MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3955, 6 April 1883, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

(BY TELKQEAPH.—OWN COKBKSPONBENT.)

THAMES, this day. ; THE Imperial has taken down the portion «f the Mariner's reef which was stripped at No. 4 level. Good colours and dabs of gold were Been freely through it.

Ik The Deep Level Cross have also broken f down what was stripped of the reef. ia the drive In Wo. 4 level. It averaged 18 inches wide, and showed gold freely. A winze Trill be sunk close alongside the Imperial 'lonndary on this reef shortly. A change lor the better is noticeable in the country at the 640 feet level.

The Winding Association machmeiy was passed yesterday by Mr Ertington, and winding wil] probably be started next week, Mr Richard Harrison havingbeenappointed engineer. SHAREMARKBT. Cross-6s; sellers, 6s. Dart—Sellers, Bs. Sellers, is. Marioer-5s 6d, Si 3d; sellers, 6s 6d. Imperial—Hellers, CBs6i Beauty—Sellers, 30s.

[V4OM THE COROMANDBL MAIL,]

TOKATEA.— L«Bt month's return from the company's cleaning up was 115 ounces. Thii, with the percentage from Kick's tribute return of 65 ounces, gives 130 ounces. A more than payable return during this week-over a hundred-weight of picked »tone—was obtained, giving a Rood start for nest month's yield. MEW CORBY.—lhe contract to drire tbe low level has been taken in hand by Edwards. The work was started on Monday. The level was opened out in tight ground, necessitating shorting. As soon us the level is far enough advanced the one irill be got to work.

lOSi.—A leader cut in the JNo. 2 inter, mediate has produced stone with an ounce to the pound, obtained along the floor of the level, where it was making stronger than In the tipper part ot the drive. It was followed a few fget east, but looked pinched to this direction, and the manager is now driving from the bottom of the shaft to Pick it np. If the same class of stone goes wn throHgh the block it will give an ira? potns to tbe company, and it [is expected that a few days will teat the value of the law discovery. The low level is to be Wven by contract another hundred feet, Tenders for this work are 'o be opened *>■%, Another slide was cut last week ■i this level.

f ' u»ioh Beach.—The low level from the ; Tugya winze is being carried on as usual, ! With a fine looking leader in tbe face. Ihe amager is busily engaged constructing a Mm which, if successful will act as a flood< ■ gate to the mine, and stop a large poitiun s «fta»»tet which now renders pumping I M heavy an item. He expects to nduee JM conmniptioQ of coal by one-third by iwe scheme now being car.ied. The boiler "»go^trom lhe beach to its site, ia very ttnait: ; (tyie by Mr Cluno and his stall ''botany farther assistance.