THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 168, 15 July 1908, Page 3

THE GOLDFIELDS.

NEW FOUR-IN-HAXD. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) COROMANDEL, this day. It is proposed to form anew company to work this property. MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Magnet.—The north drive on the main reef has been extended another lift, and there has been a decided improvement in the quality of the ore. The quartz shows strong dabs and colours of gold at each breaking down. The quartz also carries a favourable class of minerals. There is no improvement in the quality of the quartz broken in the seaward drive. May ■Queen Extended.—At the new level flrst-class country Iβ being met with,, also stringers of quartz which give colours of gold by pounding and crushing. The Strong reef should be" cut in the crosscut to the shaft in about another 16ft of driving of the main face. The Manager expects to get payable ore from this lode, driving on it towards the Adelaide reef. Victoria.—The ore coining to hand from the stopes on the lead above the No. 2 level shows colours of gold, and a pound or two or stone were selected during the week. The crosscut at !s T o. 3 level has been cleaned out to the old workings on No. 2 reef. WARDEN'S COURT. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) COROMANDEL, this day. The usual sitting of the Warden's Court was held yesterday before Mr Burgess, S.M., when the following applications were granted:—W. Eddowes, Trump, at Boat Harbour; W. C. Fraser, West Knpangn, Upper Coromandel; Wilson and McTavtsh, Brilliant, at Kuaotunu; S. A. Shaw, Slack Jack, at Kuaotunu. Protection for six' months from May 13th was granted to the following:—lt. Simmonds, Invicta, at Kuaotunu; Wilson and Woodcock, Handsworth, at Kuaotunu; W. McQuoid. Main Lodes and Kiaora, Pukewhau; w. L. Matthews, Star of Coromandel; E. S. Mast rs, Best of All; James Davies, Matawai; Royal Oak Co., Royal Oak and Tokatea, also water rights and machine sites. Protection.—Sis months' protection was granted for each of the following claims:— J. W. McCoy, Punga, Kuaotunu; Thos. Casey. Prospect, Kuaotunu; James Courtney, Kuaotunu: T. W. Rhodes, Pride of Tokatea: Thos. Casey, Maori Dream, Kuaotunu; Alei. McNeil. Pretty Jane, and Ness Side, Tokatea: Ben. B. Johnson, Isolene, Coromandel: D. Leahy, Sir George ■Grey Extended, Upper Coromandel. Miscellaneous Grants.—Mount Air King Co., surrender of existing title of Aorere and issue of a new license under the title of the Mountain King; Kapowai Co., permission to work Perseverance, New Goldea Eeefs, and Kapowai No. 2, with two men each for six months; W. D. Holgate, permission to work the Four-in-Hand claim with two men for six months; Old Haunki Co., amalgamation of the Old Hauraki and of Bunker's Hill claims under one title; Mountain King Co., tunnel site and special site on Waitaia, Kuaotunu. Forfeitures.—The euit oi John Onion against the Ferguson Co., for forfeiture of the Queen of the North claim, was adjourned till August 32nd, defendants paying costs. £3 iv; Wm. Anderson v. Hauraki Freehold, Ltd. This was a case of the forfeiture for nonworking of the Hanraki Freehold Special Quartz Claim. After a considerable amount fined £30 and costs. £9 13/. • Brilliant Block.—The.. drive to intersect the main Champion lode is in 100 ft. driven to date. The country passed through is of a good character, both for progress and as a gold-bearing class of country rock. A lode-from 6 to Bft in thickness has been located, and the manager thinks it is the body of ore that shed the stone on the southern portion of the mine, previously reported. It looks a good body of ore, and .it depth should make richer in values, as the country encasing the lode is of a splendid class of sandstone. All bauds will now put in a level to cut this lode at a depth of about .40ft. This will require a tunnel of about 60ft in length to intersect it.