OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4707, 7 February 1884, Page 2

OUR MINES.

DART,

This little mine has come to the front with a rush during the past two months as a gold producer, proving that the share holders' faith in it was not misplaced, and we hope to be able to record several other dividends besides the one just declared, from the block in hand. The portion of the reef from which the greater part of the gold has come is the block between the two winaes. This is payable for 85ft in length at the bottom level, and the highest stope, No. 5, is half way up to No. 2 level, but as the block extends rapidly eastward, there is fully 130 ft of of goad payable ground to take oat in the upper slopes, so that the block hero is not more than a third worked. Besides this, on the seaward side of the No. 2 winao, the drive has been extended 60ft on the reef, the last 20ft. being on the footwall branch, payablo quartz being obtained the whole distance. The reef is pinched up in the face, by tight ground, but it ia veering round towards the hangingwaU branch, and will no doubt open out again when driven on. The manager has just started to drive on the hangingwall branch. The leading stope over this western drive is in 40fK from the winze, and the second stope ia in 30ft. In the former the reef ia quite M? ftet wide, ajl c.ru»h.ii>g dirt, and a few

pounds of good picked stone were bagged here last nia;ht. There should be a considerable distance to drive yet before reaching the slide, so a large payable block exists here. Driving was commsneed last.night on the.No. 2 lode east of the crosscut, where no work has yet been done. The manager wishes to get the junction of the hangingwall leader, which showed gold pretty freely when passed through in the crosscut. _ The tramway across the creek* to give a mullock tip will ba finished tomorrow, and a start will then at once be made to clean out the crosscut at No. 2 level to the Alfred leader. This leader yielded well when formerly worked, and as it should junction with the specimen leader and No. 1 reef eastward, though the junction has never yet been cut; the manager will drive in that direction.. ;r MARINER. A crushing of five loads of quartz has jast been completed for the yield of 10-zs lOdwts gold. The dirt was taken from a drive and stope on the branch leader at the intermediate level opened out from ' the winze below No. 4 level. The return just abont recoups expense?, but the leader ia too small, and the country too hard for it to be worked profitably. A crosscut from the same level has just touched the bangingw&ll leader, and after picking up the No. 2 reef, which is only a few feet distant, the manager will drive between them till be gets to the junction. NEW MANUkAU. • ../ The crushing of 17 tons of quartz from the leader at the Golden Crown 100 ft level was finished to day, the.yield being the remunerative one of 24ozs 3dwts melted, gold. This is a considerably belter return than that obtained from last parcel, which gave less than an ounce per ton. The leader shows gold freely. DARWIN: The winze is 26ft deep, and on breaking down the reef yesterday, it was found to bo 3ft wide, carrying excellent minerals, chiefly antimony, and showing colon of gold. The manager thinks he is just about down to the Cambria boundary. .... JSEW FIND (TE AEOHA.) The manager telegraphed to the directors yesterday:—" Started crushing 10 head Monday ; start 15 head more to-day. Dirt looking same as last; 52ozs. hot water amalgam from tailings for last week."

GOLD RETURNS. Dart.—Cameron and party hare banked loz lOdwts gold.