OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4907, 1 October 1884, Page 3

OUR MINES.

NEW PEINCE IMPERIAL.

The sbaft will be down 80ft. below No. 6 level by the end of the week, and as soou as the guides hare been placed in position a start will be made to cut out the N.o. 7 level chamber, which will be 70ft. below No. 6. At: the latter level the winze tc connect with No. 7 is down about 15ft. The country continues of a very favorable class for gold, and the leader, is also of a fair pize, especially in the western eftd. where there is a foot wide of good lookinp quartz show ing. A clay seam appears to ha v» somewhat disturbed the lode in the eastern end, but it is making solid again under if. The minerals visible are excellent, and so long as the present class of country continues there need be no fear of the reef not proving auriferous. In the stopes, work is being continued as usual, and payable grade dirt is coming to hand. A few pounds of stone were secured from the footwall leader yesterday afternoon, gold bting left showing. Not more than three stopes have been carried up to thf break, but at the. winze the last but one has just been commenced, though both these latter stopes will Be higher than usual. At No. 5 level, a winza h being sunk 130 ft. east of the crosscut to determine the true course of the lead. It is down 12ft, and the reef is a fide solid body of stone 16 inches wide. As soon figjihis winze is down about 40ft., sup posiEg tne reef to maintain its size, the manager will resume driving east atNo. 6 level. The other workings in the mine are being continued as usual. GOLD EETUENS. Bbight Smile.—Mangan and party ha?e banked loz 18dwts gold. Moanataibi. —White and party have finished a crushing for sozs sdwts gold.