THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 144, 18 June 1906, Page 2

THE GOLDFIELDS.

1 &TINE 'MANAGERS' REPORTS. JCew May Queen.—A distance of Ooft has been, driven on ihe footwall branch leader, from the junction of No. 4 lode; this leader . continues to look well, the quartz broken showing gold freely, and yields a. few pouaris of picked stone; good grade quartz . is also being obtained from tho three stopes , now iv progress on this leader above The drive. A fair supply of quartz, showing gold and occasionally yielding a few pounds s of picked stone, is still being obtained from Q the seven stopes in progress on No. 4 lode, and the eighth, stope is about to be commenced. No quartz has so far been met ;. with in the prospecting- crosscut in the foot- _ Willi of the north-west lode. At No. 5 level, : No. 4 lode eastward is at present split up •* into .stringers. Alburnia.—The main tunnel is now again _ passing through liard country, though not of quite so hard a nature as that met with hpfore pas-sing through the 4ft reef cut Jast ■ week. Thames.—The manager reports that driving for the past week has been continued .- in the south drive on No. 1 reef, and a disc canoe of 32ft lias been driven. A leader { about Uin iv thickness is now crossing the face, coming in out of the: left-hand side of the drive, and crossing «tv long angle towards the reef, and will junction with it a j. few feet further rm. New Moanatniari. —A start has now been made to open out and drive on the friable - seriin of quartz in the New Moanataiarl » mine, lying on the hangtngwall of the main reef at the bottom of the winze sunk on the Cambria reef, below No. :: level. .The ? quartz veins which, comprise the formation I j arc carrying gold, and as the sandstone . country in the wa'l.s is all that could be ; desired, there is every probability that the 5 leader will improve iv size and quality as I it is driven on. In the south crosscut being driven at No. " level, along the TVaiotahi i boundary, better progress is being made I- in consequence of the nature of the country [] having improved, and a total distance of 71ft has been driven from the point where I the course of the drive was changed. New Saxon.—Sloping operations on the i- block of ground on the Cardigan Nn. 1 reef '. above No. 4 level are being continued in the New Saxon mine. The lode at present is on the whole somewhat smaller than it 1 hns been, but shows signs of improving . again, (rood colours of pold •continue to be j . seen through the quartz broken, anil a few j , pounds of picked sinui , ftre occasionally se-I cured. The work oj! extending ilu> drive j - on the lode eastward ai No. 4 level is being - continued. The ground being passed through . is somewhat tight, though of a favourable nature. This improved country was met with after passing through a small break which crossed the drive at right angles, ami dipping easterly. The reef has improved both in size and appearance since passing through the break, although no gold has yet been seen, and it is intended to push this drive forward in ihe hope of further improvements taking place. j L 'tt'Hiotabi Kast.— Stoping is being con-1 / tinned. In the western stopes Hie reef is about eight inches, and carrying a good ' firm class of country with numerous mine- ? ral veins. 3n the eastern stopo the roof is - a foot. The quartz broken shows strong l colours of gold. -> May Queen Extended. —The drive 'i as " been cleared n distance of 140 ft to the in— ' tersection of the Kocky Point reef. Ex- >' animation shows this reef h;;s been driven upon east siud west, and the soakage of water has brought dowu a considerable 1 quantity of quartz from the lock. The man--1 agw intends to sample this <>re. a.J it is trucked'out to se eif it is worth -crushing. as its appearance is very promising.