OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4858, 5 August 1884, Page 2

OUR MINES.

WAIOTAHL

Cleaning up and retorting for the month, which took place this morning produced the payable result of 193|ozs gold, which was reduced on. melting to 190ozs sdwts. The quantity of quartz crushed was 210 tons*' of general dirj, chiefly obtained from the workings at Nos. 2 and 3 levels. The manager has not yet commenced the sinking of the main shaft, as the weather has hitherto been so wet.

DART;

The manager this afternoon banked 28ozs 13dwts melted gold, the produce of the recent crushing, all 58 loads of quartz were, treated, the dirt from the intermediate level not yielding up to expectationsr Trial lots (six loads, in all) were treated from the three reefs cut in the No. 4 lerel crosscut, each giving about 9dwts gold per load. This is not payable, but it is encouraging, as no gold was seen in catting through the lodes. The battery is now engaged reducing tributera' parcels. : • " '■..:■.:■■■'. ."■ ".'; :,, :■- .:. ' ;: CALEDONIAN. .A little.stoping ,is still being done on the Red Queen leader at No. 2 lerel; and five head of stamps at the Herald battery are engaged on dirt from here, the show on the plates presaging a payable yield. Hard rock was struok-ih; the crosscut at No.-.4 level a few feet after starting, and as the party threw up the the manager started them to drive on a leader cloielby; which, it- is hoped, will pierce the'b'ar. ~ ■'''''..■'' ■" :. ;;:: ■'.■• ."' '.' . : "

SIB WALTEB SCOTT (KAEANGA

HAEE);

Our own correspondent, writing to day, says that the cleaning up of the plates from • 12 hours' run with 16 head, on Saturday, gave 52ozs hard-squeezed hotwater amalgam, of which there: is now 700ozg on hand, while the boxes have yet to be cleaned fi\xt. Cleaning up takes on Saturday.

GOLD RETURNS.

jPAET.r—Hardman and party to-day 4ozs 12dwts gold. MoANATAiHi.—George and party have crushed 2| tons for 10oz3 17dwts; 1 ton for Trembath and party gave 3ozs ldwt; and Sarieh Ind party have finished a small crushing for 2ozs 17dwts.