MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 201, 26 August 1896, Page 2

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Mariner.—Ab No. 2 level the last 5 feet have been penetrating through a large quartz formation of splendid looking atone, some of which gives a prospect in the dish. It still sho^ a larg6 body of stone in the i'ace, and is becoming more solid. WAirußU.— The Rimu reef appears to be .improving, aod is now about two feeb in width.

Lookout. — The large reef has been opened up in several more places, and fair dish prospects can still be obtained from it. Have also had the six-inch leader opened up, and it shows to be a good-looking body of quartz, carrying good walls, and giving very good prospects of coarse gold in the dish. May Queen Extended.—ln the low level the ground ab the footwall of the reef continues of a favourable description.

St. Patrick.—No. 2 reef maintains its average width of nine feet, and is carrying good mineral indications. Occidental.—A email break crossing the face has somewhat disturbed No. 1 leader. The leader in No. 4 efcope is a libtle smaller than it was, bub continues to show a libtle gold. Bell Rock.— Tho reef at present in the face is three feeb in thickness. I have juab come on a leader to-day. . Victoria. — The reef at No. 3 level, especially the hangingwall portion, looks exceedingly well, being full of minerals favourable for gold. In fcho leading stope over the drive at No. 2 level the reef atill continues to look about the aame, and a few colours of gold are seen in the quartz occasionally, Gold is seen freely in the quartz broken from the stope over bhe intermediate level east. Aboub fourteen pounds of stono were obtained during the waek from the leader in the intermediate drive west of tho winze. Stoping has been commenced during tho week on a block of ground in the end of the western drive on the new leader at No. 1 level. The leader is split up at present, but as a little gold is seen in ib and the country is of a favourable description it is well worth a trial. Oriental. —No. 1 reef gives nice prospects of coarse gold by pounding. Ohinemcri Syndicate (Thames).—Elliot tunnel : Contractors are getting on well, and are passing through first-class country, with a lot of mineral yeina running through bhe ground. Annie Creek tunnel : The usual progress has been made. The class of country has improved during the week. Prince Kegknt.—There is a marked improvement! in tho prospects of tho mine generally. Matawai.—The reef is from one foot to 30 inches thick, looking well for Bpecimons but no gold visible. Evening Star, —During the week three new leaders were intersected in tha crosscub, and one of these, about 12 inches thick, gives good prospects of loobo gold in the dish.

Byron Bay.—Tho reef is six foob wide and continues to yield gold by mortar testa. In the crosscut bho country is rabher tight on account of so many leaders crossing the face bub ib is now a little easier driving. In the extended portion of the ground a reef has been cub in the trench. Brilliant. —No. 3 reef is 12 inches thick and gives good prospects right through. The Wheal Basset reof i 3 somewhat broken up at present, but will doubtless come togebher again. From parts of thia lode I can gob fair proapecre. On the surplus portion of the ground we have met wish a nice looking leader cix inches think. Kauraki" No. 2.—The^ sinking oF thi shaft was commencod again on Wednesday, and three feeb have been Bunk through a good claaß of country. The pump work 3 well.

Welcome Find.- 1-'! he intermediate drive haa been extended 12fb through excellent country, and the leader, which averages about 4 inches, never looked „ better for gold. On tho southern lodo ab the bottom level a stope 4 feeb by 35 feeb has been carried along the back of the drive, the lode varying from 3 fco Bin in thickness for thab longbh, When breaking down today (Augußt 21sb) gold was seen freely, and a quantity of good picked etone was secured (as already wired). Tho new southern drive was discontinued, and a rise started to prove the extent of the disordered ground upwards. About 6fb has been driven, and a far better chua of lode stone rock already met with. When the rice is high enough to ba free from the influence of the break, driving southerly from the rise will be commenced.

Esperanza.—ln all 96 feeb has been driven. Tho class of country is the same.

New Zealander,—A drive has been started on the western side of the creek. Ib is in 10 feet, and some good looking stone is met with, gold being seen in tho loose quartz. There is little alteration at No. I level and in tho rise ab No. 2 level.

Progress Castle Rock.—The roef ab No. 3 level is atill a little splib up, bub looks well for gold. The hangingwall portion is two feeb thick, and gold should be god ab any breaking down. Gold was Been in breaking down the fifteen inch reef in No. 3 stope going south. Pandora.—The country in the face of the drive is composed of quartz stringers and flinties . interlaced all through the sandstone. They contain manganese and colours of gold. Excelsior.—The men have been engaged in stripping and opening out the two different reefs found on the property, and which appear to run parallel. No. 1 reef is a large body of stone, and No. 2 is aboub 2 feet wide, and a few colours of gold from ib were obtained in bhe dish. Magazine.—lb is expected that the reef, will be cut any day in the main tunnel.

Wealth of Nations.—The crosscut now in 90fb is passing through a lob of stringers, and ib is expected that the reef will be cub in another 6 or 8 feeb of driving. Golden Lion. — The contractors have been somewhat retarded in driving tho crosscut by a big flow of water from the face. Alpha.— Twenty-five feet have sfeill to be driven in the hopper crosscub to inberEecb tho reef. A email leader was cub in the drive carrying a little gold. Rainbow. —The western crosscut is now in 90ft, and should bo getting noar bhe Alpha western roef. A nice looking 12----inch leader has been cub in a trench in the south-west end of the Rainbow section.

Talisman Extended.—The low level crosscut) has been extended Sfb for the week through a good class of country, and the drive to cub the Marmion Extended reef is in 25ft.

Cambria.—The leader going back to the Cambria section is small and shows no gold. If ao improvement takes place a start is to be made to try and pick up bhe main reef at No. 1 level.

Mamtana. —The country in the face of' both No. 3 and the low level ia first class.

Jocexyn.—A new and promising reef has been drivon on and ia now 30in wide. No. 1 western reef ia becoming a more compact body of stone. New Gomonda. —No. 2 drive ia in 100 ft in good country. The loader which has bean somewhab pinch3d, is making again. — Everything is ready to j start when the erection, of the pumping machinery is completed, which should be ia about three days. Deep Lead.—Work has been confined during the week to trenching, and a parcel of fitone from Mm reef outcropping alongside. Butler's road has been taken for assay. Hercules and Mammoth—Work is.confined to stripping the reef in the Hercules ground to obtain a sample for assay, and in making trenches across the mammoth outcrop. (CONJINUED OX PAG^rf)