OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5089, 9 May 1885, Page 2

OUR MINES.

MOANATAIEI EXTENDED.

The country in the north-east crosscut is gradually improving as the drive is advanced, and a number of stringers, some of which- are an inch in thickness, are crossing the face. In breaking these this morning the manager discovered gold showing in some of them freely, thus proving that the locality is auriferous; and as the sandstone is now of a better class for gold, it is not unlikely that when Montgomery's reef (which according to survey is 25ft ahead) is reached, gold will be found. CALEDONIAN. A few days ago the manager commenced sinking a winze on No. 1 reef at ..No. 2 level, in the vicinity of the rich old stopes. The wjmze is novr down a depth of about 10 feet and, in breaking the reef, which averages 3 feet in width, the manager secured several stones showing large blotches of gold. This is very encouraging, as the locality is a likely one, and the reef looks very well, carrying favorable minerals. _ „ DARWIN", ....... The return of 19ozs gold, banked yesterday afternoon, was the result of a crushing of 29 loads from the stopes above No. 2 level. ADELAIDE. The manager of this mine to-day banked 24ozs 3dwts gold. For this return 26 loads of general dirt, obtained trom the drive put in by the Eocky Point, at No. 2 level, has been treated. NEW EUREKA. (OTUNTJI).

The manager to*day banked lo'dozs 16dwts melted gold, tbo product of about 140 tons of general dirt.

GOLD RETURNS. Moinataibi.—Diamond and party's crushing produced lloas SJwts gold,

Hope.—Eowe and party, proprietors of this claim, to-day banked 18ozs 16dwts gold.