OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4531, 13 July 1883, Page 2

OUR MINES.

NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL.

Th a Deep Level Cross men work ing in the south crosscut at the 640 ft level cut a leader last night. It was struck first in the left hand corner of the drive, which is now pansitisj through a corner of the Imperial ground. The leader is eight inches wide, well defined, and composed of favorable quartz for gold. It itV lying .in splendid sandstone'- country, ana. is [dipping to the northward/ZThe r2nd raid I 6th stopes west on the No. 2 reef above | No. 5 level produced 150lbs rich specimen! I last night. A rich show is left in the back of the sixth stope, which is just started, and a little gold is also visible in the footwall lead in the second stope. A few good stones were obtained to-day from the drive on the No. 1 reef at Hfo. 4 level. SEYMOUR. The chamber at the 180 ft. level is being excavated on tlw westeru side of the shaft, and the second set of timber was put in to -day. A slide, the same one which was passed through in sinking, has been met with, and a lender apparently about a foot wide is striking up against this slide, which has heaved it- The leader is running- about north and south, and is.dipping to the westward. Home of the quartz looks well for gold, good patches ot bright mineral being seen in it. The manager is not sure whether this is the Lucknow reef or not. but he will probably open out southward on it shortly. A capital class of sandstone country is surrounding the reef. ' ' -

LONDON. ! ; The leader in, the hanging wall of No. 1 reef in the wince just started at No. 3 was broken down last night, and 15lbs of good picked stone was bagged from it. The leader is small, about' 1^ inch?'in width, and looks very white, but gold was seen freely. It is not all taken down yet. It was from this same leader that tbe manager got 51bs of picked^ stone when putting in the drive. ■■' A portion of the No. 1 reef in. the winze was also broken down, and colors and dabs of gold were seen in the quartz, which is about 2 feet wide and carrying nice mineral. The drive east on thin reef has been stopped for the present,, * the 'men formerly working in it being removed to the winze. A slide, which' was known to exist in this ' locality, is making its appearance in the face, and as the reef has never yet been out beyond it, tbe manager will push on tbe'drive a* soon as is practicable. The eastern drive' on tbe No 2 reef at No. 3 level is in about 30ft from the crosscut; andbthe dig is in an excellent white class of sifidstone. The manager had picked into the reef in several places, and found it fi£ be rather hungry looking, but in breaking* it down near the face, good colours and dabs of gold were seen, and the whole 1 of the reef stripped will now be taken down. The gold whs seen over a stretch of about 10 feet. The reef varies in aize * from 6 to 15 inches, and carries favourable minerals, especially near the face. The drive will be pushed on as quickly as possible, and a trial crushing taken out. This reef is not touched lip to No. 2 level, and though where driven on there, to within about 50 feet of a point abovtf Where gold was discovered yesterday, it is only a clay seam, this may pinch out at any moment, and quartz pome in.

QUEEN OF ENGLAND,

The No. 1 reef has been stripped for 12 or 15 feet in length in tbe seaward drive at No 3 level, and the men started to break it down to day. It is about 3 feet wide, and is looking much better for gold than formerly, the mineral being of a brighter class. Near the end of the dig especially, it looks very promising, and the country is also a good white sandstone. MARINER. The crushing of the dirt on hand from the No. 2 reef and hanging wall leader was finished at Bull's battery this moraing for the return of llois odwts gold. The average yield was 15dwti perload. Work on the No. 2 reef has been stopped for tbe present, and the men are working on tbe hangingwall leader. A rile is being put up at the junction of the specimen loader, which occurs at a point about 20 feet east of the crosscut. The rise it up about 6 feet, and colors have been seen for the whole length. A start was made this morning to open westward, on th» hangiQßwall leader. The country in this •direction looks favorable for gold.o The crosscut for No. 3 reef is in good country, and some quartz stringers were cat last njght, but the manager is of opinion, they are riot the lode he is in search of. '■* MOANATAIRI. .- Cleaning up look place to-day For, the return of 288ozs 4dwts melted gold;' for 'which a total of 350 tons of general dirt and the picked stone accumulated during the month was treated.—G. White and party, tributers, have crushed 1 ton for the good yield of 21ozs gold.

DAET. The wet weather has retarded opera* tions somewhat, but the manager is confident he > will be able to start pumping next week. The pumping gear is in position, though the sweep rod is not yet connected. Messrs Price Bros.'- em* ployees are now putting up the steam pipes and otherwise getting the machinery in working order. The new winding ropes are on the ground, and the spiders have also been placed in position. The ropes are long enough to reach to another level below No. 3. HOBSON. The boards are now being laid down in the riso above No. 2 level, and in a day or two the men will start to break out a trial crushing. The company's 9 stamper mill, in the Hape Creek, is to be put in working order. The race will be repaired, and it is probable that during the winter months there will be plenty of water in the creek for motive power; though if it rnns short at any time steam cau be used at a few hours' notice. , ,