OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Issue 4939, 7 November 1884, Page 2

OUR MINES.

NEW PEINCE IMPEJSIAL.

The eastern drive at No. © level Has broken through to the winae, and driving | will at once be pushed on. The lead has not been broken for the last few feet in the winze, but fthere is no doubt of good dirt beia<* got as the lode is driven on, it having been payable for orer 400 ft. in this direction at No. 5 level. The other portions of the mine are looking about the same as usual. CAMBRIA. The directors hava wisely determined to sink the shaft at once, and tenders for so doing will be received up to 3 p.m. on Tuesday next. The ground in the bottom °[i P^ esenfc welUhole is a good workable sandstone, and should no hard bar be met with, rapid progress should be made, as the water is not troublesome enough to greatly retard • operations. Once No. 3 level is reached there will be considerably over 100 ft to drive to cut the reef, owing to its flat underlie, but other leaders which yielded payably at the preaent bottom lerei W iU fi rs t be passed through.

WAIOTAHI. Cleaning up took place to-day for the yield of 170ozs. sdwts. retorted (168ozs. 18dw.ts. melted) gold, the produce of 200 tons .quarts, won from all parts of the mine, and reduced during the past month.

GOLD EETUENS. Lonehand.—Gribble and party, tribe* ters, have crushed a few pounds of specimens for 7oas IQdwts gold. PEEMIEE (WAIOEONGOMAI).

A telegram on Wednesday evening sayg —The reported find last week is improving every day, and shows signs of a run of go.d making down from the surface to the back. The stone now being obtain.d is the beat ever broken from the mine, evn> in its most promising days.