OUR GOLDFIELDS

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 156, 3 July 1888, Page 5

OUR GOLDFIELDS

Thames, this day. Cambkta. — When breaking down the main reef in the winze at the intermediate level to-day, 41b of picked stone were secured. Colours of gold were seen freely dißbribubed bhrough bhe quartz.

Caledonian. —The manager banked yesberday 31oz 17dwb gold, 16oz lldwb of which was the resulb'of five loads crushed from the leader in the winze below No. 2 level, and the remainder, soz 6dwb, from 35 loads quartz, baken from bhe junction of Nos. 1 and 2 reefs with the Young American leader at No. rlevel. In both instances the returns are very encouraging, and warrant further prospecting at both points.

Surprise (Puriri). —The proprietors of this claim have banked 15oz lodwt gold, as the result of the treatment of 7 tons quartz. The crushing of. another parcel is now proceeding. Trenton.—The contractors have sunk 5 feet during the week and the depth of the shaft is now 349 feet.

Colonist.—Dabs of gold are showing in the low level.

THE BIG PUMP QUESTION,

The monthly meeting of the Drainage Board was held today, at which a letter was read from the Government, stating that the proposal to allocate the gold duty obtained from mines within the drainage area for the purpose of maintaining the Big Pump, was a question for settlement between the Board and the Local Bodies. Ib was deciddd to insure the Big Pump for a sum not exceeding £1,000. It was also resolved, to obtain the promised £2,000 from Government for substituting water for steam as the motive power.