KATHLEEN GROWN.
(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT,)
Coromandel, this day.
The above English owned mine has only boon working a few months, bub already a large amount of headway has been made, and when 6ho permanent machinery ia going much more substantial progress will be possible. The main shafo is now down 170 ft from fcfee surface aud has been sunk with the assistance of a Tangye pump and steam winch. Ib ia timbered up securely right to the bottom, and one capo road is already installed for working purpaaes. The shaft measures 11x7 within timber and has four compartments, two winding, pumping and ladder way. The country penetrated in sinking has bees for come distance very, hard but fortunately it is cow of an easier description and appears to be improving in this rer-pact, which meana that much better progress may be expected, lo has boon decided not to open out till the pormanenb plant) is completed, which will be in a shorts lime. Regarding the prospects of the company is may bo said that they are of a very hopeful nature. Numerous gold bearing reefs traverse the property on the surface, and although nothing practically has yet been don© on them they hare all been accurately located so that no difficulty should be expnrienced in quickly bringing them to hand in the shaft levels. No. 1 reef is a body of atoue lOin wide, which carries a little gold by pounding. No. 2 has beß« driven on in a surface level for about 20ft. At this point it split up inbo two distinct) brancbos, the southern one of which was followed in some distance, when it was found «o pinch out completely. A return was then made to the northern branch, which on being: further exploited made into a fine reef 15 inches in thickness, welj defined, and carrying splendid Btone, which gives fair dish prospects by pounding, while occasionally colours of the precious metal are seen throughout. This lode, it is fully antici pated, should turn pub very well at a depth, and prove itself to be a payable body of stone, and certainly if its appearance on the surface is any criterion, the opinion* formed concerning its prospective value should not be far amies. No. 3 reef has been opened up like No. 2 for about 15 feet. It is rather smaller, however, some six inches in thickness, but shows very promising etone, while it is believed that ib will junction with No. 2 at a depth, when both ."can be worked conjointly. Another reef known as Todd's also traverses the property, bub nothing has yeb
beea done upon ib by tha.pre.ent company I* is BBid, however, that! good ppacin.2. were taken from it at / different S a by private parbias. From the E ib_ can be seen that ample room exusbi. on the property for tha extanaire operations which fcave been liv off and which should be underweigh » "g early date. Respecting the machioerv ih U noteworthy as sh e^ißg the expedhio" with irhich ib was convey«d to the site upon arnral and afterwards erected that 7th and by the 9th it was all Hpoil th ; ground. At present the poppet \q s » fi, a maoaiva pieces of timber, »re ready to hoisb into position, where they will rest on subatanbial concrote foundation. Tha boilera and engines both pumping and wind lag are now in position, also the baJatioa bob wad connecting rod, while the houring in of tke same should be completed in » few days. Thin week sometime the funnel two feat six inches in diameter and 5Q fees high, will be hoisted up and securely stayed. All tha pumping gear has been pub togethor, and at the latter part of this week or beginning ot next ib is ejpected everything will be ready to maka a start, unless aoything unforeseen occurs. On that occasion Mr Batten*, the Companv'a Bupervisar, has asked me to be present, wfeen a full description of the plant, to add to the already long litb of splendid plants already on the field, will be forthcoming for publication.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5, 5 March 1897, Page 2
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687KATHLEEN GROWN. Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5, 5 March 1897, Page 2
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