OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4839, 12 July 1884, Page 2

OUR MINES.

C DEEF LEVEL GEOSS. i ■ The crosscut in the hangingwall of JNp^ 1 reef at $T0.4 Imperial level bas passed through a mullocky leader, »n<* >s being extended to pick up another ;rein ahead. At the 640 ft. lerel, the leader beina driven on did not show^gold on being brdken/tnd a clay head is now crossing the face. : CALEDONIAN LOW LBYBL. -?; The crosscut at the 640 ft level has now got weU througli the two reefs, and is in

good country again. The large lode is 4.3 ft wide, and as it shows gold on being pounded up, the manager will, start to take out a trial parcel in a dayor two. NEW EDEEKA (OTUNtJI). Th§ manager reprts for the past fortnight :—-" Since the connection was finished between the two levels, I have had your men stoping in the upper level, , and have now about 50 tons of quartz in ' the paddock ; it appears to be of tie same grade as formerly crushed, colors of gold being occasionally seen in breaking. The reefcis very large in places, viz , nine feet. In the low level two men are engaged driving, without any change to mention.' I intend to put two shifts on this work next week. Battery: Last week I obtained 27ozs of amalgam from the berdaus, and this week I finished the Oriental crashing, and have made some repairs before starting on Monday on.the company's quartz.—Thos. Black." GOLD BETUftNS. '

Moanatairi.—Sarieh and party to-day banked 3ozs 19dwts gold.