OUR MINES.
ROCKY POINT.
A promising leader, from three to four inches wide, and carrying a considerable quantity of antimony and other favorable minerals, was cut in the south drive this afternoon. It may have some connection with the continuation of the Adelaide reef, but this cannot be stated positively till it is further opened up.
MOAJSTATAIRI.
The number of hands at preaent em« ployed by the company is not large, and only two works are in progress—one a prospecting drive, and the other the stopes on No. 9 reef. Gold is seen in breaking down the reef in the latter place, and a payable return is expected from next crushing, which will be started on Wednesday.
PREMIER (WAIOEONGOMAI). A telegram states that the crashing of 8 trucks of quartz from the find recently reported on the surface, near the big reef, gave the excellent result of 29ozs. 6dwtSt retorted gold, or 3|ozs. per truck. GOLD RETURNS.
Caledonian.—Ellis and party have crushed 20 loads at the Herald mill for the good yield of 57ozs 14dtvts gold.
New Whau.—A parcel of dirt for Foster and party, treated at the Queen of Beauty battery, gave 14ozs 3dwts gold.
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4946, 15 November 1884, Page 2
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196OUR MINES. Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4946, 15 November 1884, Page 2
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