Waiorongomai Mining.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4965, 8 December 1884, Page 2

Waiorongomai Mining.

Gold Ketijens.—Waiorongomai, trial lot of five trucks, 15dwts gold; May Queen, 6 trucks taken from mullock tip, 2ozs l'Xdwts erold ; Welcome, 3 trucks, loz 7dwts gold; Vulcan, 4 trucks, 9ozs lldwts gold.

New Find.—The quartz last week gave a better return than the average obtained for some time previously, and the stone that has bsen put through this week has shown up equally well. The increased yield is mainly due to the excellence of the quartz being got from the stopes going north over the No. 2 level, and also from the block south of the crosscat in the low level. Good crushing stuff is also coming from the Arizona winze, which is 6Qft. deep, or within 25ft. of the depth of the low level. - The reef has widened out, and quartz is being left on the hangingwaU, the width exceeding the contract sige for sinking—s feet. In the north, and of thelow level colors of gold can occasionally be soen in the sto^e, but it is yet rather poor. As tha drive is extended towards the A.ri-« sona winze an improvement, however, may confidently be looked fp^. Colonist.—The main branch of the reef in the low level has now been well opened up. There is about 7 feet of quarts, in different parts of which dabs of gold can now and then be seen, s,ni in nearly the whole of it good saortar prospects can ho obtained. There need hardly be any doubt a.s to its paying quality, and the encouraging show that has so far been met with warrants the belief that a long period of profitable work is still in store for the company.

Pebmieb.—The rein worked on for. some weeks pasfr is just now considerably

split up, and the stuff shows gold less freely than formerly. Sufficient is seen, however, to make it worth sending to the battery, and a parcel will be forwarded for treatment some time next week.

Diamond Gully.—A dozen men are employed, and'work is at present confined to stoping out the reef over the old upper levels. The quartz from the different faces continues to look very well, and the lode throughout keeps up its size, the average width being from two to three feet. The exceptionally hard country is a great drawback to progress, but notwithstanding this a considerable quantity of stone is got out, and crushing will be continued for another week or ten days. Waioeongomai.—The extension of the low level on the reef in the south end of the Company's ground is progressing satisfactorily, and at each breaking down of the lode gold is seen in sufficient quantity to lead to the supposition that the stuff will prove payable. The reef is from three to four feet in width, and com* paratively easy to work. Work is also going on at the north end of the claim on the reef from which the last two satisfactory crushings were taken. In the intermediate drive fair gold-bearing stone is being procured. Payable stuff has not yet been met with in the low level.—Newst