OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4979, 24 December 1884, Page 2

OUR MINES.

CAMBRIA. Cleaning up took place yesterday at the Golden Crown battery, after three weeks' crushing, and retorting this morn* ing resulted in the rich yield of 4990zs 15dwts gold being obtained, while after melting at the Bank of New Zealand the weight was 4900zs lOdwts. In all 210 loads of general dirt (taken chiefly from the eastern drive and stopes above the 230 ft level), with 2601bs of specimens and picked stone (bagged in the intermediate ievel from the winze) hare been treated, and the average return is thus nearly 2|ozs per load. The general dirt gave 2320zs retorted gold, and the specimens and picked stone no less than 2670zs Isdwts, or over an ounce per pound. The stone was certainly of better quality than that sent to Auckland a week or two ago, but the excellent averages obtained from this parcel, and that treated previous to last crushing, certainly argue strongly in favor of the belief that a considerable percentage of gold was lost by the Auckland process. , MARTHA EXTENDED (WAIHI).

The manager (Mr J. H. Moore) rode into town last evening, bringing with him the yield from the past six weeks' operations. The gold was at once melted at the Bank of New Zealand, the result being the excellent one of 3620z9 sdwts. This is the product of about 650 tons of general dirt from the low level workings, which continue to look well, and promise to yield payable quartz for a long time to come. Of especial importance is the fact that the winze below the low level is now down 40ft., without any water having been met with, and gold is freely seen in the quartz broken. The lode is of enormous size here, and the winze is being sunk between the two walls, quartz being left on both banging and footwall. The present intention of the manager is to sink the winze as far as he comfortably can, and then drive on the reef and ascertain the extent of the shot of gold, and .whether it would be advisable to erect winding machinery. The winze has been sunk immediately below other winzes connecting with the surface, so by erecting a whim the winding could all be done by horse power. The battery i« in good order, though the water supply lately has only been sufficient to drive 20 head. : GOLD RETURNS. ;

Adelaide. — The proprietors have crushed 80 loads of quartz from the low level for the yield of 55ozs 6dwts melted gold. ' Moanataibi.—The following tribute returns were banked to-day:—Diamond and party, 3 loads, sozb 16dwts gold; Christie and party 2ozs 14dwts gold; Angove and party, 7ozs Bdwts gold; White and party, 14dwts. gold. Beuben Paeb.—Gentles and party* tributers, have crushed 6 loads general dirt and a parcel of specimens, obtained during the last month, for the handsome yield of 138ozs lOdwts melted gold, Thames Golden Cbown.—A crushing for McETenzie and party yielded 20oza ledwts gold. : Caledonian.—Dryden and party hare banked 2ozs 15dwts gold. Dabt.—Sullivan and party have crushed 3 loads for sozs sdwts gold. New Etjbeka (Otanui).—The manager to-day banked 38ozs 2dwts gold. Kxtbanui Hill. —Thomas and party and Hoas and party have finished crashings for the respective yieldsof lozlßdwts and 14dwts gold.