OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4838, 11 July 1884, Page 2

OUR MINES.

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; In the intermediata lerelopehed oat on .-No. 2 .reef below No./ 2 lerel the lode has been clrireh on orer 2Qftj» and the aaattz appears to he of similar quality to lat tal?en from the* stope, Colors of JioJd are seen|^nd good mineral "is also pbserred in J>||jl^in{»^ down. At I No. 4 lerekthe; eountijjlithe/ crosscut is • .still tight, %A flinty is showing in the face, and the wafer issuing from it has drained l:N64;r^'«rjfo.%leTel./-;V ■ ;;: ■■,;. /;.;[■ Cleaning up fox the month to-day produoed eiois. melted gold, the yield from of quart*. The dirt was taken fehiefly from the stopes^on No. 9 reef, but it has not shaped 80 well as usual this month." W:l':H^.'\.----^--^ s,;i

KU^UNJJI:HILL. The manager t6>day banked soas. 12dwts. melted jjoldi the' yields from the trial parcels just put through. The return is a poor one. •"■; '■':/:: y:y{y- : V: '-.i ;-";'VVj' '■.:

•;.,,'.. •: ' :-;^0(?KY:T0lis;T:-;'. ~- -^}^. The managei? has at present only seren men employed, on account of the supply of air being insuffioient^ for more, and consequently progress is aot ;^ery rlaptdi Attention ia chiefly direoted |6^ keeping the southern drite; in /prpgress, so that plenty of; ground will iW^eiady for stoping when the Adelaide winsßeihbfes- through. Only one wan : ir:eipp]^^^ J;:!|n||lie^itopeV;'; and he riotodistani^^^ stripped, no quartz; haTiDg^Mid^^J^^ for seteral; days. In;ttie,:djcnre t'^J^itry':v hat been all shooting^round; aiid the ifeef, which is a solid body faily 3ft wide, has pot been all broken d«wo yet. Golort of

gold are seen in the fooiwall portions and ;.. as the stone is also well mineralised, it will no doubt be payable. An' easier class pi country is now* coming in from the digCrushing will take place as usual towards the end of the month. ,; ; ■ HAND OF FRIENDSHIP. Driving eastward is to be started mxt week on both Nos. 1 and 2 reefs at No. 4 level of the Imperial shaft. The litter drive is 100 ft from the/ boundary, and the cost of driving that distance will be borne by both companies. The prospects here are goody as the reef is- payable right tup • to thejpresent face. ; ; ORIENTAL (OTUNUI). A parcel of 26ozs melted gold, the ftoduct of about 30 loads of quartz from which the specimensi ".■",had been:. picked has been banked. Parcels from; ;.th« Bonanza and Bruce'B leads gave good Teturns, but the other trials did not shape so well* A winze is now in progress below the level; it is being sunk io a clay leaib, ! and has reached a depth of 15ft. without water being met with. The intention il to sink another 15ft., and then drive} for the reef and see what it is like, it being; hoped that the water will not be too much to keep under. \ y\-,:.. \GOLD\BETiniNs.-:;u; ; ;;;;C:;:;.; : Kueanui Hill—Thomas and partyhave crushed 2| tons for sozs 19dwts, and a, parcel of dirt from old stopel for 6ozs 4dwts gold ; Catran and party's 13 loads gave 160Z3 Sdwts gold; and 10 tons from the Deep Lead section for James and party gave the good return of 56ozs 16dwti gold. About & tons for Gordon and parly gave 6ozs. 2dwts. gold, and I* Manquaii' crushing yielded 4bzs. r~ * MoANA/TAißi.—Johns -and party George and party hate banked ?the respective yields of lOozs and 12ozt lldwts gold. Kneebone and pa||v have crushed.2| tons for 20ozs. 19iwts. («ld. PiNAFOßi—Delahunty and parly have finished a orashing for 4ozslßdwts gold. New Whxxx.—A parcel of 7 lofd* ;for. Bowler and party has yielded 9oas Bdwti gold; ••■.;--■■■■- ■": : V &^"-<^<:Z-:-<^