OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4653, 3 December 1883, Page 2

OUR MINES.

NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL. Saturday's lodgement of 16130z3 retorted gold was reduced on melting to-day to 15960z5. The total quantity of general dirt treated during the month wa9 912 loads. MARINER. Finding by Mr Bayldon's survey that ho had 50ft to drive eastward at JN"o. A level on the^ dropper from No. 1 reef before reaching the Queen of England boundary, the manager commenced driving in that direction on it this morning. NEW DIAMOND. This piece of ground is situated up the Waiotahi Creek, opposite the Pinafore. The manager is extending a low level, which will give 130 feet of backa, on the New Caledonian reef, and gold was seen for the first time early last week. Another breaking took place on Saturday, when colors and dabs of gold were seen. The reef is looking well in the face, being 10 inches wide and carrying good minerals as well as showing the precious metal. DART. No work has been done for a day or two in the western drive on No. 2 reef at INo. 3 level, the contractors having bean rising alongside the reef to. meet the winze from No. 2 level. The manager expected to effect communication here to-day, when he will at once commence to break down the reef, which -Icis been left standing for about 20ft in order to expedite progress. This done, stoping will be commenced without delay, and the battary will no doubt be kept more fully employed. The general dirt now going through is shaping for the payable yield of lfozs per loud, and as thera should yet be quite 100 ft to drive before reaching the slide, the block being openedup will be a large and remunerative one. MOANATAIRL The manager's report for last week is as follows:—"l32ft level: We have succeeded in repairing the east drive referred to in my last up to No. 9 reef, which is a strong body of likely looking quartz three feet wide, through which we have commenced to drive. No material change ha 3 taken place to report in the stopes westward. 251bs of specimens have been obtained from footwall portion of reef dui'ng the week. The hangingwall part is about 10 inches in width ; it is compact, and just as kindly looking for gold as the footwall portion, though none has been seen in it lately. Nonpareil section, intermediate level: The lead which I thought it advisable to work rather than the. Crown crosscut (just now it being so expensive) has yielded a little' gold-bearing stone since we started to drive on it. It is from 2 to 3 inches wide. The new leader which is being driven on from Crown crosscut has produced 10!b3 of -picked stone in the past week. A parcel of 10 tons and 281bs of picked stone has been treated from here during the month, it being equal to about 30oz;s of gold. 32 tons of general stuff and 12.01bs of speci* mens produced the very satisfactory yield of 13.QOZS 13dwts of melted gold. The, tonnage is small, compared with our former crushings. There are two principal reasons for it. In the first place, we have had the advantage of breaking the quartz mach cleaner than usual, as both portions of the reef Lave been more compact and defined, not necessitating the crushing of a large percentage of mullock, In the second | place, six men only weye. engaged in getting the crushing, the other men being e^V ployed ia prospecting and doing oVStk necessary dead work, and I may add that most of the quartz came from footwall of reef, which will not average more than 6 inches in thickness.—J. Gr. Vivian," NEW EHRESA (OTUNUI). : Only one tender, that of Williams, at Us (Jd per measured ton, was received for conveying 200 tons of quartz from the mine to the battery. This was accepted by the directors at noon to-day, and work is to be started at once. It is pro* bable that there will be enough quartz at the battery by Monday next to permit of crushing being started. GOLD RETURNS, City, ojp MANei*ESTEB.-~ScbUand parly, proprietors, have banked 9ozs 13dwts gold.