OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5180, 24 August 1885, Page 2

OUR MINES.

CAMBRIA.

For some time past, the manager has been engaged in driving into the hangingwall of the reef at No. 3 level, on what appears to be the dip of the reef. Quartz has been followed for some 10 or 12ft. past the winze, and in breaking down to day 301bs of specimens were obtained. The manager thinks it possible that this may prove to be O'Sullivan's leader, which has functioned with the main lode. It is very" gratifying to find specimens on the western side of the break, and the fact of hauls of stone beisg obtained here lends additional value to this company's al~ ready valuable property. NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL. The manager reports for the past week as follows :—" The footwall lead on the western side of the break at No. 5 levl has been looking a little better this week, and a few pounds of picked stone have been got. Work on the No. 4 lead has been continued as usual, and payable dirt is still coming to hand. At the inter* mediate drive on the No. 1 reef below No. 4 level, the work of beating out the leading stops and fixing the timbers in position has been in hand for the greater part of the week. Yesterday a start was made to sink the winze at the point where the gold was got. The reef at this place looks well, and I think there is a good prospect of meeting with something good downwards. There will be, as I before stated, about 80ft to sink to No. 5 level. A large quantity of quartz has been obtained from the back stopes here during the past fortnight, but I am sorry to say it has been shaping poorly at the battery. Two men are sloping on No. 1 reef above No 3 level, but there has been very little quartz taken down yet.—G. S. Clark." HAND OF FRIENDSHIP. The manager reported on Saturday: — " The air boxes are acting first rate, carrying in a good strong current of fresh air to I the face of the drive, so that the men are able to work now to much better advan* tage. The reef was broken down yesterday I for a length of fully I2ft. There was only 2ft. of the footwall portion taken, which is looking a good deal better than previously, there being some nice kindly ribs of quartz in it mixed with a good deal of soft floury stuff, which is always a good indication for gold iv this reef. The country is a little tighter, but still continues very favorable for gold.—Gr. S. Clabk." CALEDONIAN. The manager reports:—The stopes at No. 3 level are looking very well. The stope east of the winze is now up to the drive. The leader is from six to eight inches in thickness, and shewed gold

when broken down'; 161bs of specimens came to hand from it this week. There are two other stopes in progress on that side of of the winze. The leader in these is turning out good crushing dirt. There aye three stopes going west of the winze, and the leader varies from five to nine inches. Gold is seen occasionally in each. lOlbs of nice specimens came to hand from the second stope yesterday, and gold is still showing in the back of the stope. AH the dirt should show np well. The drive east of winze is now in readiness, and I would recommend letting it by contract, say 50 or 100 ft., as some of our best ground is still some distance ahead of the present face. The sinking of the winze below No. 2 level under the old shot of gold has been commenced, and in break' ing down the reef yesterday strong colors of gold were seen. The reef is fully 3ft. in thickness, and carrying good minerals, which looks very premising, as it is in a good locality.—T. B. Hicks." GOLD RETURNS. Moi.NATAiHi.~-A crushing for Dare and party has produced I7ozs 2dwts gold.

Eubanui Hill.—Catran and party have banked 9ozs 13dwts gold.