW PRiNCE IMPEKIAL.

The manager reported on Saturday.:-^ "The leader in »hte western drite, No:'!.. 1 level, id still considerably split, u,p» I aat. carrying in the drive on the hVasjingjrall f branch, which I believe to be toevb^wieh the Deep Level Cross company are link* iug ou. 'fhe face of this drive is noir within a fej- feet of the boundary, but of course the other branches of the lead will. also have to be driven ou to the boundary before we can timber up the drive.' la the first and second stopas over this* drive (he leader is more compact, and looks better. In the three Btopes wbtoh aie in hand in No. 1 section west the leader has lean lookiug grand duriug tftd pMt week, and o^cwt of good specimanr and picked stone have been obtained from, this quarter. No work has been donein the/drive going, eastward on this level siooe WtAnnAif - last, as I have withdrawn the men frofe' here, and put thorn in the slopes. In the' drive on No. 1 reef. No. 1 section wast. No. 4 level, the reef maintains ita afro and appearance, and gold has been met with freely each breaking down. Owing, to the hardness and size of the reaf, I am not carrying the whole of the reef »the drive* The remainder can be broken down W better advantage as the leading stops comes along. In the slopes which are in haud here the reef coutinues to look well* more especially the a(opo in Jfov2'see^Ott • toward the Deep Level Urods, which produced 401ba specimens during the week. The contractors in the winze at Hio. 8* level are making good headway, having ■-> sunk 25ft since starting. There is now about 9cwt of specimens and picked atotft, on hand, which I iatend putting through the single Btamper on Vonday and Tuesday f next if the Albnrnia battery, if working,, as the specimen box is now full. • CrushlJ ing: I hare luJ 20 head of staapaf*. - < running rft the Golden Crown batterjk,'during the past week; for the' yiel£jaf; >v SOOozs amalgam, wh^oh makes the tola!'^ amount for the fortnight 11420 is fspm--220 loads of quartz crashed. The Albur- - T nia battery is expected to start again on Monday morning, when they hope to be able to go on crushing continuously. —Gr. S. Class:."

DEEP LEVEL CSOBB

The bangingwall branches of the crossreef in the winze hare functioned, and formed a stroug lode about 2|. feet wide. - well mineraljsed, and showing colors of gold when broken doirp. The winze it now about 35 feet deep, jn& #mral fW have yet to be sank before the foot will branch, upon which the lode was formerly sunk, may be expected todip into the portion now io hand. The Imperial western/ !M, drive at No. 5 level will be up to the boa* dary in a Jay or two, and the men now working in the wiase on the No. 3 reef will then be removed, and started to continue, it in the Deep Level ground. ! ' '' KURANIJI HILL

Work is being continued from.: the prospecting shaft with three shifts, and the southern crosscut is now in 8(1 feet, in good country. ,A quantity of quartz is '- outcropping on the hill a fow feet ahead of the present face. and. if, as thrmanager • supposes, it proves to be Hunt's reef, it will be in hand shortly. The northern crosscut is in 45ft, and the country is still shooting ground. Crushing will 1 be started on Monday next; there is on hand over 70 tons of dirt from the 80ft level, which should give a payable return..

MOANATAIBI. The manager reported for last week ar follows:--"On Monday last two men* commenced stoping No. 9 reef immediately above tunnel level in Beds*

■ection.,. Two others .haTe.been put on since. There is a very promising, well mineralised body of quartz, 2it in thickness, some of which has shown many colors of. gold since we started here, and there is no doubt hut some has been broken apart from what we have seen, as most of the reef has to be blasted. I hope to be able to get a parcel through the mill next week, wben its value will be ascertained.. Tho men who were sloping No. 9 above 80ft level bare been removed to tnnnel level, awaiting the result of a trial Jot, ■bout 12 tons, which we have on hand from this point. No. 2, 80ft. level: Most of the week baß been occupied in putting in timber, and in stripping reef. A few peunds of picked stone have been obtained from hangingwall lead in stopes since my laßt. Rising and stoping is in band above Nonpareil low level. The leaders are from two to Bix inches wide, and of a kindly nature; The quartz is being put through the battery, and shows a little gold. 'J he Castle and Galatea crosscut is in very tight country at present. The Bed, White, and Blue trial parcel is crushing payable.—tJ. G. Viviak."

GOLD RETURNS. V AJAX;(Tair>iß).--The proprietors have Basked 2ozs 15dwts gold. Decide (Tairua).—A crushing from this claim has yielded lfczs Idwt gold. Moanataibi.— F. White and party have crashed one load of dirt at the company's mill for the return of 14ozs 13dwts gold.—G. White and party nave pat through a trial lot of 4 tons for 3ozs gold.