OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5151, 21 July 1885, Page 2

OUR MINES.

CAMBRIA.

The usual fortnightly cleaning up for this company took place to-day for the excellent return of 5420zs lOdwts retorted gold. For this yield a total of 342 loads of general dirt and 1751b9 specimens hare been treated, the latter producing 1490zs odwts gold, while the general dirt contributed the remainder. This was reduced on melting to 5320zs lodwts. The various workings in the mine continue to look really well throughout. At No. 3 level, the reef lies so very flat that a drive has been put in on the underlie 20 or 30 feet. The quartz here looks well, and in breaking down last night the manager secured a further haul of ; 501bs specimens. There is an abundance of stratamata and other favorable minerals in the stone, while gold is showing about a foot from the floor of the level, which speaks well for the cbatices of the run of gold carrying downwards. The western drive is coming round to meet this drive. The leading slope over the drive has had to remain in abeyance, while the men were shooting iuto the banging wall of the reef. In the intermediate level eastward the quartz looks very kindly, and colors of gold are occasionally seen. In the western drive at the same level, the quartz is of a somewhat rubbly nature, and should,crush well. Colors of gold are seen, when breaking the reef, and gold has also been seen in a vein on the hangingwall. Two stopea are in progress ore?

this driy«, and there is a splendid show of mineral in the second, which has just been commenced. Payable crushing dirt coatinues to come to hand from the stopes above No. 2 level, but there is no change to report from here. DARWIN. The reef in the drive is a kindly body of stone, and carries some favorable mineral, while colors of gold are seen in a stringer on the hangingwall. Two stopes are in progress eastward from the wiDze, colors of gold are seen when breaking the quartz. Crushing has been commenced at fcae Prince Imperial battery. MOANATAIRI EXTENDED. Good progress is being made with the extension of the north drive at No. 2 level, which is passing through a nice white class of sandstone, favorable for gold. The manager has not yet received any instructions from the directors re-, garding the proposed works at No. 3 level. NEW MANUKA.U. ,A. crushing of about 20 loads of general dirt and a parcel of picked stone was completed to day for the gool return ;o£g 55ozs lOdwts melted gold. GOLD RETURNS. MoANATAiai.—Christie and party have crushed a parcel of general dirt for Bozs 2dwts gold. * Kubanui Hill,—A crushing of 6 tons of qaartz for Wilson and party, tribufcers, produced 9ozs 9dwts gold.