MINING NUTTERS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1925, 22 December 1874, Page 3

MINING NUTTERS.

I Manukau.—-The manager commencec operations yesterday on the run of gol< opened in the No. 2 reef, and took out i further parcel of 50lbs of specimen stuff J'liere is now about <t cwfc. ou hand. Thesi will be crushed to-day'in the single stamper battery in order to have th< amalgam ready for the general retorting phich takes place to-morrow. In the mini md at the battery the prospects of th< )ompany are excellent. • Old Whatr.—A. few days ago we intinated that lho ; manager;ffaßicarrying the i«w stopes up lo the run of gold ia tin nain reef, but he had not then reached it )n Saturday the outside of it was reached nd about 10lb3 of specimens came tc iand, and yesterday it was further rated, and anrjadditional 201bs were iken out. The'geWral 'crushing for thf ompany from the main reef ia showJK up for a, payable, average, although aje.- known that cloaa down oa the (from which the principal was taken) the Md ia analitE^^^^

full satisfaction to the shareholders and the manager. . „ . i Tookey Tbibutes—Lowe's.— Crush* ing at the Prince Alfred battery was finished yesterday, and the picked stuff "was also treated, but the cleaning up and grinding of the headings was not completed iu sufficient time to allow of retorting. This take.> place -to-day, and the return will be a very satisfactory 1 one, A crushing for Long and party, .:, tributers of another section of tho same company's mine, was commenced yester- ■ day. with, six head of stampers .at thpj V,; same mill.'"'' 1 x : ' ""

Bed White and Bute.—Lapham and party have for several days past occupied 12 head of stampers on a crushing .. from.,their-tribute-of the Bed \Vhito,,-;, and 'Blue' Company's mine.' The'stufF"' has only shown up for a moderate yield; Yesterday they cleaned up a six-head battery, in order to make room for Long's ; tribute of the. Tookey mine, but retained (lie other "six head to complete their crushing,=; ; This, sip.-be finished ;upitoday, and'retorting : will no' doubtb'e completed this evening.: ilnveenesS' Tribute. --Immediately on the:completioniof Lowe's crushingtyester.-;,:/ day, the 10 head which had:been era- ' ployed on that was. started to work for ' Schofield and party, tributers of the Inverness mine, on a crushing of 10 tons. The,stuff being .soft} and easily; .reduced, , it, will:, doubtless, be /.finished! r before.; the •«: battery , shuta :down. , for r . ,tho ; hplida.y3. : ,'f rbestuff is"considered olAveragequiiity.;!.-;-;

i Bki'-uit Smilb. —There is no j great,:! ; irai/roveM'ent'io '/idlice yet iri> the' qQalityt/-« of the 'stuff'to V crushed bythisicom-. panj ,: ; but ah. 1 important; chapße'bas just ; 1 ' will* proy& Hvghly bene- : v '. on tli'e" course .pf 'tbe,';"; towards thj^Cjueen'^ boundary, a slide of some-description was"" Met with; but this, although it . has apparently out off the H sl\aft lode, has not ; in any. way affected or disturbed-the No. 2 lode; . but beyond tho lode the 4 country ois of> muoh. , better description, and promises a richer ' gi-ade''of qilnrtzi,-s ; |lnigrdic.-io jeco^r>tho " 'shaft'lodejthfl mauager. • cjit along the course of the the Nd.y 2' : re&fiif6r''inall 'likelihood-.the:reef ; is only: thrown • so : me' , (distanbe- out; of its; coi^rse'i''ot* 'ha's'i been carried right >: up'fo : the ; N'o/2. :! >t ? all eye/its,'. this drive ' will"hiirdly''ba/cq'mmeticyd *unt!l'after'the holidays, but I,p|ekb'iii^;up|a;ii'd r'etortiiig ; will take place to^morrovv.or' .Tuuraday. Oqp, important; ppiiij; \?e. notice in cpnnection with):the. No.;2.reef,, ans ii thiat iu:conKeqaenco'nof AQ,jaiforation. in j its uudei'lie it is thrown strip of the company's ground which runs iup towards the Queen of.Beauty, and at J this level, therefore,- the: company will v have a long extent of it, which they certainly did not expect. : •'!' ' '-I ' '