Waiorongomai Mining.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4757, 5 April 1884, Page 2

Waiorongomai Mining.

New JFind.—The general appearance of things continues most satisfactory. In the north end of the smithy level a marked improvement is observable in the character of the reef. For a considerable distance the foot wall vein had been small and much broken up, but towards the junction with the hanging-wall portion it

has increased in size, and is now a fine looking body of stone, which shows gold in payable quantities. In the Arizona level the rise at the end of the crosscut is now up 19 feet. The lode is here 5 feet in width, and continues to look as well as usual. Stoping operations are being vigorously prosecuted in the upper workings, and over the smithy level, and from both places good crushing dirt is being obtained.

Wellington.—The recent rich find in the Waiorongomai Company's ground close to the boundary of this claim has raised it greatly in public estimation. A vein supposed to be identical with the one which has yielded such splendid prospects has already been traced some three or four chains into the claim, and good gold bearing stone has been got from it in different places. Work has again been commenced.

Colonist.—Stoping is the principal work at present going on, and from the blocks between the two levels a large quantity of good crushing stuff is being obtained.. The remainder of the surface block near to the Canadian boundary is also being taken out, and is yielding stone of fair quality. In the south end of the low level, the reef, which was lately of smaller size than usual, has again opened out, and is now about 5 feet wide, with gold showing in paying quantity. Canadian.—The reet in the drive is still small, and the country rather broken. Stoping has deen started in the block over the level and near the Colonist boundary. A considerable quantity of stuff is now in the paddock, and will shortly be forwarded to the battery.

Diamond Gully.—The reef is still much disturbed, and it is not likely there will be any improvement to note until it assumes a more compact form.

Eureka.—Good progress is being made with the wire tramway, which, it is es> pected, will be in working order in three or four weeks from now. The hopper at the mine is nearly finished, and an excavation for the one at the lower end of the line is now being formed.