THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 214, 6 September 1912, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

•i SAXON. Mr. R. C. Carr sold "by auction at tis mart, Swanson Street, to-day, 1,720 orfeited shares in the Saxon G.M. Com- ' )any, the line realising IOAd each. ' WARDEN'S Hi! UT. At the Cororuantlel Warden.- Court, six nontlis' protection \v:is granted to the Koyai • )ak G.M. Co., subject to the approval <p£ tUe Minister. Surrender was accepted of the Pioneer special claiiti. as from June :!Otu. lane Kilev's application for a resilience situ it Kauri block was granted. Mine manauer/s retorts. SUveretream.— Five foot have been Iriveu on the Qiiccii reef, and about 35 ?»-ts of ebipptag ore have ui-en p;id<io<-ked. ibiiut ti<> ba*:s of ore have been sent to town f.ir (shipment. Tile lniinagcr expects tv lave another 3 or 4 tons for .shipment ihis nuntb. The fact , of the reef Ls non- uracil liirder, and In bearing more westerly. Tae relliuride ore Is contracting In thickness. I'be work of driving aloiifr Uie reef will be •onlinued as quickly as possible Mountain King.— The norrli drive is In )3ft fnnu main rise. Tie face at present is vt-ry firm, anil intermixed with quiutz strl-n-sers for die full width of face, and ■my come together at any time. lit the stoi.-e above the No. 5 level, No. 3 etope nor Uh was tended Oft, No. 1 Mope lorth has advanced 14ft from the trial rise, So. 4 s>tope south was extended 10ft, the reef Here being pinned out, No. 1 rise above the No. 4 level was extended !lft, raking a total distant <fi 61ft from level. Die connection should be made during the wi-kU r<» tie stopee above, thhs givins more L-rns'hing dirt, 'lie buttery hats been running the full week -nitli two shlft.s. and aliont 44 tons of ore liave been crusb«l. I>urins fhl« week the tailings and slimes nil! be treated and cleaned up. New WaHala.— north drive is in SBft [Wet the mum rise. The reef its looking extremely well, having carried a width of from 15 to ISinall rlie week. The ore is very kindly, not carrying a.i milch mineral ns nsnal, and prospei-ts well both in the loose rii<i>b!e and solid stoiie. The gold is finer tlan usual, A fissure is showing in tue face at present, and rhi} loose ore behis; raki"d out leaves the reef exposed as big as over for 5 or Oft ahead. 'fine (joints are completed going sontih from the crosscut, po fhat the leading stojie can now be beaten In that direction at any time. The (Hope started south from the main rise is 20ft, wim the reef still standing. Small portions -whlrli aiave lx«n knocked down in ehwrting show the reff !>ln to lOin ■ wide. nicely mineral! soil stone, f*otwing sold. The manager expocts to start the battery the week after next. Hrtndsworth ir-nlted.— No. 7 stone has been beaten along 24rt from the rise. The lead Is wider than usual (din to 9in). and has yielded very good ore during the week, with about two pounds of picked stone. A distance of 30ft has been driven on the new lend from The western drive. the lead not carrying miidh gold just now, as it. is out tins through What appears to be the main flinty, and is carrying a good wall right through it. According to survey, about .TOft of driving should connect this with the Lady Carrfiwflon level. in which tJw-v -were reported to have cut n good lead In the oanly dnys of the fir-Id, but "is can ™iv be by the work now being doiw- as the old runnel has collapsed for .i sond distance at Hie mottli. The rise on the main le.nd over the western < l ™ e f iin r >fL The ore Pis prospecting \»<*u. »e----m«n i?tane fhrough the week. -«* (K-rtdent.il.-All work is going on as ufcunl. A fr-w feet of the reef In the second 9t0,i0 broken down yeE.er.lay ann six pounds of nicked stone were got. <>o.d » B '' J in tlie reef. Only stripping hn~ sa,srt sir. week in the. £«£ rhe oTiisliinpr if still folns "n Hntif-fa<torl!s.