OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 140, 15 June 1891, Page 4

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

*. Tin- Flckk.—Tho manager reports that tho Kuaotunu reef still averages 18 inches, and looks promising. Korth from the riso the lode varies from one to two feet, and yields a f.'.ir supply of payable ore. In No, 3 level the lodo south is improving, and may bo expected to continue so doing as ifc approaches tho south run. During the past fortnight, 210 tons of oro have been | crushed for 123=10/; of retorted gold. A quantity of this oro came from No. 2 levol, which is not so good. Mariposa.—The manager reports he is 25 feet in tho hanginewall of No. 2, and a change has taken place in tho face. Small mineral veins are met with, and ho has no doubt that tho reef is ahead. Red Mercury. — The manager reports that the reef is large and payable in the south end, but in the north ib is intermixed with mullock. In all 95 tons of cro have been crushed. IKVICTA, —The manager reports that the reef is one foot thick and prospects well. About 30 tons of ore are now paddocked. Carbine.— The manager reports that the block between the winze and the junctic* at No. 2 level gives a considerable amount of average quality crushing dirt. Tbe reef at No. 2 level averages '2 feet 15 inches. • Kapai.—The manager reports that the reef is 12 leet wide, but only about 6 or 7 feet is at present being broken down. It is really first-class oro, say about 4oz to the ton, and there is over four feet of secondclass dirt worth an ounce to the ton. There are prospects throughout the whole reef, | which only requires cheap crushing to make j it payable. The run of gold has now continued unbroken for SO feet, arid there is another 100 feet before tho Try Fluke boundary is reached. SURPLUS.— Tho manager reports that tho gold is showing freely in the stone. Oweba.— The manager reports that too reef at No. 2 level is 5 feet wide and gives good prospects, but not quite so good as the stone forwarded previously. Flying Cloud.—The manager reports that the reef is from two to live feet wide and looka promisin-r- As it is the Sons of Freedom reef, a large deposit of gold may bo met any moment. Otama. —The manager reports that another leader has been cut about 6 inches wide and parallel with the ono thafc had tho good gold formorly. Saxon.—The manager reports that tho j No. 2 break has been met with at No. 6, level, and a crosscut has boon started to pick up the reef on the eastern side. The manager calculates driving 45 feet before j tbe reof is reached, The winze from No. 5 is down 47 feet. The reef is 2h feet thick. Colours of gold aro freely seen and 12ib ot picked stono has been saved. Waikoa-(Kuaotunu).— The drive in low j . level is now in 57 feet. A better class of . country is now in the face. Tho reef 13 ; three feet in thickness, and is looking j much better; prospects by pounding improve as r6ef is driven on. 1 may mention that the new reef found by Jones, of the j Surplus claim, and in which blotches of i gold can be seen, also traverses a portion of j your Company's claim. | Maeiposa.— Messrs G. Fraser and Sons | report as follows upon 171 bags of j tailings from dirt crushed for the j Mariposa claim at Cooks battery :-- As- I say per ton, loss 4dwt 12gr ; gold, lldwfc j llgr, valuo £2 5s lOd ; silver, 13dvvt Igv, value Is HJd: total, £2 7s 9Jd. Return from the 171 bags, less 15 per cent, for moisture, 6oz 2dwt, or 16dwt 6gr of bullion , per ton, of which lOdwt 19gr wero gold. ; value £2 3s 2d, and sdwt llgr silver, value lOd : total value per ton, £2 4s. It will be remembered that 20 tons were put through the battery for a return of 13oa 12dwt.'' I