THE CHAMPION COPPER MINING COMPANY (LIMITED), NELSON, N.Z.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2083, 12 November 1885, Page 3

THE CHAMPION COPPER MINING COMPANY (LIMITED), NELSON, N.Z.

Somk months ago, when the Champion Copper Mining Company's machmoiy was oidered from Chicago nevenil lots of the mes fioni the Champion and the United Company* pmpeities (now one) »n» *ent for a*s»y to America. The results being to hand .1 few weeks since, the following is a digest of the report of the assay :— The manager states that tins sample^ being so mixed, he was compelled to make three lotb of them. Weight. Copper. IT>. per cent. Xo. 1, Metallic Copper 43 !>7 No. 2, Copper and Oie mixed H4 70 Xn. 3, Sulphide Oio 2.W 10 M The quality of the ni.ilen.il i^ thus described : -Coppei (dry), a*>.iy 13'<>0 i>er cent; silver, \»a. per ton : sulphur, 20 1)2 per cent ; nieUUic mm, 2.">"7<> per cent ; insoluble, 11.20 per cont. A most liupoitant further discovery has recently been made in connection with this company's pi operty. On good authority it is stated that in cutting the tr.umv.iy np the United Cieek a splendid lode of Yellow Ore (Milphide of copper) was accidentally met with, and a-, the lode thus di-coveied is at a level some 800 feet below the uppet vvoikmg, ltsdi-coveiy indicate the existence of an innnense body of stone, it is of the greatest importance The tendereis for carting up to the machine iite between 400 and -"JOO tons, of material, including machinery, bricks, coke, timber, ke, are pu-lnng on with great eneigy, and have neaily compLtfd the ta-k. The whole population of thedistucti^ looking forward to the result of the smelting.'soon to com inence, there b' mg a very laige quantity of ore ready for tij>" .stnelter. lllK (ißHiisi HllssiM,.— A simple, pure, harmlr«s remedy, that cures c\er\ time, and provents (lue.-m- hy keepmc thr» blood pure, stom.ich rcKiil.u, kidnc)!. md luer atttu 1 , is tnu frc.iti st blcssint; txer conferred upon man. Hop litters is tint rencdv, and thr American Co , the ncnume mani firturers, arc bcin^ blessed by thoub mds who ha\c been cured by it. ~\.Tj it Sec