Waiorongomai Mining.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4823, 24 June 1884, Page 2

Waiorongomai Mining.

'. Colonist.—^A jreef from whijb some very fair stone'has been- goXijfas ci>me 'i'crpsß in the low levet on. Monday ;last, but according to the underlie in.iljie winze, which' is down over 30 feet,.the main reef shotiW still be some 15 feet ahead,'4Dd >Q all probability it will be fonnd tbit the lode in hand is a branch from thelmain body. Stoping is proceeding satisfactorily in the upper workings. „^,J Jj> . Diamond Gtjlly.—S'dfae 'irin ■ Rood stone has been got djttj^,.ft^week in sinking the winze. The^«tWihg down of tbjp reef on Monday gave iffjf/W' pounds o£ fair picked stuff, and\*tli&".Bbow; ,V gold in the general dirt wis vci'y satisfactory. Since work was commenced with $bree shifts good progress ba^a been' 1 madeV but 'there are no indications „yet of easier country. The reef is of the average siae, being nearly two feefc in width. A brrtjlt-j ing-down of the reef took place on^Prwiiy afternoon and some good stone wms'iobtained, a few pounds of which mj&h£4>e classed as fair 'picked stuff* ' The gold seems to be getting slightly coarser as the reef is sunk upon. \ Eubeka.—Operations underground are being pushed on with good results, some of the stuff recently got from the in(er r mediate level northward being of very tair quality. The crushing going on attthe battery continues to show up satisfactorily. Wellington.—Some very nice apne \ has been got during the week" in stoping on the leader, which varies in size from 6to 9 inches. There jis a , sufficieat quantity of stuff now on hatfd for j a fair trial crushing, and preparation are », being made to forward it to the battery < for treatment. i Cakadjan.-^A contract hat been, let J

for driving 100 ft on the reef in the Colonist intermediate level, and work will be started as soon as the new hopper is , finished, vs'uivh. will probably be about the middle of next week.—News.