OUR GOLDFIELDS.
MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.
Hazelbank.—Tho manager reports that gold is freely seen in the third stope, which lode is 15 inches thick. The second stope east is almost np to the junction with the hangingwall, and as gold was freely seen in the reef in the drive and leading stops underneath, the manager expects to got picked stone a little further ahead. There are now 4050z of amalgam on hand.
Tky Fluke. —Tho manager telegraphed to-day, " 48oz of retorted gold trom the pans." This brings up the total crushing for throe weeks to 31'20z from about 320 tons of ore.
Pbide of Kakaka.—The manager reports that owing to the appearance of the face of the drive he expects to meet with good crushing , dirt any shift. Some nice gold wa? seen in the second stope when breaking down. Otama. —The manager telegraphed today : " Crushed 5 tons of quartz, 151b of soecitneiis, and 101b of picked stone for 660z of retorted gold."
Norfolk.—The manager reports the reef is five feeb in width and heavily mineralised.
Moanataiaki.—The manager reports 250 tons of quartz treated for 138oz of gold, picked stone 351b.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 303, 22 December 1891, Page 5
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