THE GOLDFIELDS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 99, 27 April 1903, Page 5

THE GOLDFIELDS

BUNKER'S HILL.

The manager reports that No. 7 stope h:is been taken to within 14ft of the end of the ground. The reef is making stronger, and still keeps up its favourable appenranco, contributing its part of the picked stone. A small leader was met >vitfc, in which a little gold was seen. Like The one in the hanging wall, it will receive attention when the company is iv a position to deal more expediticmsly with the ground between. The reef Iv No. 0 will measure n foot in thickness and looks very we', : . During the weeTs 501b of picked stoiie have been secured from the stopes. The country enenstng the reef is of a favourable character. Work is also being clone where the ground was left awaiting close survey. This has now been made and the quartz broken out showed gold. The reef measures loin in thickness!. About 40 loads of ore and 2071b of picked stone are about to be sent to the mill for treatment. The pump lias lowered the water Oft during the week.

MAY QUEEN EXTENDED.

The manager reports that the reef In the fourth stopo west is about 10 inches wide, and when breaking down a few colours of gold were seen. In the fifth stope west the roof is a good, compact body of stono, averaging 2 feet in width and carrying some excellent mineral indications. A change has taken place, the sandstone being pinky, and full of bright mineral veins, which in this country is considered the best belt of sandstone for a reef to make gold In. lit the fourth stope east the reef is one foot wide, and showed colours of gold when broken down. In the second stope east the reef i averages 2 feet in thickness, aud when broken down strong colours of gold were seen. A few nice dabs of gold are also seen iv the stone broken from the leading stopes in the haugiugwall of the reef.