OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 221, 19 September 1888, Page 5

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

(BY TEtEOBiPH-i-OWN COBRE3K)ND_-KT.)

■.-■•'.. . Thames,- this day, Cambria.?— The fdrtniglitly cleaning up today 'pfodiiced '70o& 15dwt;'retorted £<)Id from 63 loads' Of quartzand 101b of picked -tbne'--'''" ':-,|':' f"

j*iata,—-The drive oh the'leader has been continued to the east, *Tt still keeps a good rise, - The quarry looks verywell, though as yet only occasional colours of gold' Are New AlbtmNiA, — During the week the Company's operations " have been confined tp carrying oh the etopes abov-e the battery ; level, There are now about 8 loadg-gen'eraiquartz and 40lb picked stpriegn hand,-javingbepn pbtainedduringtheweek, Three parties have finished crushing*!—- -. Foster and party, 3 loads for loz l2owt \ Hennessy and party,1 5 loads dirt arid lQlb Ejeked ptone for 3|oz ; and Jobe and party, r & loads dirt and 601b '■ stone for' 68oa i4dwt, ' .'■,.■:. -.■,'...*,*. . ; :i _ Mr- J; 33, |3mith manager of the jfew M-anukau Qoldaliiiiing Company rOpetrta as folipwe. •— -4 few colours of - gold, were seen in Mulligan's leader when breaking down ii-st on Saturday, The drive lon No,53 level is now in 10 feet v the rußbly |-quartz in the face is making stronger, but it does nbt look very well yet for gold; I shall c6ush-a ton or two, for it might crush I batter tbap it look*: . I