OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5192, 7 September 1885, Page 2

OUR MINES.

CAMBRIA. The hangingwall of the reef in the winze being sunk from No. 3 level was broken down this morning, with the result that the manager secured the satisfactory haul of 901bsof specimens, while geld was still left showing in the bottom. DARWIN. The drive in progress at No. 3 level is penetrating a favorable class of sandstone for sold, while the reef itself manifests considerable improvement. When break* ing down this morning colors of gold were seen in the hangingwall portion of the reef, while the manager also secured about 21bs of picked stone. The quartz is of a very favorable character, and carries some nice minerals. CALEDONIAN. The manager reported on Saturday as follows:—" There is no change ef importance to report from the stopes on the Red Queen leader at No. 3 level since my last. A few pounds of stone hare come to hand from each side of the wioze, and there are now 571bs stone on hand from here since last crushing. I called for tenders to drive 50ft. from the present face east of winze ; there were only three tenders received, and that of Autridge and party, being the lowest, was accepted. They commenced work yesterday morning. The winze on No. 1 reef below No. 2 level has made slight headway this week, through the reef swelling out into the footwall, and is now fully 6ft io thickness. The footwall portion is greatly improved, and looks well, being charged with first-class minerals. A few colors of gold were seen when breaking it down. The hanginwall portion has not been broken this week.— T. B. Hioks."

NEW MANUKAU. A little of the lode in the Golden Crown end has been broken down. It is seren or eight inches wide, and gold was seen in a rein alongside the leader. THAMES GOLDEN CROWN. About 151bs quartz, almost good enough to be classed as picked stone, were ob~ tamed from the shaft leader at No. 2 lerel on Saturday. CALEDONIAN LO\y LEVEL. Tbe crosscut is witluu seventy or eighty feet of the Waiotahi main reef, which should, be to baud io about three weeks,

SAXON. Crushing for this company was com* pleted to day, for the return of 33ozi 15dwts gold. OBIENTAL (OTUNUI). The north-eastern drive in progress at the low level on the Anglo Maori reef ii penetrating a favorable class of sandstone. The reef is about 6 inches in thickness, and shows gold freely, while about lOlbs of picked stone h >ye alto been bagged. GOLD RETUBNS. Moi.NiTA.mi—Kneebone and party's crushing produced ooza 3dwti gold.—Dar* and party have banked 14dwt» gold* - Bocky Point.—Bobinson and party have crushed a parcel of quartz for loz 4dwts gold. Ivan hoe —The return of 37ozs 16dwts , melted gold was banked from this miae i to day, being the result obtained from 18 tons of quartz-. The following melted Wsiorongoma gold' returns were banked this afternoon : —New Find, 2500zs Sdwts; Colonist, 2240z9 lOdwts.