OHINEMURI.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2608, 30 March 1889, Page 2

OHINEMURI.

ScoiiTixti.—Tim Ohineiiiuri Racing (Jhib settled up on Monday otening last, when thu Secretary presented the balance sheet, which showed a credit balance of £25, and assets, value £7, total, £82. The lato St. Patrick's day meeting may be considered a success in evc. v y respect, and the little club irf getting bettor and belter every year. A .Spring meeting i- likely to be held about November next.

Alivixti Activity.—The mining industry is again showing signs of activity. The last few months have hung heavily, both mining men and speculators being disheartened at the succession of failures - , of which the Parko's furnace furnished the climax ; albeit the faith and Impu which stem a part of mining men's nature nevor deserted them. Again, however, the clouds seem lifting, this time the Oassell process being the cause of hope. This process is simply n M>rt of leurchmg or loiviating inotho I of treating the crushed ore by means of a solution of cyanide of potassium, very similar to tin: chl>>riimtion process. .1 understand that the Casse.ll people who arc under charier to the down Mines (Jompany, Kiiri.ngnhake, (on whose (.'round the plant is being erected) are i-recting no less than seventeen vhU for ilicj treatmentof thi! ore. Them ar.J live experts in Ivarangahako from Glasgow in connection with the plant and process, Messrs McConnell, Ueiiiposter, .Tagsrart, McFarlane and Smcaton. They will not give newspaper people r indeed anyone else much information, but "actions speak louder than words "as our old copy slips used to say. The fact of abmt 100 tons machinery, material, chemicals, etc., etc., being imported, the erection of large residences for the oxperts and the construction of a big plant house and machine-house, and more than all tho general air of confidence and permanency which pervades tho wholo thins:, seem tacitly to say, " this thing is going to succeed." There are no £90 a month ornamental experts, whose labour consists in smoking and liquoring up as was the case with the La Monte business, nor is there any blundering, doing and undoing which characterised the Kailey process and the Parke's fiasco. Moreover, large bulk tests of tho same ore they are now going to treat, were made by these same men in Glasgow, during the time of the Exhibition for a return of 85 per cent., and now I am getting too old a bird in mining matters to prophecy sue cess for this plant, but I can say with the p-iet "Jt's not in mortals to command eiiQcess.but they'lldo moreSemprouius they'll " deserve it." Although the I vanhoe and Truro mines and battery of Karangabake are private property owned as they are by three Christchurch gentlemen, yet I cannot refrain from mentioning them as being a notable success. It has been said that one has no more right to publish reports on private mining property any more than of tho affairs of any ordinary private business, and although J subscribe to this, yet people interested in a dUtript like this, like to know how things are turning out, private or public. Well I have the manager's permission to say, what I know to be tho truth, that both mines and plant are a perfect success. I liavo seou copies of assays which were not for publication, which are qertainly tirst-claßs, and there is no doubt that more Southern capital will bo rolling in shortly. There is a lot of growling amongst prospectors at the six months protection granted to the Adelina Amalgamation claims at Kaiangahake. This comprises about a fourth of the whole of the " hill," and is locked up against any prospecting for the benefjt of n few mere speculators.