TE AROHA MINING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1813, 19 February 1884, Page 2

TE AROHA MINING.

(Tk Auoha Nkws.) At.tfcough the &tiike is vhtually at an end, the effects of it are still, and will for some time to come be felt by all classes of the community. A blow, but 'gradual revival ih however now appaient. At the mines there aye evidences of lenewcd activity, n en are b3iii£ obtained to fill the places of those who left during the suspension of woik, and m a short time all the leading clainib will again be in full bwing. Such letuins of gold ab tho^c fioin the New Find, and the payable yieldb from other mines, cannot fail in eventually restoring the confidence of the investing public, and when the new era of prosperity does set in we feel confident it will not be of that fitful kind with which we have been fain to buoy onvselvos in the past,

The Bat I'Kin .— The whole of the stamper* have been at woi le dm mg the week on btuff from the New Mud and Colonist claims, the former having 25 head, and the latter 15. Everything is woiking in excellent style, and the berdans recently added have made this one of the most complete mills in the colony. Good progress is being made with the fluining and building for the new tailing plpnt. The latter will be large enough to give woiking space for (iO beidcins. It is proposed to eiect 30 at fir&t, as it ii believed that number will be sufficient for the time being ; other.-, will be added as required. Twenty of the basins with other gear are at the Waiorongomai landing, and the manager calculates that in ab mt six weeks from now all will be m ieadine->s ti commence grinding.

Phchxix.— During the pant few days two now leadei.s have joined the lode, and from the&e a few nice specimens are occasionally obtained. The gold is very fine, but is set solid in the stone.

New Find. — It is satisfactory to note that this mine continues to maintain its high leputation. As a full account of the working*, was given in o'ir last issue, it it. unnecessary to say more now than that they still look woll in all paitn, andthat there are no signs of any diminution, either in the show of gold or in the quantity of gold-producing stone. 25 head of stampers are kept going at the battery, and the yield from the next cleaning up is expected to be fully up to the average of past leturns. Pkemieh.— Work has been somewhat retardbd, owing to the scarcity of suitable men. At present 30 are employed, but a few moie will be taken on on Monday, and the manager will then be enabled to resume crushing with at least five head of stampers. Driving towards the main lode has been commenced on the reef in the intermediate level, the stuff from which shows gold pretty f reel y . The upper workings are yielding a considerable amount of stone, whuh, though nofc riehi is. auflioienily good to justify its being sent to the mill. A start has been made to prospect the main lode, but so little work has yet been done that nothing can be said regarding it, Waiorongomai. — The manager is at present engaged is testing a large reef in the Three Fools section of the company's ground. No gold is visible in the stone, but encouraging prospects _ are # got by pounding. The winze that is being sunk from the drive in the Virginia section ty down 18 feet, the vein maintaining its size and showing occasional colours. Weuahiko. — Underground operations in this mine are at present confined to the block above the intermediate level, but owing to the broken nature of the country, which necessitates the filling in of the stopes almost as quickly as the quartz is taken out, it is not possible to maka very rapid progress About 30 tons of stuff is now on hand, and this quantity is being daily increased ; judging from appearances, it ought to give a fair return. Crushing will be commenced on Monday or Tuesday with 5 head of stampers. Cotq^isf, — In $Le \o\v level a considerable improvement has taken place in the reef southwards. Early in the week it was muc'i pinched up, but has again increased in size, and the face now shows three feet of stone, in which gold i« plainly visible. In the north end of the same level the reef is about 2ft. Gin. wide, and there also gold can be seen. At this depth paying stone has bflen traced 90 feet norjih wards of where it WMjpfciqn thp Wmq, pvfgratyy . shop, ing that the shop of gold js trending in thafc direction. Qn the surface level six men are engage 4 in sfcopipff, »«d **& crashing stuflT is. be|ng got- Th.lB level i$ being extended towards the Canadian boundary, and i» now within 15 feet of it, showing a good-looking reef 4 feet in thicknes*. Crushing has been going on at the b^tfery 'during the week with 15 head of stampers, and a fair average return is expected from the- next cleaning up, Since 'the foregoing "was vn^tten th^re am been,

took place yesterday afternoon in the north end of the low level. Good gold is showing in most of the stuff, which is in fact the best that has yet been got in the mine. The auartz in the face and in the floor of the rive looks equally well, and this circumstance ia of especial importance, as it proves that the load is increasing in richness as it is traced downwards.