MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 20, 25 January 1897, Page 3

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Koiiata.—The manager wribes bhab he has cub the large r..ef in tha low level, and hus driven 24 foeb through it. There is no sign of the hangingwail. Tho reaf gives fair dish prospocte, and tho face is improving. Mclsaao*. (Thames).—Tho low level drive ia passing through a nice, solid, sandstone country. Wo aro in a di.-.i.ance of 106 foeb. Upper level: I The rise holed through on Friday, and now wo have excollont ventilation. No birao will be lost in thoroughly exploring a section of the reef westward. Prospkct.—Tho eastern cro._i-.cur. is in 510 feet in splendid country for gold. Small veins are continually being met with, and the reef should ba struck ab any time. In the Smithy level small veins and dabs of quartz showing, which give good prospects. Fortuna No. 2.—-The three loot reef is highly oxidised, an! curries good mineral indications for gold, also splendid dish prospects. Napier.—No. 3 lcador shows colours of gold. GubAT United.—A two foot reef has been discovered near the Mid a.-' boundary, which carries gold in very small quantities.

Invicta. —The reef is now about 10 inches thick, and the hangingwail portion gives small dish prospects. Wynyaedton.—A loader six inches thick baa been cub in the drive.

PUKEWHAU. — Another nice leador has been cue in the hangingwail. The reef when broken down showed colours and dabs of gold in the stone. Ngrena.—A leader three inches thick has been cut in a trench on the Western spur.

Aokerr. —Tho reef ub the low level when broken down showed dabs of gold. Bos.-..—For bhe past week one man has been driving a croescut for the now reef or No. 3 reef. The drive is now in 17 feeb. I shall expect bhe reef some time next week. No. 2 reef is a solid body of quartz. Good minerals are beginning to out in an appearance again and tho reef looks very promising. PREMIER. —A start was made on Monday bo open oub from tho low level crosscut on a leader nine inches in width bhab was cub 50fb from bhe mouth of bhe low level. Three separate leaders composed of quartz and ironstone varying from nine inches bo bwo feet in widbb were intor-ecbed within 10 foet in this level. As bhey should junction going norbh, wo are opening out in thab direction, to test their value. The drive on No. 3 reef is in 43 feeb. The rubbly quartz still carries a few colours of loose gold. Superb.—The manager has started a level to cut bhe leader that was discovered by .trenching. Pukirt.—The drive on the No. 2 leader is now in a diebance of 126 feeb. Tho lode is about six inches in thickness and the quartz ie of & kindly description for gold. Leading Wind (Manaia).—The new manager has taken charge of this mine and reports: •'From one of the leaders there are from six to seven tons of quartz saved for crushing which should give a good return. Several other leaders give very good prospects; there is also ono aboub 12i.ia thick near the boundary ab the Native claim showing gold. Erection of the battery is being carried on.