NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4831, 3 July 1884, Page 2

NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL.

A portion of No.-2; reef at No. 6 level was broken down ; today, with the encouraging result that 3lbs of'excellent picked stone were bagged. The portion broken was that immediately opposite the crosscut. The formation of the lode is about 15 inches wide ; the hangingwall is defined but the < foot waif is not, and the lode is very mullocky, .quartz-forming in irregular bunches on the hanging wall. It 4s very satisfactory to find that gold was freely seen wherever quartz was found, auguring woll for the richness of, the lode whea it opens out, as it is pretty sure ,£o do as driven on, tho country being as favorable as could be wished. " WAIOTAHI. The reguler monthly "cleaning up took place to-day for the good payable return of r 234ozs. gold, reduced on melting to !2310z5. Bdwts. For this 215 tons of general dirt, from ell parts^of the mine, have been crushed. ' *; :..■• • -..■ ■.'■.-: darwin.■■;,;• ; .,j w

A rise has been carried up on (he mess of stringers to the -point where they janetioned with the reef, but thVlatterdid not improve at that point, and operations *re at a standstill for a.few days. ■ " ) '.r1: 1:'-- '■■■'■ v CAMa.KiA;:-;":?-r-;;:; !- : j;. : ;- : Xhe reef is being.driven on ,at No. 2 level east,of the winz?* The stone has a morepromising appearance, atid\ at last -^reakiiig cloven some strong dabs of gojd Wtre seem parcel of 10 loads' from thie stringers has been crushed at the Queen of Beauty battery, and Ihe return will be banked to-morrow. It should be payable. • : '■■[-■: -V -:" AUELAmS. ■/■-{.! -/ : [ z . Tenders were opened at. 4 o'clock yesrl terday afteroqon as follows:fbjtthe)sinkingl of a winze from the upperl level:—KaeeV-r, bon?,' Hi' per ioot (accepted); Hoskias/ 153; Euasell, 17s 5d ; Roberts, 225: $ %Truscbtt s 23A6d; Allen, 2is. ?: . > i