OHINEMURI GOLDFIELD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2193, 29 July 1886, Page 3

OHINEMURI GOLDFIELD.

I FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Waihi. Pakroa, Tuesday. Silverton.— South of tho wiuze in the low level, the reef appears to be getting largo as worked upon. When it split off the main reef (leaving the hanging wall) it was some 2ft. 9in. in width. It was now over Bft. Good dish prospects are obtainable and gold is freely visible in the reef. • The manager (Mr J. H. Moore), is now driving backwards on the footwall, and is making for the winze at the j tincture, of which a haul of specimens will in all probability be made. Union. — The parcel of 20 tons No. 1 ore for Frieburg (Germany), or Swansea (Wales), has neai'ly all been carted to the Bowentuwn landing, East Coast. It will now be shipped to Auckland, and from thence taken by one of the direct steamers to Europe. The 100 tons of 2nd quality dirt is now being treated at the Martha battery by 10 head stampers. The show on the plates would warrant a return of about lioz. to the ton. Cleaning up takes pJace tins week. In the mine, the reef is about 3 feet thick in the level. Stopiner is the order of the day. A meeting of this company was to have taken place at their offices in town last week, but lapsed for the want of a quorum. It was to consider the advihabihty of pui chafing the Amaranth claim, and amalgamating. This will in all pmbttbiiity l>e done. Martha Extkn t i>i:d. — Capital quartz to graah from the woi kings, belo.v the low le\ el, which appears to be .i good ui'al better than the aveiage htuff. Ore from aIJ parts of the mine l* being tieated at the battery by 20 head of st.mipeis. WfNNKK. — The low lovel put on to the reef discovered by Mr E. K. Cooper, and which gives :i payable pr^pecl from tho outciop, is being got well m hand. The management is confident of n<akmg this *>pec, a successful one.

Waitekauri. Things here are much the hime as uuial. R.<bbs and party have been working on a sjood patch, and are making it pay well. iiv If. Skeine has been getting good gold 'ro in qua it/, yielding Idwt to the poand, .■nd Mism? kalph and Co. an 1 to lv congratulated on tin 1 .sueee^ tn.it lui-5 hitlievto dtetnlcd thoir mine and b.ittei.y. There i-. a good deal of scope on this pa.it of .the fteld for bona fide prospectors, mid such would doubtless do far buttei than by going to Kiinboiley or other of those Canaam .uid Utopia--, which aie deemed such because they are at a distance. The leefs which have been worked heie, in in comparison with those which ha\e not b"en worked, are few, while theie is plenty cf t eduction power. There is a change for the better in the country in the prospecting lc\el at Owhatoa. About 135 feet hab been diive date.

KarangahakeWoodstock. — This mine arc adjuncts are now the observed of .ill observers. About 800 tons of ore are waiting operations, and I am confidently informed that smelting will commence in a week. A large quantity of machinery, coal, and flux, i& to come by the Patiki during the week, and the plant has received a thorough overhaul in order that there shall be no hitch. Assays are being made of the various samples of quartz and some of them have yielded at a rate winch would scarcely be credited. I have seen stone from this mine that did not appear to contain any gold, which would not give a colourby the mortar assay at the value of £900 per ton. If the whole of the quartz now in the paddocks and hoppers only yielded on twentieth of the assay, the reMtlt will be a magnificent success. It is a pity that the galena ore of which about 20 tons are required for fluxing could not be obtained from the Tui mines which are almost next door. It is stated that a parcel of galena is to be got from Sydney. Adeline. —Clearing up took place at tins mine on Saturday morning for the result (from .")0 tons dirt) of 3330z., of first-class gold. About 5 tons of picked stuff aie yet in hand, and is valued at £100 per ton. New Quartz Reduction Works.— Everything running smoothly, Budding complete, and good work done inside, stamper boxes being placed in position. About 7 tons of machinery landed e> "Patiki" at Paeroa this week.

General News. A Haka or war dance wag given by the Waikato and Ohinemuri natives, on fcatwday evening last in the Paeroa Hall. The dre^es were marvels of colour and pattern, and the performance was very creditable. The natives are getting hard up and are generally in a bad way heie. A number of deaths have thinned their ranks lately.