OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5195, 10 September 1885, Page 2

OUR MINES.

CAMBRIA. The hangingwall of the -reef In the winz* below No. 3 level was broken down this morning, with tne result that the satisfactory haul of 1001 ba of specimens was secured. The reef continues to look well, carrying nice minerals, and there, if •till a good: show of gold risible is the bottom of the winze. cHANDOF PRIEI!|PSB|P. Fair progress is being made with the drive on No. 1 reef, and the country con* tiouesi of a favorable description foe- cold. * The quartz carries nice mineralit and lhe '■■ .manager purposes haying an assay test initfe of it. '•'; ■ <-rF* ■,-:- SAXON. The manager has discovered a %raach leader, from 9 inches to a foot thick, going into the hangingwall of No. 3 reef, inibe winze below No. 5 level, which he thioka may prote valuable. It carries exoeUeat mineral, and in breaking a portion of it down 61b8 of picked stone were obtained, and colors of gold showed freely through tbe quartx. A crosscut has be*n. eatewd lower down the winse, am} lue leader should he to hand; in *bpfl^ eight; feet. Driving seaward and sloping are proceeding on No. 1 reef at No.; 3 lereli About twenty feet of the lode are stripped in the slope ready for breaking down. Then is abundance of bright t mineral, and occasionally a>tone, aim<Mt ( *g2jC4i enough to bisclassed 1 amongst' speoimeai; eonwr'to hand. Mr James contemplates prospectig D a gp>ii*% WM"4 W*uwA ■» almost parallel with* No. 1 reef. It con* tains excellent mineral, ani gold has been seen, in, $he v quart*..,.' t tf ' ■ -?jr The manager "report* trr 4 IV south crosscut n in about 3Bfl. - l«a ffroaad if now a rery hard sandstone, interteeted with mineral ,witf. a Tbjpre itako a large quantity ■df^?wirtet's%6ming* W the face, wbioh may indicate either a tadtrr tr change of ground not far off. Pawoeaod party.are, down 86ft. with their winze; and good oolora <of* gold were seen last breaking down. The lod* is about thra»feet wide, composed? qf anaall stjd bands , of mullock. The water is stilf gettiug heavie^with them;butnotfnoagli tgiS»' pe'de- 'wor'king^ sUiould^t|iey j?arry u*e gold down to the bottom;* and in the drives aa they advance, it will grestly add *Blb^^ aNf f $* Z^Wla* P^PSl^'•» tße^onjpany will be able to ope« Up*; large I)t6ck below the tribaters.' I^ewis and party obtained abodt 2lbs 'of pjclred stone during the week. Bobiriiort and party are not doing much as yet,. P^asaiell ana party are busy at woiflf, ;; ■! ri "r * MQANATAII^r £XSENJ>Bp. ;

The small leader upon which work wag recently started appears to hare given plice to a nice lookinK leader »1>o»t 8 iaohes in- thickness; in which colors of gold U»t» been seen. It ba«beenddeided to proceed with ths necessarj ilteittidni tQtho machinery, preparatoVy't'o the siok*' ing of the shaft, NEW PRlftOE IMPERtiL.' ' The winae has been sunk thirty feet, and gold; showed freely Jaat breaking down.

NEW MANUKAU. The leader being driven on from the Golden Crown' is about a foot wide, the quartz being of a Hkelj character for gold. In the Waiotahi end the main leader and the" oiii" (bat was in the dig hare coxae, together. Otherwise the appearance of the loJs is unchanged. GOLD BBTUBNB. ,, t MoiNATArw—Twbile^k and party,. tributers, hare b«nk«d 4izs 15dwta fold. Kpbanci Hicl.—A oruabing. for Thomas and party, tributers, produced 28ozs lOdwta Ro4d.«-Lanainf sad party have crashed a parcel of quartz for sozs 14dwta gold. •' . ? ; . : : Dabt.—Doeble and party's crushing produced 70z3 odwtf gold,