OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4848, 24 July 1884, Page 2

OUR MINES.

NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL. Another 25lbs of specimens was bagged this afternoon from the western drive on No. 2 reef at No, 6 level, making the total on hand between 250 and 300lbs. All this is not of first class quality, but the greater portion is really rich, and the whole parcel will shape well. The lead* mg. stope ism hand'-bvef'each; drive, and the second sfope over.the western one, the reef in all three places looking well, showing gold freely, and yielding a few lbs of stone, DEEP LEVEL; CROSS; The small leader at the.64oft. level has been picked Up beyond the slide, it having been heaved, slightly to the right instead of to the "Teft, whither the crosscut was first turned. It is from three to nine inches in width, and though no gold has been seea as yet, • the atone is very promising, containing excellent minerals. The crosscut at No. 4 level has not yet onearthed anything of importance. MOANATAIRI: EXTENDED. ! The manager,:/Mr J. Heighway, in another column invites, tenders for sinking the main shaft 56ft., tenders to be in not later than 2: rp;mi of Saturday. The machinery is :'still. kept.Employed a few hours daily, to keep the waterunder while the shaft is prepared for tfie contractors. NEW EXJRE^^tpjmNUI). The legal manager received information this afternoon that the manager bad obtained 151bs of; picked) stove from No. 2 leader. '■ jV '■':^y\':f-'^:y< : :->-.':i'.-/^'--;---' ■■-■■.