OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 143, 19 June 1899, Page 5

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

BUNKERS HILL.

Another lOlbs of specimen stone were obtained from the leader in the winze on Saturday afternoon. ....',...,,,. ; . N.Z. TALISMAN. ._ Messrs Miller and Poritt, representatives at Karangahake for the N.Z. Talisman Company, have completed arrangements with Mr J. W. Stewart, solicitor, to act as their agent in Auckland for the purpose of receiving all transfers and delivering scrip when issued. This will be a great convenience to people in Auckland dealing in Talisman shares, and remove the main objection to the transfer of the office of the company from Auckland to Karangahake. Particulars to hand, state that 883 tons of ore were crushed for the return of £3214.3/6 reported in Saturday V issue. MAEATOTO. The managing director reports': — During the week ending 16th June the No. 2 level has been extended a I distance of 21ft, making its total length 448 ft, and five sets of timber have been placed in position to secure the ground. The Pay Rock lode is now being broken out here to an average width of sft, without any sign of the footwall. and dish prospects of gold are obtainable from any part of it. As yet, however, the ore is low grade and there still is a > distance of 121 ft to drive before this ' level reaches under the rich ore shoot that has already been exploited at the No. 1 level workings. Since writing last week the work of timbering the No. 1 level has beer, completed, and the branch level his also been securely timbered where required. Above No. 1 level work has been resumed in the rise, which is now. up to a height of 58ft ,and another 52ft of rising should effect connection with the surface. Here the lode measures fully 4ft in thickness, and the ore is all of good quality.