MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 156, 4 July 1890, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

(S-ROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Thames, this day. New A-Burnia.—Mr A. Thomas took over bhe management of this mine yesberday* Saxon.—The No. 6 low level drive is in a disbance of 45 or 50fb. The No. 2 reef is 9 inches in bhickness, and when breaking ibdown yesberday colours of gold were seen in some of the quartz. Lone Hand.—The Manchester reef in the hillward or eastern drive continues to be a good strong body of quartz, in which colours of "old are seen. Ib is now in about 30fb past the original Manchesber boundary, bub a distance of fully 600 ft requires to be driven to reach bhe Company's boundary. This is the only work in progress ab pre--8801. _ Bio Pump. — Mr Jobson, Inspector of Boilfrs, ifl expected to arrive here aboub bhe lObh inst. The Big Pump boilers will bhon be inspecbed, which Will necessitabe the suspension of pumping operations for a few days. ~" The total value of the late Mr S. Jagger's estate has nob yeb been ascerbained, and ib is nob likely thab ib will be known for some little time. Mr Charles Spooner, and Harriet Jagger, widow of deceased, are executors under the will. The residence and land ab bhe corner •of Park afid Carlton Roads are bequeabhed bo Mrs Jagger absolubely. She is also to receive £I,QOO a year from bhe revenues of the rest of bhe c.bate—the brewing business—till the youngest child is 21 years of age, and with that sum is to educate and support the children. Each child on attaining the age of 21 years is to receive £2,000, and when Mrs Jagger dies, or bhe youngest child attains the age of 2lj the estate is to be realised and divided equally amdng the children. Mrs Jagger is appointed sole guardian of the children. In his address at the missionary meeting held in bhe Mount Eden Baptist Church on WednesdoV evening, bhe Rev. W. Gibtos referred to the fe_rf_l havoc that had been wrought' among the Maoris by the "firewater." He was happy to say, however, that a wonderful change was now apparent, very many of. the native, having adopbed temperance principles. Mir D« Fallori's conftPacb for the continuation of the railway line bey-ond Lichfield is progressing There is now room for more hands. There i_ only about a mile Of btt-h to fell, when the line will be clear for ten miles beyond the present point of work, A correspondent says: " There is grand bush scenery here, lovely ferns, and lofty radges* We ate about 1,006 feet above Auckland, and enjoy a fine climate. Our engine brings goods from Putaruru, nine miles Off;" A mile Of permanent way is now being received, and will be laid in a cottple of weeks. Oter 150 men and 40 natives are employed, twenty horses and carts are at work, and five waggon tips wibh double waggons are all " making hay while the sun shines."