MINING NEWS.
(by teleoraph.—own correspondent.)
Thames, this day. Scarcity of Water.—The drought has roJ«*:J Hie county water oupply to one-balf the capacity of the race, and unless rain falls soon more batteries will be stopped, and Shortland Sawmill will be brought to a standstill.
Martha Extended (Waihi).—Prospecting operation i beneath the lowest level are giving exceedingly promising roturns. A winze has bean sunk to a depth of 45 feet, and it is report :d that gold is quite as plentiful in the quartz as ovorhoad, if not more so. Tiie reef has beon proved to oxer 3d 16 feet in width. Tbo mar iger has Htaucd an intermediate drive upon its course.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 5468, 28 January 1885, Page 2
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112MINING NEWS. Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 5468, 28 January 1885, Page 2
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