OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4870, 19 August 1884, Page 2

OUR MINES.

IDAIIT.

The Alfred leader in;the?eastern drive at No. .2 level was broken down last night, and it is encouraging to ; ,note that an-igi"« ■ provement has taken place since operations were started. The leader is now 15 inches wide, composed of:•.several veinsibf quartiß,■•■'; and lying in good country, and in breaking last night strong colprs of coarse gold were seen. ; The leader is bearing round to the •; left, which makes the manager think the junction with Na 1 reef^ is hot far^ ahead. At No. 4 level, the crbsseutr towards the No. 2 reef is now in 160 ft. from the shaft, audris -being pushed -„ ahead as quickly as possible. The country; continues hard to breat.,'; There are now seven parties' of tribufce¥s:at worlc in various sections;.'of ■ /JhV; mine.; ■■■ i.:.: •■'""'■■ „"•■■ ■ * -V 7'] ■ \'..>■'■'■.■ '■- .-■'. •■ --^Sr

■.-.;■■ ■;. ,'..,;;:■.: >-■;.:■;.-:;■■ The- crushing at ,the Queen" :of batter.? will probably be completed toy morrow, but retorting is riot likely' to take place till Thursday morning. ;. ;^he picked stone on hand from;^ the^striogers^ was treated to day. Thi6re; ; is:no|bingJfresh to report from the mine;-- ;f' ii '; MOANXTAIjiI?EXTENI)ED. : The contractor*, Allen and party, during the past fortnight h«ye sunk and,tihibered up the shaft 15ft.j but after:measttring'up : this morhing they threys\upi <he cdntract. The manager has wired to Auckland for instructions, and fresh tenders for the work will probably be called. The country is favorable sandstone.

KEW :MANUKA.TT.'-).-M-

Operations are to be resumed again in a few days, and prospecting will, wei underv stand, be carried on in the neighbourhood' of where the rich', patch was obtained. Tenders for clearing out an old drive and putting in a crosscut are inVited;iftanbther column. ' '■-. ■■''■"•;.: ■'■ !■: ■'- -■'•'■.■^:' :;1 .■• -■i'V.V. GOLD EETUiINB. :; \; ■ •

A DEtAiaK.—Williams and partyhave banked 17ozs Bdwts gold from a crushing of general dirt. LL "; ,?^ '.