THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 29, 3 February 1913, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

work: at waihl enough mtvebs available. (By Telegraph.—Own Carrespondent3 WAIHI, this dax. I 3jn m fnrmar] Tii ait ev-erntlhiDS i≤ ■g-orkxng emooohly ax both the Waili and G-rzund .TrrTwrr.i nn mines, ajid t'irat there are more miners tihaji axe* required ■a-i the p-ressn-t rr.Trr>p Good progress i» beine mad* triih un-wat-exing operaiiono. Tbe mana-treiaent expeca no trouble in thf HLa.itt.er of rtbtaininc rigiht dacs of nien »h.en v to put on more shiito. THAMES DEEP LEVELS. Although tie water was lowered to the l.OOOf; level on Friday. January 24. owins I" liit' m i-fnm ni n ' ftj rra*. wori cr'Uid not be resoined until t:i? 271 i. A considerable ajnoiint of debris had to be cJe.aa«-d up. A rmal;e_r (•asin" ha~ been put in the diamond dril! bore hole for a distance cf }l-2iz. Tnir leaves }6i;. to be cased to again release the waier. WAIHI EXTENDED. The dir-crtors of the "\V..ihi Extended '■:■'■ hay. ka-l forwarded Tα lie Waiotah; Ea:i.f-r\ . Ti,am.-i a parre! nf Jc inn; "■ "re. t'i a-.certain th< actual value d !«n:.«-rv tr<-atiu<-Tr.. Thf- or*- was. Lakt-n :rnm the :i-p. a.nj : ? tlii Sib lot ever to a liattf-r> iy -.ti? comnaxv. ME\T SYL\ r iA. REEF GUI IX LOW LETEL. j The mans.<rer telegrapHed this morn- i ! rng: "Hare struck a reel in the low i level. Cannot yet tell its size/ I KEEFTOX MDTES. (Bt Telßcraph.—Press AsscMriarioii. i EEEFTOX. Sunday. The "Inanjrulma Time?" reports that the Consobiated group of mines is now enplojing al] miners od v»-ages for a month or until the contracts are taken. There is room for 20 primers, who can be taken on at once. Pros- j pects of the mines are exceedingly good. Rene-wal of the machinery in tie Keep Ix Dark mine necessr-ated a stoppage '■ ■A work for nearly a week. ■ MEvE MAXAGEES , EEPOETS. ilonfiwai —AlKJut Sir haT-e heeu inveu Bonrh on the reef a; Nα ; level. Tie last I assay gave £8 9 i>er ton. Elgin fee: have been driven north, where tne reef nas a | v«ry favouratile appearance, ana aseavefl | £l"l6ci per ton. G-tilflec Belt.—Tbe Perseveraiice reef nas ' rhanped haDds. and the quartz is nnw . rxidised. A UriJe pr,ld czx, be pot by aihh { test*. l>u: noi enough to be paruble. HUd Hanrati. —In the seaward Mock. 400 ft lei-el, four slopes are in progress. Colours of zol<3 <-onrtnxie m he eeeu in the hact slope The reef is tp to sii inches in wiflth. encased in £iivonra±>]e conEtrv. Two sterpes are belnc worked in the norm bloct. wn*-re rhe reef "is looting more promLsics ior gold. Hanrati Beefs.—Operations at No. 1 level. Haurafci Eeff section, are being conauned. A ISrUe cold w ap seen from the quart* broken out from the stapes on the Hauraß North reef. The reef in the fare of the main levej looks most litely for poia. The drive «ast on tte old No. 2 levta face ~<r Tir ac Be Ilecss winze profineea 2olb oi cood picted stone. The reef looks well, tad ihoulS proflace more picked gtooe. In ti£ main stopes wes: a Oait gold is seen IB -thJ quartz l>roken out New snecess.—The main level crosscut i: i D *23T feei. The last shot firea shows sign! S improvement, a better class of rod showing in the face.