MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4324, 25 March 1884, Page 2

MINING NEWS.

[by teleobapii—own correspondent.]

Thames, this day. Queen op Beauty.—ln order to obtain amor convenient mannor of working, tho manager has begun a crosscut westward of tho chambe at No. 10 level to intersect the loader on which prospecting operations are going on. A. l ona and circuitous means of approach will thus ha dispo:,«d of. The southward drive on the leader is passim? through capitnl country, but no quarr has been broken for some days. In the Btopesit consists of about 2 feet of rubbly quartz well mineralised, but at present showing no cold' WAiOTAin.-Mostof the underground wnrti have been suspended, and preparations arp h? ing made for the removal of the present boiw" and tho erection of a new one supplied by A nw* G. Price. The Etoppago is expected tol«S about a month, during which time portion,;„! the shaft will be renovated, and prosneoHml winzO3 sunk from No. 2level on New. J and l\ lodes. a Dekp Level Cross.—A new and imnottnnt work has boon commenced at the WO feetlewi. namely, the continuation of tbe seaward crosscut to intersect the footwall branrh of the eros". According to the recm.l survey it should come to hand after driving about 10 feet. At the intermediate leveL tlm junction of tbo same body with tho branohnf No. 2 reef should bo within 15 feet of thefacA of tho drive. A trial crushing from tho leader at the CIO feet level gave tho satisfastory ylelfl of oneounco per load. v. Kuranui Hill.—The riso about the tunntl level has struck tho footwall of a lodo, and thh manager purposes following it upward in thi expectation of finding a series of junctions rendering tho locality a likely one for the existence of gold.

Calkdonia.—To keep paco with tho increasfi in the output of crushing djrt. the manager has I ongaged 15 stampers at the Herald mill; andis keeping them going two Bhifts daily. Thfl' quartz is of a payable kind, and tho workings ot No. 2 level continue to look well, tho reef enowIns gold in tho leading stopes at cast eide of tho > winze, and also in the eastern drirc. Prepara- - tionswill shortly be made for Binking a wlmsm ' to No. 3 level.

Moanataiari.—About 301bs of picked stone have been obtained during: the week from die stopes on No. 9 reef, and 12Ibs from the Morn* ing Star leader. A trial cnißhins ia being prepared from the leader in tho Waitemata section at the intermediate level. Smith (trlbuter) obtained llozs gold from 2 tons.