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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1676, 3 April 1883, Page 2

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Mining. Tiijjuk h nothing fresh to report from the mines this week. The work of opening up the reefs is still progressing in the leading mines. The tramway formation is occupying the attention of Messrs Fonghey'aiul Darrow, the contractors, and if the weather continues favourable, will soon be in a forward state. It is to be hoped that the permanent way contract will fall to the lot of equally energetic contractors— as it is highly desirable that the utmost activity be shown in endeavouring to get the heavy work over before winter sets in, in order that the tramway be completed at an early date after the permanent way is let. There is no doubt owners of chims aio getting dishuarteneJ at the delay iv having the tramway ready, and in many instances hiwo suspended operations in piospeefcing thoir claims. This faot is to be deplored, as when active operations have ceased in any of the claims, active interest also ceases to be shown in the field generally, and there is greater difficulty in collecting calls to work the claims already partly opened up, on which our immediate success depends when crushing is commenced. In several of th» mines which have been so far judiciously worked, large blocks of payable ground will bo available for stoning out, and the quartz sent to the mill, but in othor.3 the work done lias not been in the direction of preparing either for opening fcllO reefs or providing a means of connecting their claims with the tramway, in order even to test the gold-boar-ing reefs which are to be found in them. In a rugged country like the Waiorongomai reefing district it is utterly impossible that a main tramway could be carried close to the workings of all the mines, therefore it must fall to the lot of many of them to have to make roads for thernsoiviis. The sqoner, therefore, that this matter is aeon to the liefer it will be for all parties, as a olaim cannot have tho same value, even if payable gold has been found in it, it no preparation has been made to make provision for getting tho quartz turned into money without loss of time. When a forty-stamp battery is working in full swing a largo, number of miners) will have to be employed to keep it gqiijg with quartz, and no doubt an early opportunity "will b§ affqrded to all the claims! who have paddocks of quartz ready about the time when cribbing is commenced. There is no doubt that the first crushing? at Waiorongomai, from the few companies who are now or will soon be in a position to say they are .ready to keep a certain number ot stamps going, will determine the success iof the district. If so, how much more valijahje yfi}\ all mining property become if only Qn.arh.alf fif fche claims which are 1 put down as payable are ready also to send quartz to the mill at the same time ? Let those, therefore, who have taken up claims, and sold shares on the strength of the rich prospects found therein, now that the time has come that there is a certain prospect of having quartz crushed, put their shoulder to the wl)6f}j, Qpen up their reef, and make roads $Q cfoßvpy guards jjr the tramway, and if 1 the prospects which they asqepted were found are only partly realised, they will find- that claims will' attain a value much more important than if they lie on their oars and trust to the few wellworked claims to advance the value of the whole field. I hear that tenders ' have been accepted tor the erection of the , courthoosle »nd police buildings, both from local tradesman, " Hv Ji, it is said, has been fortunate enough to secure the former, and Mr Hoathcc^te the latter. The , contractor for 'the. post and tefegraph office intends to commence wojrk, 1 on the ground in a few days. ! The Telegraph Department have gpegted posts, and are now fixing thej Wive§ U) g9 n H§ ct Waiorongomai ..witli the, 'office Here 'b.y telephone.— (Own Correspondent, March 31.}' '

Mr jls^uclclami' will hold hi ? usjutf horse sale at Carters-Y ards, Cambridge, ion Saturday next. On Friday next he will sell at ifgaruawahia^laO nead mixed store cattle, etc. ,!.VTM d&fatiiWs jfop thoßorouffn of Hamilton are ;opon for In'spec-'ttonV-QbjcctionsJf^us't'ib?, made I beforo lfith inst, - r i[;' *><>''• • , ",' . ' - }¥\