NEW NORTH DEVON.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5015, 7 February 1885, Page 2

NEW NORTH DEVON.

The trial crushing of 18 loads from the reef in the El Dorado tunnel was finished to-day at the New Prince Imperial battery, the yield being 4iozs Mdwts melted gold, or an average of Sdwts per load. This is not payable, bat the fact of the yield being somewhat less than was expected will not prevent the management from vigorously pushing on operations. The. Bernard drive is in 85ft from the crosscut, aiid about 60ft more will take the face to the point towards which the hopes of the shareholders have been . directed since operations were started. KUEANUI HILL. For two or three weeks past the manager has been endeavoring to open up com-. munication with the point, on the tunnel level, at which rich gold wai got in the early dayi in the Junction lead. er, with the doable object of "ran- 1

ning'! the old gtopes and obtaining communication, by meant of a winze, with the workings at the 80ft level, in order to ventilate the latter. He thought he wonld have to drire a considerable distance, but the discovery on Thuriday of an old tunnel has enabled the men to get 80ft further ■ ahead than was anticipated, and by the end of next week, the manager expects the lace , will be forward to the point at which it if proposed to commence operations. ; GOLD RETURNS. Albuhnia.—Maddern and party have banked 6ozs sdwt» gold. - ■'- -r Daet.—Sullivan and party have finished a crushing at the Herald battery for 6ozs i gold. • ■ i Reuben Pabb.-—Gentles and party have obtained the good return of 56ozt ' 15dwts go id from a parcel of specimens, , andEattoe and party have banked 2osi Kold# ' ' ' •