OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4561, 17 August 1883, Page 3

OUR MINES.

NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL.

The eighth atope is now forward to the rich show left in the back of the seventh, and theraen to-day were engaged stripping the reef. A portion of it will probably be broken down to-morrow. The new engine was this morning taken to Price Brothers' foundry, where it will be fitted together atd put in order to start work. DEEP LEVEL CROSS. The manager has broken down the hangingwall portion of the crossreef at TSo. 5 lere), and finds it to be about 2|ft wide, and carrying an abundance of good N minerals, though no gold was seen. Driving has been started on it towards the winze. At the pointwhere the cross* cot touched the reef a clay head crosses it, heaving it to the left. It has not yet been picked up on the seaward side of this head, but the manager intends to continue the crosscut and pick it up as soon as the drive northwards is in a short distance. The footwall branch of this reef is looking we'll, and a few pounds of kicked stone were secured to-day from ( he leading stope. jf LONDON. The trial crushing of 23 loads from the drive and leading stope on No. 2 reef at No. .3 level was finished to-day for the return of 16ozs 15dwts retorted gold, or nearly 15dwts per load. This is hardly so good a result as was anticipated from the quantity of gold seen, but it is satisfactory to know that the last few loads broken out shaped better than that pre* yiously treated, showing that the reef is improving as the drive, and stope advance. QUEEN OF BEAUTY. The seaward drive at No. 10 level has been stopped; and the men this afternoon started to rise to meet the winze from No. 9. When communication is effected the ventilation will be much improved, and the manager will also be able to start stoping the block towards the shaft, 92 feet in length, which should prove payable.