OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 195, 20 August 1888, Page 5

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

(BY TELEGEAPH. —OWN OOBBESPONDENT. )

■ i Thames, August 9. Newbebby Vatttin Pkooess.—Dr. Scheidoand Mr Pratt of the Neiwberry-Vautin Coml; pany, returned to the Thames on Thursday evening after a four days' trip to several of the mines in the upper district. Both were well pleased with what they 'saw, and brought back with them', specimens of quartz from every district visited. , Askham-Mollot—The newly-appointed manager, Mr Hales, ihas returned from Auckland, after reporting to his directors upon the efficiency of the plant. It is intended to erect a coffer dam to keep 'badk .the tide, and also to get in order the injector, which is to convey the tailings from the foreshore into the battery. • Paroquet.—Mr Power, who is acting on behalf of the Melbourne syndicate who are negotiating for the purchase of this mine, has forwarded his report, to Melbourne. The result will most probably lead to the completion of the purchase, on the terms recently announced. ,' New Manuuau-.—Crushing has been commenced at the Waiotahi battery, and the return of amalgam so far warrants a payable return. _ Waiotahi.—The crosscut has now grot into firm country again, and in tho working in the Waiotahi section of the mine a good grade of quartz is still coming to hand. CamiJkia.—The, leader which was intersecised on Wednesday last crossed the drive at almost right angles, and has consequently been left behind. Some nice colours of gold were seen when cutting through it. Colours of gold are frequently seen when breaking down No. 7 leader above No. 3 level. The battery is now engaged in reducing quartz ■12 hours daily, and the amalgam obtained indicates a payable return. Caledonian. —Eowe and party, tributers, completed a crushing of 12 loads to-day, for the payable return of 18czs. 13d wt. melted gold". Pkince Impebial.—ln the eastern workings from a foot to fifteen inches of quartz are corning to hand, in which colours of gold appear to be pretty* freely distributed, while occasionally, a little picked stone is selected. Stoping is being carried on as -usual uponthe hangingwall of No. .1 reof at No. 3 level both at the eastern and western ends. • -*New Feabnought.—The mine manager reports as follows under date 18th inst: — : The drive on the, reef is in a distance of 18 ' feet from tho crosscut. The reef continues about 4 feet. in width and shows when breaking down a good class of mineral. The crosscut continues to pass through an* excellent class of country, but l-ather of a lighter nature. A considerable number of, small veins and mineral eeams have been intersected. The cross cut is in a distance of 40 feet from the main dri.vo. - . ■ Thenton.— The mine manager reports as follows under date of 18th inst.:—The country in the shaft has been a little easier worked this week, and something soft has been touched this morning in the eastern corner of the',shaft. The little that has been taken out here io soft clay mixed with silica. The contractor has sunk it sfb 6in this week, and timbered up 16ft. GrßM.—The mine manager reports that up till the 18bh inst. ho had been sending the surface drive ahead, and on Saturday he got a few stones showing coarse gold. The leader is on an average 9 inches and making, the 6tone looks promising and the country all that can be desired. The contractors are now in a distance of nearly 70 feet, A little gold was seen in several stones taken from the large reef but they are not breaking down the reef. ' . i; New Pkince InrEEiAL.—Tho mine manager reports under date August 18th.— The quartz being broken put from the eastern stopes about No. 3 level is of a nice friendly description and shows gold almost every breaking down, and occasionally a few picked stone are selected. A small portion of the lead in the western end was broken down on Friday and showed gold freely. There are now 12 loads of quartz in tho hoppers. New AlburniX.-—Thanusie manager reports on the 18th inst. that during the past week the stopds have been extended east a considerable distance past the junction of the small leader, met. with in the early part of th,e week, and therefore there had not been an opportunity of breaking down any of the leader at the junction for the past few days. There are about 12 loads of quartz in the paddock and 90 lbs picked storie on hand. Tho tributcr3 are doing well.' •