OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4547, 1 August 1883, Page 3

OUR MINES.

NEW PBINCE IMPEEIAL.

The third and fourth slopes westward above No. 5 level are now within about 15ft of the boundary. The leader U looking well in the face, and as a parcel of specimens were obtained in the previous atope, it is not. unlikely some will also be obtained in this as it is advanced. The fifth stope is 30ft behind the 4th, and the two branches of the reef are together here, producing a large amount of crushing dirt. The sixth stope is within 20ft .of tbe break. 1 The reef here' has been somewhat split up for a few feet, but is becoming more solid and defined. A ricb show of gold was left in the back of this stope some fifteen feet from the pre tent face, and a portion of -the reef being loose the manager had it taken down, still leaving a ricb show of gold for a length of fully sft. From the stone which was taken dowt tbe hundredweight of specimens reported were obtained. The seventh stppe, if abont 15ft behind where the show of gold is visible. The reef is email, but seme good atone was obtained in breaking it last night. Gold is still seen freely in the stopw east of the shaft. At No. 4 level the Mariner's rref in the f astern drive j? 2ft wide in the bottom of the drive, but opens out to more than double that size in the,roof. Gold is seen each breaking. The leading stope is now up to the winze. The dlherstopes are. being carried on a? usual. This reef ■is steadily veering round to the eastward as driven on. 'When first opened out upon its course was due north, while'it is now nearly north-east. , ' , DEEP LE^EL CBOSS. ; Tbe cleaning up for the month produced ■ 800ozs of amalgam from 156 loads of general dirt and 220 lbs picked stone and specimens. EetortiDg this morning gave 291| czs gold, which was reduced on melt- ' ing to 289| ozs. This return is very satis--1 ~ factory, and, as it has been taken almost entirely from drives and leading stfcp< s at No. 5 level, augurs well for the renumerative nature of the block being opened up. Ten head of stamps are now constantly employed. Tbe drive on the footwall leader is in 70ft. from the boundary. The reef has been small for the past 12ft., but always showed gold. A clay head crossed the face on Monday* heaving the reef, and the manager cut in to the left-hand side, where the lode has always hitherto been found when heaved, but bis search not being successful, be started work on the opposite side, and recovered tbe reef last night. It is split at present, but will probably come together again in a few feet. The main branch, on tbe bupgingwall, is 6 or 8 inches wide, and carrying splendid minerals for gold. Tbe leading stope here is in 45 feet, and tbe reef ia looking well, yielding 18 inches of crushing dirt. In the second stope the men are stripping the reef. The drive aortbwards on the crossreef is in 40 feet from the junction/and the leading stope 14; feet. Tbe- leader is showing about a foot wide in tbe drive, looking well, and appears to be opening out. The country Ben it alad much more settled than it has, been for some distance. Driving southward on thy crossreef from the junction was started to^dey. The reef ia five or iix feet wide at present, bnt*i!l;pJwbaWy ! become somewhat smaller a^drhren on. The south crof scut at the 640 feet level has been advanced about 20 feet from the leader, and is in good country."