OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 219, 17 September 1886, Page 3

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Thames, this day,

Turtles Kuiuxui. —Mr Turtle has started two men to drive on the Young American leader in the section ol the Kuranui mine.

Caledonian. —The winzo on the hangingwall lsader ia now down CO feet, and will connect "with the crosscut from No. 3 level after another 40 feet of sinking. Good colours of gold continue to he peen pretty •well distributed through the quartz. The croaacut at No. 3 level ia in 60ft., but the country in the faco iB a little tighter. The contractors will have driven a sufficient distance to meet the winz9 in another 30ft, when the winze which is being carried along in the drive will junction with tbebangingwall, and the managor is then sanguine of maeting with something good. Laksach.—Another breaking down of the Young American leader in the leading stope has taken place, when colours of god wore seen pretty well distributed through the quartz, which also carrios an abundance of very favourable minerals. New Aluurnia.— The drive on the leader at the 70fc. level ia in 20ft. There can be no doubt that it ia what ia known as Gribble's specimen lend, which in the present face ia bix inches wide, and shows gold pretty freely.BOthatit'should crush well. A small tonnage from here will shortly be treated separately in order to ascertain its value.

The manager of the Larnach Gold Mining Company has wired : -" Had eurvey made. Find that the picked stone cf which I wired you yesterday came from Turtle and Caledonian mine."