Waiorongomai Mining.
New Find.—No. 1 reef from, surface, where quartz is being broken oat, has greatly improved in appearance during the past week, and is now yielding good crashing dirt. Several men are still «•> gaged catting down the reef in theirinse from the Arizona level; the quartz still continues to look well, and very fair gold is seen. Stoping on the ran of gold from the low level is still in progress, and from this part of the mine good crashing dirt is coming to hand. The No. 1 reef, which is being driven on south from the low level, is of kindly appearance, and ibows gold. Driving on No. 1 reef north from the winze from the low level is also being proceeded with, and a fair amount of gold can be seen every breaking down. The block being stoped on No. 2 reef above No. 1 level continues to yield fair crush* ing dirt. • Battkey. — The following are the battery returns for the past week .—New Find: 90 trucks, 52ozs; tailings 26bzs; total, 780z3 retorted gold. 20 head of stampers are now employed on New Find dirt, and 20 for the Battery Company on quartz from the Colonist mine.
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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5203, 21 September 1885, Page 2
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201Waiorongomai Mining. Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5203, 21 September 1885, Page 2
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