OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4609, 12 October 1883, Page 3

OUR MINES.

NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL. The No. 2 reef wi 3 broken down in the ninth stope west above No. 5 level, about 23 feet seaward of the break, to day, and 1501bs of specimens were baggvd, gold being left showing in several pieces in tbe face of stope. In the eastern drive on No. 1 reef at i^o. 4 level, the body of quartz past the break is small, about 8 inches wide, and has shown no gold yet, though in splendid ecuaLry. It is probable, however, that only a portion of the .v.reef is in hand. DEEP LEVEL CROSS. Sis tenders were opened to-day for sinking the winze from No. 5 lerel to the 640 ft. south crosscut. The prices ranged from 49s to 29s sd, at which latter figure the tender of Johnston and party was accepted, and they will start work on : fMonday monrng. The distance to sink will be about 160 feet, and the winze is , ■' six feet by three feet. The present depth i» .50 feet, and gold was seen in ..the- reef close to the bottom. A clay head was passed through in the 640 ft J v crosscut yesterday, and from its strike the manager believes it is the Imperial break. He now thinks that the hanging- - wall branch of No. 2 reef must have been passed through, but is pushing on the crosscut parallel to the boundary to cut the footwall branch, which stands much Btraighter than the hangingwall one, and should therefore be on ahead. , " V LONDON. Three tenders were received for sinkipg the winze on No. 2 reef from No. 3 to No; 4 level, a distance of about 70 feet, and . that of T. Clark and party, at 16s per foot. was accepted. They start work next week. A parcel of quartz from the eastern drive *"' on HTt>. 2 reef at No. 3 level is now being crtuhed at Bull's battery, and will be through to»morrow. SEYMOUR Mr W. Birch, lately marager of the Adelaide claim, has accepted the manage* meflit of this mine, and commenced work on "Wednesday. He is at present putting the level in order again, the weight of the - ground having shifted some of the timbers. We understand that the shares on Which calls have not been paid are to be Bold by auction, and by this means money enough should be raised to enable work to be vigorously pushed on, rs when it is necessary to keep the engine constantly going to drain the workings, it is mani- ; festly an unwise course to have only a • small number of hands employed. GOLD RETURNS. Lone Hand.—Artha and party, tribu- ' ; ters in this claim, wuich is situated on the old Little Lizzie ground, Karaka Creek, have crushed 20lbs of specimens for the good yield of 29ozs ldwt melted gold. Moakataibi.—Moyle and par y have obtained Bozs 17dwts gold from 7 loads quartz, and a crushing for Waite and party has produced ]Oozs 2dwts gold.

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