THE GOLDFIELDS.
MI.NE iIAXAGERS - EEIOKTS. Victoria—The managrer reporrs having had very little trouble with gas daring the past w> ek. aud the contractors are making good progress with the ..-\reiision of No. 4 level crosscut. The ••nuntry penetrated continues nice bloc-ky sandstone, '•arryin" numerous mineral silica veins, 'on Wednesday a leader 3 to 0 iuclies in width w;i> cut. c-arryin? .sood minerals, but the quartz is rather white. The rise in the Victoria reef i> penetrating good country. The rr-ef lormation is 18 inches wide." and s<= W'■oming more? compact. Al Che intermedin t*? levei colours of cold were seen when breaking down the leader. A« the No. 4 level has now passed the corner of the "WaioTahi ground, til* manager thinks it advisabje to ■tnrti the drive a few poiuts more to the Morth. in order to ent the reef soner.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 71, 23 March 1906, Page 2
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142THE GOLDFIELDS. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 71, 23 March 1906, Page 2
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