OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4805, 3 June 1884, Page 2

OUR MINES.

ROCKY POINT AND ADELAIDE.

la the former mine the leading stope over the south drive has been carried nearly up to the face, gold being seen freely at each breaking, and driving was resumed this morning Crushing will take place in a fortnight. The Adelaide proprietors, assisted by the Eocky Point, are going to rise to their,old smithy level,- a distance of 140 ft. • This will give good ventilation for future operations. WAIOTAHL Cleaning tip anji retorting took place to-(lay for the yield of 23Sozs lOdwts gold, "which was reduced by smeltiug to 2350zs 2dwts. This, is all the gold banked during the past two. months, but it only represents three weeks' crushing at the bakery, daring which time 150 tons of general dirt have been treated. , DARWIN, The reef a.t tije No, a'lerel has been cut through in the top of the drive, and the contractors are now squaring up the face. 'It is three feet from wall to wall, a proraising body of quartz, and carrying good minerals, but showing no gold so fa* 1,, GOIS IIETtmNS. ]j3Ai(tT.--f esterday's return of 2320z5. was to»day reduced by melting to 2290z5. 13dwts. gold. Mabtha Extended.—The parcel of, 3250z5. brought down yeote^'dav vya? reduced to 1240z5. on meltin.g tfoiß mornlngl' -•-■•■ • " » - '' $e\y Manukau,—Twenty loads of dirt from this mine gave Bozs lldwts gold. , Moanataibi.—George and party have crushed 2^ tons for 3oa? Sdwts gold, and

Trembath and party have banked 2ozs gold.