UPPER THAMES MINING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 17, 21 January 1898, Page 2

UPPER THAMES MINING.

(By Telegraph—Own Correspondent

PAEROA. this day PAUL JONES CLAIM. '

Prospecting -work has been started 0,, the Paul Jones claim at Waihi by th Hauraki GoMiields Syndicate, who are to expend £70 monthly for twelve months h development work. Mr Brunton isia a^ ager, and the preliminary work of erecting shanties, making roads, etc., lias W completed. The owners of the Waihi foreshore claim afe Waihi Beach are taking out two tonsof ore for shipment to Auckland and treatment at Fraser's pan amalgamation plant* Probably two tons more will be forwarded to the Thames School of Mines for treatment by cyanide.

WAIHI BEACH.

Frederick Moore applied to the Warden for the right to construct a tunnel under the road reserve at Waihi Beach. - J Byrne objected, bat now withdrew his objection. Mr Porritt, solicitor for Moore seated that the Ohinemuri County Council had no objection to the offer, and the wad in fact was most unsuitable, as it ended at the top of a precipitous cliff; The Warder, stated that the Waihi Beach was a beautiful beach, and he was anxious that the public should have access to it, but, as another and better road had been reserved he saw no objection to throwing this first road open for re-pegging, preference being given to the parties who originally pegged and he would adjourn the case for a month to allow this to be done, provided it was clearly shown that this road was within the area originally pegged out by them."

THE USE OF CYANIDE. An application Avas made by the Woodstock Company through Mr Jackson, solicitor, for permission to use cyanide for gold extraction at their works, 'Karan^hake, at the minimum royalty of IJ-per cent. This application was n;ade in 35. cordance with the provisions of the recently enacted Act concerning the cyanide process for gold extraction,. which provides that license to use cyanide must be obtained before the 22nd mat', failing which penalties will be inflicted up to £10 per day. The regulations to guide the Warden in fixing the amount of royalty have not been received by him, but Mr Bush promised that if they were not received tomorrow afternoon lie would grant a provisional certificate. This is an important matter, and is apparently not generally known, as no other company has applied for license. The Crown mines and Waihi Company hold rights, but the Komata Reefs, Silverton, and other companies using cyanide are apparently not protected, and cannot now obtain licenses within the time specified. The time allowed appears to be altogether too short, not giving a chance to have the Act distributed and generally known; in fact, only one copy of the Act has as yet reached Paeroa, and that belongs to the Warden.