MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 225, 24 September 1888, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

, Thames, this day. .Saxon.—MrThos. Dunlop has, as stated in a telegram in your last issue, been appointed to the managementof thismine The instructions of the directors that all hands should be discharged was dutycamed out on Saturday, the afternoon shift not being; allowed to go oh. A new staff of meu has now been engaged, and work was resumed underground as usual this morning. Several of the old hands were re-engaged. The contractors for the extension of the drive at No. 5 level have given up their contract, and it is probable that fresh ten. ders will be invited. ,' , ■, Trenton. —The manager has received tenders for sinkingtho shaft a further 100 feet, and forwarded them to ; the directors in Auckland. , .: ■•-' '' ■■ .'■■'■> ' ' ' ' . ' :' ' Caledonian.— It is understood here that in consequence of his appointment to the management of the Saxon mine, Mr Dunlop has tendered his resignation to the directors of the Caledonian. . .. .■■ PlanofGolbfield.— Mr Burgess, Clerk of the Warden's Court, has received^ an excellent plan of the Thames goldfield E roper from Mr Percy Smith, Assistant urveyor General, by whom it has been compiled. The licensed holdings and special claims in existence under the old Act are distinguished from those granted under the new Act by being differently' coloured, and the plan shows the whole of the holdings up to date. New Fearnought.--The country in the crosscut remains unchanged. The face of the crosscut is at present a complete network of stringers varying in width from 1 inch to 2 inches. The largest contains excellent mineral and a con iderable amount of silica nnd zinc blend. The crosscut is in a distance of 58 feet from the main drive.

Tkenton.—The country on the western end of the shaft is very hard, but on the eastern end it is fair shooting ground. , Gem.—Up to Saturday the work, had produced about 301b picked stono. ■ : ■, New Prince Imperial.— Last wedk a few pound of picked stone were obtained from the top stope on the hanging wall of No. 1 reef. Tributers: Trenwith and party crushed 9 loads of quartz last week for the return of 15oz sdwt of melted gold. •'- ;'

(by telegraph—press association.)

Blenheim, this day.