MINE MANAGER'S REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 159, 8 July 1896, Page 5

MINE MANAGER'S REPORTS.

Bbiuunt.-Low level: Cud a small leader "■out three inches and carrying a little » Trenching for the Wheal Basset J et'J cat a reef formation about five or six '«» thick.

' fWbEir.—No. 1 reef haa formed a comPaetbodyoi stone from 18 inches to two ,!' 6jln thickness, and exists in good minera«aed country, bebween defined walls of blue 'wtono.; ,The eastern reef is about three **« thickneee. Oo last breaking-down ""covered loose prospects. The Four-in-ON reel, which had been cub in our «™o["i within a chain of our boundary, rampnaeß^a compact body of Bbone fully 2 e? wet thick; loose prospects can be *to*l therefrom. b ™] IT-"The tunnel in the low level has ™ driven on the leader in good counbry. '»nH • ader'? aboub ei-hb incheß in w>dtn ,: ■" looking well. The crosscut in the a™ I ■ W: Am getting prospects in the *ell ve^ of the leader, which ia looking

stI!°DSTOCK fcra- — There a if&w °Wrso[ quartz in the face of the drive. aek EE. D*M.~Two uiore leaders have been fu. i "*> making throe coming in from Wk glnf!waU of fch6 Habtor'a leader, accoV d 3«ncfcion with the main body, ( j x ' to n£to their preeent coursa, in from Then ahead of the present face, iilJ ootnin £ t0 hand the leader teJ.^K.-The crosscut drive to mmm ttT eNo' 9 reef: 'I>hera is no change ttsfijS!1"1 *!** ifc i 8 8til! very t'K"6- The Nth« " 86 on the JUQction of Darby's Rointrn Cr°Bß reef continues to look well in thickPVTarda; ib wiH avera PO 15 inches q«»rt* ."• ond g°ld is ffeely seen ia the »l»o L i Pounds of Picked stone have »99k. B9lected fr°m here during this iv 5! J™- - The hard belt of toted.«S- dme has been pene- ■»» innSiW 688 wiU be faßter- Tl'ere fe e , "key looking stringara in the

j<nJ!! , ome Rood-looking quartz ia *«.h, thS T° f the face of th° d»^e on the Wti'faHn *!!? hOB Bection- In the Shot- [ ••««»>, t-he reef which is fully 5 feot in

thickneis, is much easier to break and a little gold can be obtained with the mortar and diah.

Balfobr.—A new drive further up the bill has been pub in for SOfb on the small leader formerly cut and sunk on sear the Oriental boundary, where owing to the leader becoming very email work haa been abandoned.

Crescent.—-The prospecbing drive, which is in a distance of 278 ft is still penetrating very nnsattJed country. In the Orient section work has been commenced on the reef cub after driving 174 ft, to determine its value.

Four-in-Hand.— The drive on the hanging wall leader, which keeps the asual size, ia in a total distance of 43 feet. In breaking down the leader in the leading atope, 6oz 7ib of stone were secured. The large reef near the north boundary is a compact body of stone, four or five feet thick, giving favourable mineral indications.

Portska.—-The reef in Che low level is a compact body of etone, from fire to six feet in thickness, and carries a large percentage of manganese, bob when broken up shows to be nice kindly stone.

Grace Dakling.—-The reef in the No. 2 level face gives fair prospects by mortar and dish. This reef ia about 4 feeb thick. The No. 2 drive is to be continued righs through the spur, which leaves a farther distance of 250 feefi to be' driven from the present face.

Makitana.—A mass of fiintiee are crossing this taco in No. 3 level. Tenders tor driving 50 feet in the No. 3 level, and 100 foes in the Muriel level have been called, f respecting haa not yet revealed the Bertha reef.

I'andoka.-Operations are to ba-eotn-mencod from the river level when preliminary work is fiuishoct.

Komata Tbidm^h.—Since last) report surmca prospectiug has been continued beaidea cutting linos on the diii'erent course of recta and connecting the mime ho as to be able to get about. I have opened faces on a few reefs into the solid country. The quartz from each looks very promising and carrying all favourable indications for payable gold. It has been decided to start a crosscut from the main Komatsa creek bo intersect the different reefs already found on the surface and ia expected to give from one to tour hundred feet of backs on the different reefs when cub.

■ Victoria. —Driving on the leader at No. 3 level is being continued with encouraging results, colours of gold being seen in the breaking down. Although tfiio ground is still tigtib a change appears to bo coming in. At No. 2 level there ia no change, and work at the intermediate level east of the winze, whore geld has been seen in each breaking down, ib discontinued for the purpone of bringing along a leading stope over Che drive. Work in the stopes over the intermediate level weeb ot the winze is also discontinued, and a winze is being sunk about 35ft) inside of tho winze for toe purpose of dueling whether the leader is iatact to No. 2 level or not. Quartz of good duality is being won from the slopes over No. 1 level, and about 101b of stone were obtained from here during the week. Oruohing ac Bull's battery commences at the end of the week.

GRKAr Kapanga. — Quartz stringers are constantly met with in No. 2 drive, which haa beeu extended 10ft for the week, and water is coming in at the face.

Oceania.—A contract has been let to drive 50fo. The country is hard to break, being intermixed with Einty and mineral veins.

Mat Queen Extended.—A good stream of water id coming from ohe face of the reef, which has widened out) to about ita usual breadth, and looks favourable For gold.

Kaiser— Work in the.North drive shows that tha lode is making again. VV. Martin, the newly appointed manager, look charge on the 29!>h ult.

St. Patkick.—Expecb by continuing the main crosscut to intersect the new reof in aTj'out 15 feec of driVin%. Th 6 country in the face is of a splendid description.

Princess May.—Work has been continued on No. 1 load, which is nearly 3 feet in thickness. A mass of mullock with bands of quartz gold is plainly seen in the stone.

Alpha.—A crosscut haa been started frem the hopper level to cut the reef revealed at bhe top of the gully by trenching, and which gave fair prospects. A good class of country continues. Exghanse.—Only sft of driving have been done for the week, the men being employed getting timber for the trench and repairing the track to the mine. Golden Horn.—The work of timbering bho tunnel in Quiun and Cassell's section is nearly completed, there being another 12fb more before coming up to the face. Hercules.— The east side of the north outcrop has been stripped for 352 feet, and the reef which is exposed is of rubbly quartz carrying colours of bhe gold to the dish, and ot a favourable nature for gold. Ob the northwest side bhia reef has been exposed for 182 feet. The work in the southern outcrop has nob yeb been extended.

Star of Waitekattri.—The manager writes that he has opened up a drive, and found bwo well denned leaders, one about lft 6i« large and the other a little smaller, carrying a little gold. Matarua.—The drive on the reef has been extended ten feat, and the reef and country is everything thab could be desired.