MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.
Try Flokk. The rea? hna "o^art .! ripped in the Venus Emotion, tats sha meager is rather disappointed with I'aa qu.aHty of the quartz. Tha 'so'-ie «« the drivo ;'s ,-•;■, present only 2 inches thick, in tha stojjv*, the reef maintains its usual si/,-3, a :J will no doubb get bigger v?'asn driven or. lv. the western branch the roe? vf(,-iur< frt .n.1. six to nine inches. The maaa£H? e~.pos ■:.:•, to get payable ore north «:r. this !ods. Tr «,c" lis no change to report in aha Maripojj*, . cjbion. In the Try Flake pasrion si-oping; is going on north and eoath tVcm $hs; nsa ah ov3 No. 4 level. Tbaeß id Httlo or ac- chanj ?g in the size or quality of the rest The •. winze on Mo. 2 reel: bslow No. S level is dew? , ?.Q feet. The drivvT on tho reef north is vji) feet, and the prospects appear to be fro, proving. There are 10">oz of analgaw on 'ia iud from the plates.
Bunker,-.: Hils,--~The sbatb is acW down 135' feet its epietuUri sqnufety, f';U':of black mineral voins, a sun■ -sign of gok.! in this locality if > leidfiv k- cub. If aU so •>? well a starb will c\; sj.:«u<j v t^ieti Out ill t v.,.ek or so.
Southern Cross,—The dri^o c*u No. 2 leader has beau c.u^o v.inuod stert v start made to npoQ tsi on i:;;o other ci. la of fche winze leader. Th-j --f is o nico look: ,ag body of stone it. fcbo tv:c *ontb. Tho Loader is about eight- incLoo "hick, Bolh too sonotry and leader looY ?sry well, Ahoue,!','; or 20 feeb of driving .ihon'.d re:i<Vh the nroisp". leader again (the one £«;■ oi\ by No. 2). This drive will pv. spo;-t. cha c-tots Jaada'i a'g well as the one now bpiug Oa v.?c cw, Invicta. Uo. 2 i&vai !uw bean isst ,nded 30ft, the reot foxing from 'Jin to 'j?n thick, and portions of ■•,■ bay., giv.iri fa,,-, ilooae prospects, bui very liliU* ;a ssc:< irs the stone, eon%Oijnr!.'sfciy, only Uie beni \\; ibions are caved. A? No. i ieve s tr - r-tf has been of fair Cjuiillc;- ;:osJ si-io. ;li v?ho\ile of which is being ssvocl, ba<i liia mani'ager hardly cor.iid&,*p it v>>orf& £3nd,"i.'^ to I the battery u;i'.'e;: j:,rc«eff) •■;ry. n «ran|ces. South on tbi'j J«xei Slic oonnu-y f ns. b«een much bettor; aad :h: riet h f>i:iria^tlly getting larger, and wrjll no <i:,i: v'b-jpon lout to its proper siz^. Thore *»li nuiv bo 'the stono and ■! r.:..-.-i of qasa'i-Ji to on tflhis time, from wLish t;ie lunosgci; I i;::oi^ct3 150oz. I Harbour V;;;w (Corom«r;t?r?l). li'fct |rise is up about ISft. On Friday abo.u. ji pounds of very good eto.ce was p.of- Irotn a his marb. The loader is about fives inches tl(:cii,;and looks well. Another breaking riawn fJakes place to-dsy. Iti Mo. 2 level tbis tribute lead looks well, bub co far no jrr-ldj has rbeen mefc with. :':
NewTokafva.—Tlio low larc-Mj&B fbeen extended another 18ft. A cross > load f was paesed through, which lefb fcho n of r.4ther disturbed, bat an ft still maintain s itft aize ib will, no dofibi, improve again i«, a clay or two, as the country in f&vos'.rablajior ;»old. Kafai-Vkkhoi-t.—The main Ibvel is in .177 feet south of the rise. The r*sef is, from 3 to 6 feeb in width, mti fche prc«per.t9 ibave itrproved during tho past week, Ij at ar& not yet very largo. Aa only owe tsan works here, progress-! is alow. The reei| in the intermediate sou fch of the cis 9«6 f^'om 3 !to 4 feeb wide, and vary good era v\ being]1 goc from the face. It continues t/j give-'1-rich ore for the wbote 138 Joe!: il is pej^ ",ti'a rise, .North it is in 174 faeb, good or« i;jje Whole distance, and good prospects a;j;: available in the present face. .The two v<i«a aria now quite completed., and two it ;/ij^.;e. being .constructed.
Maqki Dbea;,;. (Kuaotanu), -i-Thti manager proposes fee commence ci<4 vfoig; north on the main roof on Tuesday, }and /also to continue the p^fiaoati orosacufciocri^teraecb other lodes. ;
■ May Qt7EKN,~T'j;re is- Dcihrog'rsjf-any rgreab importau2o to report; f 143; jbbjii<mine this weßk. Work 13 proceoriir;<.::3^ tiw.ul in the differenb scr-tl^i. aid ths c'dtpufi of 'payable ore-io L-ifilasir-g ch-il* ; A few pounda of picked .-stone centime'wo coiu.) to hand from tho jauctiop 0? Sbe'iicrtu-v-'esb and No. 4 .(odse o\-9r 1\!o. Q Ihiv-il The general ore shown f{oid.irea3y» v;l;ii-i pie'ied. stone is obtained oceosidaßlly-Stom other! parts otbhe stopoa ou bha s&mji Sods. The ; works in the "Trenton eacMcn RiKv also .foe ing; • steadily .pushed ahead., No.. I rssf" aast-'i :,ward of the-rcrorificab is f«II| fch?eti-?eflh-in';i .'thickness, ano prtisouts'thfj-sa; jie c{iarßt:ser< vistics -as laeu rapcrtsrL- Ttfaddva j, ing cwesb on No. 2 real is vi&boub change.' The lode fcraiaMon in ,Kbcyo 6 feet, •thick, and is composed of/ small reins ofquartz, alKof r.hu:h shove geld freely. ;Saxoa section ; Tfas ore c/jmins; tc'Lsnd' Jrom ClarkeaVleador eoahfauea fco ;b:> of: a payable nature... and-..g0; d"h frcqasafclyj ?seen at each breafcrag^bf/.lie lesd. The general ore paesi&g- fchroi ;g;h the taih is] quito consistent- in qnalitytO'thab'treuted! lasb month.
Monov/ai.—lt is estsmf jtod that fchs i'To. 2 lode in the Mdinpwai; eestioc* evnd the Gem reef in the Crown ; section, wi/5 be to hand during the forbher imitvg v?3ak in she new- crosscute *-hab ere If-sing driven. Occidental, — Aoothm- gstiefuctory return has been obtained by Mail* ce-d party of tributore. Four ton 3of general Uhrt acid
return of 470z I7dwi, h of melted gold. DutfEDiN.—The Country in the crosscat *is very tight. Thei; c is still a distance of aboub 20 feeb to dj rive before the lode can be expected to be Jlneb with, as instead of tho crosscut) going straight for the lode ib is being driven on | somewhat of an angle, which makes tha greater than would obherwise be 1 the case. The objecb of this, however, is (So cub the lode nearer the point where title continuation of the tributers1 run of golc!l is expected to be met with. i
Noefolk.—The t'eef is improving in quality at the Miseoiiri level. It ia 2i feet thick composed of n,iore solid quartz than was met with in the Rapper level. Colours of gold are seen in this stone.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 197, 19 August 1895, Page 4
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