Waiorongomai Mining.
Premier.—The quartz coming from this mine still keeps its appearance of good general crashing dirt. It is rare to see gold so evenly distributed through a reef, and since the first shot was fired in the mine, it would be difficult to*know if one day's breaking down was better than another. .
.'Colonist!-—The quartz broken from both faces is being sent to the mill. Gold is seen at every breaking down. The drive put in by the Canadian Company has cut the reef in the Colonist ground, with gold freely visible is the quartz. This is nearly 300 feet from the top of the winze, and it is now proved that the run of gold is unbroken for this length. New Find.—The appearance of the lode and the quartz (No. 2 reef) is everything that could be desired. The reef still continues a well defined body of stone, about 4 feet, throughout which gold is evenly and freely distributed. Little doubt exists that the returns will be satisfactory to the shareholders.
' ■V\ rerahiko and Waitoki.—The battery hoppers are full of quartz from these mines, and the manager is confident that the Werahiko crushing will yield as.well as any on the field. The stone of the Waitoki is not considered so rich, but as the reef is large and" the country easy, lower grade quartz will pay, and steady payable returns may be expected. " Vulcan.—Prospecting the Premier lode has been vigorously carried on, and the manager reported . last week he had discovered nice gold in a large body of quartz, Which seemed to be a reef striking into the one on which he has been working. Some stone taken from the cap of the lode shows gold freely, and resembles the/ quartz in the No. 1 Premier reef, of which it is either a branch or the continuation. Vermont.—The manager, Mr Chas. Hay, reports : We have been stripping on the cap of a well-defined reef, near where the Waiorongomai Company are now working, three feet in width, in which we can see dabs of gold in the stone when breaking out. I intend to test the reef at a deeper level.—Today's News,
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4628, 3 November 1883, Page 2
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362Waiorongomai Mining. Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4628, 3 November 1883, Page 2
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