SOUTHERN EXCHANGES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 179, 29 July 1913, Page 6

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUXEDIN. this day. Sales on 'Change to-day inchided: WaihL 46/6; Electric, 4, V. CHKISTCIirRCH, this day. Soles were reported on 'Change to-day as follows: —Westport Coal, £1 8/; Christchurch Gas, £V 7,G; t uion Steamship, £3 3/U; Koss GoldUeliis. S V. WELLINGTON, this day. On 'Change to-day thp following sales were made:—A\ aihi. £2 V. U i. :i, i- ti/(S; Uniou Bank, £5 li/ ; Tarumiki nil, 13/. MINE MANAi.iKES' ÜBPORTS. Waiotahi- —Siuk'.u.; .!i.- «uaft was started on Saturday. Tne couiructoia have starved ou the rise from i ii-■ l.iuots crosscut. The devlatiou of the main i-.-uiucut is iv 312T1, leaving aliout aJllft :•' reach, the bouuairy ut the Waiotahi ground, i iie qiurtz of the leader met last Miluiday liaj a very white appearance, and lioi's nut carry any mineral. The country sriil rp'iuiies timbering. Uoniiuiou.—'lTJi! i-a.<i t-rossent at tue icnv level is in 0111. Thi' rountry is liluu ande site, heavily niiuei-jliscj. wiiu qitirtz striugers traversing il. As liie country is o£ a liiuty nature :\ml w»ter U still issuing from the face, ii i≤ sllil :i- rssary to timber.

Kuranui. —Operations hi tlie Magazine crosscut are beiug carried through a claiid of mineralised euumry. showin; quartz stringers. Driving wlli now be started oa the reef recently passed through from the right ha-ud side of tin- i-i-oaseut-Watchman.— >*o. -1 ii-i" is up 45jit. ",' ■ reef is very flat, showing a clean har. wall with no footwail In view. It is ;. ~ appearances making .i large body of none. In the last 3ft rison the sulphides hare not been so stroug. ku: ;.> all appearances the ore slionld be pajMljlP. Next week the quartz in the footwul! will lie shot out. Two shifts are repairing tiip tjnnbcaja level. When this is complotn! ;lio worst of the work will be over. ... ;Jip men have been puirins In good snhs::-nr!.i! knnri timhers ia old workings. Six men arc engaged on the formation of the tram linr. As soon as the first section is completed a start will be made to lay the rails. Siiverstresm.—Thirty liags of ore of an average value of £40 pr-r ton and 16 hugs of an average value of £-ir. ;><>:• too were s?nt away during tlie wee!;. Water is flowing Julia are still low. riicwt of first grade and 4}cwt of ?<\ nnil grade ore is on hand. Golden Cross.—A large slip has token place .-it the mouth of (.'orbctt'i ler<>l which crossed No. 4 winze. Two or three days' work will remove the rlelirfc. The liattery has been working, mow of Hie ore treatpd being from the leader. ,-;ml a small qnantily from No. 4 winze. Then- !s 80oz of hot water-sqnerzed amalgam on hand. Waltanjjl.—!n the iiifermodifltp. level No. 1 leader hns been driven upon a further distance of sfr. in breaking down goid wn» seen freely in the ore nnd about 3lh of picked stone w.ns sc!oc[orl. Thp leader averages 6i n in width. Xc. .-. si ope in No 2 leader was hroken down and showed free gold and tellnride. About 21b of picked stone was selected. A rrtiwmt was starred at the intermediate level to drive from the hanging-wall of No. 2 leader west, to pick up other leaders showinz in No. 3 level. A start has also been -made on the main rrpf to drive east from the rise SOfr below the intermediate No. 4 bench level. In the west the ne-w reef, which was epUt up is now coming together, and a better class of country is now conrins in. WAIHI WARDEN'S COTJBT. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) WAIHI. this day. In the Warden's Court this morning the following applications were dealt with:— il w - Blackman ' six months - protection for the TVaihi Standard and Waihi I'rihce intended claim, granted; Pride of Waihl Company, to surrender I'ride of Waihi claim granted; J. \V. BlackmaD, for the same recommeQdf.fi: Waihl Intended Comnauv, sis months' protection for Waihi Extended, rrlue Extended, and two Fiiecial sites nlso twelve mouths' extension time for four special sites, adjr.urmd till next court; «- .v, ,^ d2n - lf: ' slst """'"is' protectioii for AVaihi Gigattic, granted: Henry Shew six months' protection Tor Big Keef claim consented to by Minister for Mines, and granted