THAMES MINING NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 29, 4 February 1896, Page 2

THAMES MINING NOTES.

(BY TfLESRAPH—»WN CORHHtST»OSURNT.)

Thames, thia day,

Moanataiari.—Th« manner has banked 15Qoz reborfced gold, for which there, w*re tfant§cj JJQ tons of quartz arid 501(1 pipped

May QB»HH**->.Tbe monthly rajratn from thia mine waa reduced oa melting to &78oz

2dwjb, srhich realised £J,552 Sa 9d, as against the return of 4670z J2dwt of mpjlred gold laeb month, which realised £1,309. It will be seen lhat the yield this month exceeds that ojf Decenjber by Jloz lOdwt.

Golden Point.—Work of sinking the main engine shafcfe is without .change of any importance to chronicle. The class of country being passed through .continues of tijlht description. In »he .early part of last week a stream of water was met with in the pump end of tjb,e jßhaffc, which had th» effect of draining off water to a depth of 7ft. In tha old Goldea Poiai ah^ii bwp men were put on to prospect another section of the mine, otherwise there is nothing worthy of mention. Miners' ympN,—The cejofrrset for the erection cf a buijd.in£ for iho Miners' Union was secured Jby ff, Raa^ftoOjAt) £21$. Seven tenders were received, prices .ranging from' £270 downwarde. Our Thames CQrrjsepondenfc telegraphs: -t-1 * A splendid looking body of stone, nine ipphes thick, was cub to-day in. the drive ab l{o. 4 Jevei. It confcuinn th)» "besb p.p»fii.bjß mineral indipabipn an.d nice cgiours of gojd wore seen in the quart?- The country js a splendid class of sandstone, and it is possible jtfie discovery wiil leadtoimp.erifrnt dsyeiopment^," The manaser tsiegraphed ;— *' pub jreof 91 inches thick, sho.wipg golcmrs of gold." 9harea ipld as high as Is lOd, but were after wards offered at Js«4 wttfa baynn *t 1« 5d." AI^BUHNIA. The depppjb of £1,000 from thp Home purchftsars of this mine waa today formally paid over jfcp the manager pf the Xompauy, Mr D. .G. Macdonnell.