OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 92, 22 April 1891, Page 5

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Saxon.—The manager reports that at No. 6 level the reel in the eastern drive is 4ft in thickness, and gold is occasionally seen in the stone. This drive has to go another 26fb to roach the break. The reef on the western side of the crosscut has been thrown Sft or 10ft into the hanging-wall owing to a clay formation. However, the drive ia now almost clear of this formation, and the reef is opening out to its usual size and course. Tho manager is now not quite certain whether the break met- with in No. 2 reef is the No. 2main break.aithough it is in the proper position. This will, however, be definitely settled in a few days. Gold was scon on both sides of the break. On the western side a few pounds of picked stone were saved, and on picking up the reef on the eastern side, ib showed gold freely. The reef is 13 inches thick, and presents a promising appearance. Ab No, 5 level bhe winze easb of the No. 2 break ii now 10ft. Four feet of the reef is bein£ carried down, and gold is frequently mi"b with, and lClb of picked stone have b&an saved. At No, 3 level the leae'ler varies from 9 to 12in, and a little picked Etone is frequently saved. There were 130oz of amalgam on hand, and 201b of picked stone. Ib is considered doubtful whether it is No. 2 break that was recently met with at No. 6 level. .-, / *

Alburnia.— The manager report/1- that gold ia occasionally scon in tbe stone in Dixon's- reef at the battery level. No quartz has been broken from the Success reef during the past week.

Hazelbamc. —Mr F. A. White, the manager of the Hazolbank Company, received the following mine manager's report of tho 21st April this morning :—" As 1 advised you by wire, 151b of picked stone were obtained from the lending stope yesterday, above tho drive inside o?the top of the winze, and 201ba were again received from the eamo stone today, also 201b from the winze* The lode in the bottom of the winze looks very well indeed. It is about. 18 inches in thickness, and is carrying excellont mineral for gold. At the time of your visit to the mine last week a portion of the reef was stripped in the stope nearly over the winze. It is from hero the gold is being got. In the drive from the winze into the face the lode has not all been carried in, a portion having been left in the footwall on account of some mullock running in the centre that was taken for the fopbwall. It is about .i feet in thickness in.'this stope, and looks well. The portion .that is carrying moat of the gold is about 8 inches in thickness next the footwall./ There is about 30 loads of quartz through the stampers and 4 loads more to go through before cleaning up, and there is on hand now 118oz of amalgam from this general dirt. The picked stone ,ii being put through. To-day Mr Coutt>s' telegraphed :—" 600oz of amalgam. Retorting."

Hazelbank. — Cloaning-up took place this afternoon. The 35 loads general dirt and picked atone produced 600oza amalgam, which, when retorted, gave 2150z gold. There is nothing fresh from the mine today.

New MaNukau. —J. E. Smith, mine manager, reports : " A leading stope is now being carried along on the Crown lead north and tho leader is looking better than it did in the drive, being larger aftd showing good mineral for gold. By to-morrow I shall have enough out for a sound trial, which will be put through the battery this week." Magnolia. — The mine manager telegraphs that he has holed through to the winze.

/'City of Dunedin.—The mine manager teports that during the past week No. 2 ljevel has advanced 17 feet, making a total /of 253 feet. There is a futher distance of 25 feet to drive before reaching solid ground. A cross-cut is also being put in 10 feet back from face of drive for the purpose of prospecting the back reef at thiß point.

Dives—The mine manager reporte that during the past week the rise has been put up sufficiently high to break off another stope, but the reef has not yet been broken down from it. About 12 feet of the reef has been In the back stope about 10 feet has been stripped, and will be broken down early in the week. In the second stope about 9 feet of the lode has been stripped and broken down. It is split up into three distinct leaders, divided by about 8 or 9 inches of sandstone. Gold is seen in each, and the mineral indications are of a very favourable kind. In the .third stope some good colours of gold have been seen in the sis inches of crushing dirt, most of which is solid quartz, and a pound or two of picked stone has been bagged. There is on hand to date 12 loads of general dirt and 131b of picked atono.