THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 22, 25 January 1913, Page 8

THE GOLDFIELDS.

N.Z. CROWN MTTTPg UNPAYABLE DEVELOPMENT WOBK ABANDONED. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) WATHT, this day. About 60 hands all told haw been dig. pensed with recently by the New Zealand Crown Mines, Ltd., Karangahake, it living been decided to abandon all unpayable development works at various parts node rground. TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED. The report for the fortnight ending November 30, 1912, states that at Kα l| level the values from the etopes off Kα 12 rise average £4 7/4. No. 13 level; values from stopes off No. 15 rise arena £3 S-10, and from No. 1 dnbbo bkd, £1 17/7. No. 14 level. No. 2 crosscut, is along 62 feet. At 52 feet a vein of qtm-tj was reached that proved to be 15 inches wide, but the assays from it were vay poor. This is probably the east vein. The values from the stopes north of Kα. 8 rise average £1 5/1. and from the leading stope south of No. 12 winze £7 2/2. The Talisman shaft has been sunk 6 feet, total 543 feet. The water is strong, and the ground shows no change. WATHI GRAND JUNCTION , . The following telegram has been itceived from Walhi: —"Have cabled Xon. don as follows: The mill is running two shifts per day, no clean -op earlier than end of February. Good progress is being made ■with mrwatexing. An agreement ha* been made for three years -with Oliinenmri Mines and Batteries Union. ,,