OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4812, 11 June 1884, Page 2

OUR MINES.

QUEEN OF BEAUTY.

Tenders are called in another column for driving 100 ft. on the Vanguard reef at No. 8 level. This will be a continuation of the seaward drive now in progress. The reefhere is opening out, containing now 5 feet' wide of solid quartz, with a few stringers on the footwall. The face has only been ■ advanced about 10ft' from the crosscut, ■ but the lode shows an improvement^ the dark mineral being less freely distributed!; The crosscut has been extended iOft; past : . the reef, through an .excellent .'''.olitt^of, 'f'country, bat it will be stopped, ths mra*?;, ger now feeling sure that he has the Whole,; * of the lode in hand. ''•/•'" CAMBRIA. .; . r ';:, Driving eastward the mass' of loaders and stringers intersected a few feet from the reef at No. 2 level'was ' commenced a day or two'ago,; and 'in ■ breaking down yesterday and, last night gold was very ireely seeni And a few;; picked stone bagged. The face is only in about sft at present. lathe contractor*' \ drive east on the main lode > a clay head has crossed the reef, which was'smallerJ,. on the other side, but is now opening out again. It is a promising body of stones and antimony has been freely met with in the] past day or two. Other favorable minerals are also seen, but jiogold hasai "' yet been observed. Tho-'face is in 15ft from the crosscut. ■ " \ DARWIN. No work is at present going on in thii mine, but the manager will commence tomorrow to open"out westward on the first leader cut in the 330 ft. level crosscut. It is small, bat is lying in good country, and showed gold freely when passed through. GOLD RETURNS. .. ... ALBUBNiA.-7-Wa^te, and party, have crushed 13 loads for 12ozs 12dwts gold/ Moanataibi.—One, ton crushed by,Gr. White and party cave loz 7dwts gold.' Old Whatt.—Foster and party,, tribu* ters, have banked sozsi melted gold from a trial parcel of .onloads from a large reef. This is considered payable. , * j West Coast.—A crushing for Hocking * and party yielded 3ozs 6dwts gold. ,