OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5238, 31 October 1885, Page 2

OUR MINES.

NEW PRINCE IMPERIAL.

The regular monthly cleaning up and retorting for this company took place today for the good payable return of 1750zs gold, which was reduced on melting to 1710z9 6dwts. For this yield a total of 176 loads of general dirt, obtained from all parts of the mine, gave the satisfactory average return of an ounce per load. The various workings in the mine present but little change to report. The crosscut at No. 5 level to meet the winze sunk from No. 4 level has made good headway during the week, the country being an excellent class of sandstone, and it is expected that communication will be effected with the winze early next week. SAXON. The crushing of 43 loads of general dirt for this company was completed today for the return of 41ozs 18dwts gold, being an average of nearly an ounce per load. THAMES GOLDEN CEOWN. Cleaning up for this company took place to-day for the return of 90ozs gold. WAIOTAHI. Cleaning up for this company takes place on Monday, when a payable return is expected. It has been decided to sink the shaft another level, and as soon as the necessary preparations for the work are finisheJ, which will be about the end of next week, sinking operations will be commenced. NEW EUREKA (OTUNUL) Cleaning up for this company took place to day for the good return of 1660zs lOdwts melted gold, being the product of about 120 tons of general dirt. The yield is a very satisfactory one, and enables the company to pay off the remainder of its overdraft, so that it is expected that the mine will soon be in a dividend paying position. The mine continues to look well throughout, and good payable crashing dirt is still coming to hand. BRIGHT SMILE. The No. 2 footwall leader in the second and third stopes southward of the rise maintains its usual promising appearance, and when breaking down yesterday the manager bagged the satisfactory haul of 301bs of specimens, while colors of gold were also freely distributed through the general dirt. GOLD EETURNS. Reuben Paeb.—Johnson and party, tributers, have banked loz sdwts gold. Kubantji Hill.—Tonkin and party's crushing produced 4ozs 16dwts gold.— Bestic and party, tributers, have crushed a parcel of quartz for 31ozs 16dwts gold. Ivanhoe (Karangahake).—A parcel of 34ozs 18dwts gold was banked from this mine to-day as the result of a crushing of general dirt.