OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 187, 9 August 1893, Page 5

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Norfolk.—The manager reports thab the reef i 3 three feet thick, and has considerably improved for the laßb few feet. A litble gold is seen occasionally, bub nob enough bo warrant saving the dirt. Calliope.—The manager reports that gold is seen freely in the third atopo west. bub so far no picked stone has been obtained. Pride of Karaka.—The manager reports thab the country is very favourable for gold, bub unfavourable for making headway. Saxon. — Tho manager reports.: — " Gribble crushed bhree loads for 17qz 7dwb Of gold." ■"'"l'ti.i. i Moanataiari— The manager repgrtg ( that. 51 tons of quartz and 142 tons of surface dirt have been paesed through the battery for 25 and 21ozs of amalgam, respectively. The stopes above Point Russell level show a little gold ab each breaking down, and during the past week from eight to ten pounds picked Rtone were selected. Tne number of workmen in the. 100-foot level south has been reduced to five, as it will not Day to carry each stop tbe full length ot the block. No. 1 level of tbe Hazelbank B haft has been driven 12 feet into the Moanataiari ground. Gold is frequently seen, and a pound or two of stone containing nice, strong dabs of gold were selected. ALBURMA.-Tbe manager reports that WO rk has been principally confined to the east and west stopes. The reef in No. 5 stope has improved very considerably both Sand value. From the sixth stope the 301b picked stone were obtained yesterday The reef here is tally three feet S'k and carries a little visible gold amongst the mineral. This class,of orebv its dip-cannob yet be met with at the feet fevel, consequently the drive at that level will be pushed on again. Shou d le same class of ore be met with the manager considers it would be of great the raann^ Company. At the interLX" the b'lchTf the leader from whlh the 251b of picked stone was ob-t-ninfid is nine inches thick. SANDO.-The manager reports a grea toovement in the appearance of the reef during the lasb few days.