KARANGAHAKE.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4863, 11 August 1884, Page 2

KARANGAHAKE.

\. Sia Walter ScoTr.—Some exceed ingly rich stone—worth fully half an ounce to the pound—was broken out from the stopeg last night, and it would be no surprise to those acquainted -with" the mine to loam that rich specimen hauls are of daily occurrence-when thepresent low level will have reached under-the shot of gold.that is now being worked from the intermediate level, hecause the reef-grows stronger and richer in the precious metal going down in| that direction. Cleaning up aod retorting for this mine will tako place about" Mbnday next, by which time about 200 tons of quariz nil! bare been treated, and, judging from -'.•the' amount of amalgam obtained from the plates, the return ought to bo somewhere in the neighborhood of 4OOozs retorted; gold, or an ail round'Vettira of 2pzs per' too. : : „ ; Golden Cnoyrs. —A new leader, situate upon* the .eastern side of andrunning almost parallel with No. 1 reef, was discovered by the manager last week. It is about one foot in thickness, and goldv' showing fully, in the stone is plainly visible to the naked eye; This is believed to be the lode iwhicli shed all the rich' Rold bearing stone foiind upon the Kenilworth claim, respecting the title to which [there was so much litigation some time since. Work in the winzes is still being continued with very favourable results, and there is now on hand from here a large parcel of crushing, dirt..; This^ill be forwarded to the battery as scon as the contractor for improving the road'has} completed his work, which: -'iciirbe - in= about;threaweeks''|imo.\-f..y.^':V.';.^f';:;'■:;■;;'. .••;.'' v iTiNHoEi-^ln this mine the; reefin the! intermediate 1 level, whiich IsSlieiniEf driren towards the Sic falter Scol^ boundary, is about 5 feet thick, and ererj; particle"of. the-itone, inwhich gold is seen oocasion~ ally.ia being gtacVed, awaiting transmission, to the battery. Crushing operations with the full force of the Hauraki bat^rj^ilL be started immediately after the ele/iri; up lor /the:si* Waiter Scott mine r r>: \