ZEALANDIA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 144, 20 June 1899, Page 2

ZEALANDIA.

Owing to the mixing of two para, graphs the Zealandia mine bag (mm^ credited with a three foot reef stow! - ing gold. Unfortunately for Zealand 1 ia shareholders the reef mention**!, was the one discovered in the Waim* Beach property.

TE PUKE GOLD REEFS. " 5 ;,'- The manager reports that h« h&J I crosscut the main reef at the low level before the arrival of Mr Bayldon to inspect the property. The Io9 e ; proved to be twenty-two feet wIqV •« far as it was cut through at the tton«of reporting. Mr Bayldon arriv^ 0) . Monday, 12th inst,, and remained until" the following Wednesday, making1 Ijlj }■ examination, taking numbers |ji samples of the ore for assay pu^ poses. DREDGING AT SAYLOR'S CBEB& Amongst the passengers by the | Mararoa yesterday morning for Au'b-.I tralia was Mr J. Kneebone, who pro«.i ceeds to Melbourne in connection with the Saylor's Creek Gold Dredging Cp. V at Shepherd's Flat, Dalesford. }$■} Kneebone raised £6000 in Auckland for the purpose of working the pro* perty secured by that company, th« prospects of which are spoken of m' very encouraging. Particulars as to' a dredge have alreadf been obtained, and now that capital has beeii' provided the work of erection yviH^, I pushed forward without delay. KHARTOUM G.M. COMPANY'S MINE. I

The managing director reports.**'! 1 'Since writing last report 12 feet oH j driving have been done in the level,l^ ? which is now in a distance of 30 feet/v | and the main body of the ore should ; be met with in another 12 feet of drtyv'ff \ ing. Progress has been somewhat fßs| |_ tarded here during the week because!; the walls and back of the level requif,^ ed close timbering, and operations can1 * now be continued with safety. Two;, shifts of hands are now employed ktn:j and better headway will be mada {§1 the future. Ahead of the present face* iJhe distance to drive in order to get;.' under the outcrops of the lode, where, gold is visible in the stone, is 116 feet, 1' and the backs available will amount'"! to 130 feet, or thereabouts.'