OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5253, 18 November 1885, Page 3

OUR MINES.

CAMBBIA.

The sinking of the winze below No. 3 level is proceeding a« usual. Tbe reef is a promising body of stone, carrying ex cellent minerals, and in breaking down this morning tbe manager secured the satisfactory haul of sOlbs of specimens, while there is a fair show of the precious metal still •risible. Tbe manßger reported yesterday as follows:—" The sinking of the winze is being proceeded with ; about lOlbs of nicked stone have been obtained from here during the week. The reef still continues to look well going down here; there is a nice band of mineral running in the quarte close to the hangingwall. The northern drive on the crossreef on the eastern side of tbe break is being extended ; the reef is about 2ft in thickness in the face. There is not much mineral in it, but tbe quartz is kindly, looking well for gold. In No. 1 stope on crossreef, the reef pinched nearly out within about 12ft of the face of the drive, but when this atope is extended the reef will again open out the same as it did in tWdrive. No. 2 stope on the crossreef is 16tt behind No. 1 stope; the reef here is about 2ft in thickness. There is some nice mineral in the stone here. No. 4 stope east on the Darwin reef is along a distance of ißtt from the winze; 3OOlbs of specimens were obtained from here last week. The reet is about 6ft in thickness, and is carrying very good mineral. Tbe fifth stope has been started from the winze; there is good mineral in the quartz here. About three days more should take this ■tope up to the run of gold. Two men are driving on the footwall portion of the Darwin reef on the western aide of the winze; this is about 30ft from tbe winze. At this point there is like an erVw in the reef; it opens out to about 23!£in thickness, and then pinches yup again going towards the Darwin. In .N o. 2 *tope west on Darwin reef, the reef is about 4ft in thickness. This stope is about Bft from the winze; a little sold is seen here occasionally in breaking out the qnartz. In No. 2 stope, over the eastern intermediate, the reef is about. sft in thickness; gold is frequently seen here in the bangingwall portion of the reef. No. 4 «tope west is along within 12jt of the Darwin boundary; there-is good mineral in the rest here, and gold is occasionally seen in the stringers. Six men are still employed in breaking out quartz on No. 1 reef; gold is seen here freely in the ■tringers. Six men are employed in the Btepei above, No. 2 level on the Darwin reef, but there is nothing new forepart here. There is nothing new in O Sulliran'i drive. After to-morrow I will have three shifts put on in this drive, as there will be sufficient mullockjmt down from The larface for a time to fill m the slopes. Tery good progress is being made with general dirt have been reduced at tibe latteries for 11620zs of amalgam.—H. W. M00BE'" DAEWIN. Stoning operationß are in progress ai wnal; tbe No. 8 stope ii along a distance tf 39ft {torn the winze, and color* of go! 4

ire frequent^ seen when breaking down «he hangir.gwall of the reef. Colors of sjold are also seen in the hangingwall of the reef in No. 9 stope, which has been .carried along 14ft from the winze. BLANCHE. The Wade reef in the drive continues 'o look well, and in breaking down the quartz this morning eastward of the break the manager obtained the encouraging haul of lolbs of picked stone, while gold is still showin?. The country is an excellent class of sandstone. SAXON. The drive on the specimen leader at No. 5 level has been cleaned out, rails laid to the face, and driving commenced for the junction of this leader with No. 1 reef. The quartz coming to hand from the leader below this level is of similar quality to the last parcel treated, good colors of gold being seen when breaking down. Driving is now in full swing upon the No. 2 reef at No. 3 level, which is a very favorable body of quartz some 18 inches or 2ft in thickness, carrying excellent minerals.