MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3840, 4 December 1882, Page 4

MINING NEWS.

(BY TSIiKaRAPH—OWN .CORRESPONDENT.)

COKOM.4NOEL, this day. TokATEA.—The manager leports: In No. 7 level; the main drive along the han.ing wall br.ke thr uijh to No. 2 crosscut on F.id;iy last, aud owing to the grouad being broken, the whole. had to be at once, secured, which took till Monday to comI lete. Xh° leader has beca left standing, about 2 ftet in on the footwa.ll sid-, and for i 9 feet in length, which is being stripped of the mullock, and will be broken out as soon as the backing ii all shot off, The last crushing from this leader give about GOozs. of god to 11 tons The lode channel here is 20ft. in width, carrying parallel leader*, oalv one of which as yet has shown payable gold. On Monday next (to-day) we will commence driving in a westerly direction from No. 2 crosscut on the former vein, leaving the other leaders to be prospecttd by small cros-cu's as iho level goes ahead; Inter-' mediate levelsi In the intermediate level east, rite is gping up towards the floor of the Van level, A sope is also Being carried forward in an easterly direction. In both a lit:le gold can bs seen in the quartz brokea out, but on the wh»je does n rot look very promising. A decided improvement has taken place in tbe western intermediate. The last br«akiu«-down gave about 61bs of picked stdne, with a little gold left shewing in the face. The stopes from No. 2 intermediate level upw rda are being carried forward within about 10 feet of the bare floor, and are still Very poof. The stopes abave the No. 1 intermediate are yielding vey good crushing stuff, but no picked stone has been met with for the last two or three breiks-dewn. Battery : The battery *tarted crushing tlsis morning, and is making a fair show on the plutes. Tributes ; Cox and McNcill obtained 741bs specimens On Frid y ia^tj making 1181bs on hand. Their leacUr looks v*ry well and likely f-r another pitctJ.—JOHN LULL. The following telegram was rec^ivsd on , Saturday evening ;—On* hundredweight of geod picked stone from No. 7 level. Gold ; still shoeing in tie face.—W. Uorn». Home Kule.—Work will bo resumed next w«ek. The l»w hvtl will be continued to the boundary.

TivRNAN'S.—The last Crushing of 150 ounces came from a spot on the boundary of tho Tiki Cempany's ground, into which the reef runs very strong, ottering evoiy inducement to this compaiy to etart w«rk. A new block for stoning will be opened out in a short time. A few picked atones were obtained on Saturday. Homeward Bound.—A contract to carry iv th« low Jev»l was let at 16s p»r foot. Tho contractors ita>ted on Thurs« day, and expect to fiuisli in a fortaight, when tho stopo will be started.