OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 270, 16 November 1887, Page 5

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

(BY TELECRAI'II.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Thames, this day. Cambria.—There is a slight improvement in the quality of the quartz now being put through the battery. During the past week 115 loads have been crushed for 3330zs amalgam, while there are about 501bs of picked stone on hand, which will be treated with any more that may accumulate until the fortnightly clearing up on Wednesday nexb. The various leaders upon which stoping operations aie in progress are small, and consequently almost the whole of the quartz has to be sorted and the mullock separated therefrom. Ihe JNo. 1 leader in the stope over the drive at No. 5 level is looking better, and occasional parcels of excellent stone are now obtained, though I fancy the best gold from here will be found beneath the floor of the present •Taxon.—From the appearance of the plates there is every ..prospect of the cleanincr up for this company being a good one. There are now 7500z5. of amalgam on hand, and the picked stone has yet to be put; through the stamper. It is confidently SicipatedthatadividendoflsSdpershare will be declared as the result ot the month s or cT t EDONiAN.-The treatment of several trial parcels of quartz from Vah °22JG??S of the mine have resulted unprofitable the maiority being worth even less than 6 oi Tdwfcs. gold per load. The manager, however, is sanguine that he will ultimately unearth remunerative dirt, Cambria.-301bs of packed stone were aerain secured to-day when breaking down No 1 leader in the fifth slope over *o. 3 level

Coromandel, this day. Tokvtea. -During the past week_Halpin and oartv on No. 7 block, have obtained fiFbs of Jood picked stone and some very .oodUncral stuff. They have now on Katout 121b of picked stone and two tons of general stuff. The> have sunk a Sze on g the junction of two branches for 2? felt carrying payable prospects all the wi down Abfchhs clepth they have driven _ T o y n it 20 feet having payable goldupto and hope tomeet with success. —Jojin Benney.

The members of A Battery are warned in mother column that a special daylight narade wTll be held, by order of the Major Spandmg First Brigade to-morrow, at Jialf-pasb o p.m., in the Prill-shed.