CALEDONIAN LOW LEVEL.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4806, 4 June 1884, Page 2

CALEDONIAN LOW LEVEL.

Excellent progress is being made with the eastern crosscut at the 640 ft level, and the rock drill continues to work well. The face is now in a total distance of 361 ft., and the country is now a favorable class of white sandstone. A leader which has been running with the drive for some dis* tanca is still showing on the right hand side, and'is a promising body of stone.

CAMBRIA. Tendors were received as follows for driving 50ft on the 230 ft level:—E. Harris, 133 (accepted); M. Whelan, 15s 6d; J. C. Thomas. 20s; J. Hoskins, 20s; and W. Graham, 22s 6d. The successful party commenced work this afternoon. This is all the work at present going on at the level, but as'soon as the face is in a few feet, the Darwin drive in the opposite direction will be commenced. KUEUNUI HILL. The intermediate drive above the tunnel level has broken through to the winze on the footvrall of No. 9 reef from the creek level, but no quartz has yet been broken. It is now proved beyond doubt that the No. 9 reef, so successfully worked above the creak level by Kelly and party, is entirely distinct from either Gilmour's leader cr the crosslode, and at the tunnel level is still in the hangingwall of both of them.. The manager can thus open up a large block on it should the qucrtz, on being broken, prove payable. ':..;.;; BEIGHT SMILE. '■ Crushing was started this morning at the Queen of Beauty battery with 10 head of stamps. Only a small parcel, about IJ> loads of general Aiti, is on hand for this crushing, and the manager has also a fen pounds of picked stone. GOLD BETUENS.

Moanataibi.—P. White and party hare banked 29ozs 19dwts gold. Quaelly and party's crushing gave 7o«s gdwts gold.

Inverness (Waiorongoinai).—The manager to-day lodged in the bank 41czs 4iwts of melted gold, the rich result of a crushing of 2J tons quartz. Four or five ounces more will be obtained from the blanketings now being ground.