HAURAKI NORTH
(JTBOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT*)
Cobomandei., thio day,
Nftw that the machinery is working imoothly, operations are proceeding Very lablsiactoriljf. Since commencing work, a distance df 12ft has been Sunk in, the shatb, through an excellent) claes of country for the carrying of gold bearing loads, and amenable also bo progressive working. The Jangye puWp now worM very well, with the' a«#i«tajice of a suction hose for the bottom Of the shaft, and no difficulty is experienced, or ind«ed, losb of biMe, in koep;ag the water i>i check. Owing to the lack of and difficulty in obtaining suitable timber, the manager bas deemed it inadvisable to commence with the cleaning out of No. 1 level until the requisite timber is obtained. ThU is a wide resolve, as bhe level das efcoad fall Of water for aomfl timo past, irith the result thab several slips have taken place in the workings, which ib woald be impossible te clear ovray and toake secure again without having the tecemry timbers at hand.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 158, 7 July 1896, Page 2
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