THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 153, 29 June 1914, Page 7

THE GOLDFIELDS.

I " I'ltuSl-ECTINi; IN DHIXEJiniI. i , il v Telepraph.—Owu Correspondent.i I WAIHI. Slllirdav. j A ••on-iierable nmoiln: ..r prospe -tins , i work has been done on Ihe W.ilklnn-Walo- . I niko claim ni nwhama ilurinc the last j ! twelve month-, and the re-nit* have proved 1 . jvtry (nciunciiis. The ~vn.li-.ite is now I ■ rnlnlnu .-lipltjl I. develop the ..re l.odie, ai a depiii. A <erie< of assays save results . from m io £12 pot- ton. ~,,,1 a iriu! crush-1 I I Ins "f two tons trcted at the Thames. I Sol I of Mines ai re a .return of ::o per , , ton. This ,„-,. n< i;,ken out for n width ; of 20ft from a larL-e reef fonuatloii expose.l i , on the claim. I'.o'l, Ihls claim ami the I' I Ili>in2 Sun mine uive |~,pe nf developing I . Into valuabie properties at depth. 1.,.,„l results continue to be obtained j fr-oii pr...-pe.-tins operations on the May,, Ilea claim ai Wnltekanri. The S-oil.i ,-laiiu. a.lj .Inins. U al-o lonkin? well. I WAIHI SCHOOL ill-" MINKS. <Hy Telegraph Own Correspondent) WAIHI. Siiurday. \; Ihe la-! lliectilis •<( til" Waihi School ' ~;' M 1,,- ,on,„-i, :i letter w.-i- receive] ' from t'>e Horiiuil, Coan.-il ttrantiiw tlie ' I School Coin,, it's rcuui-st for an increase.) j ■ straitened tinauces. belters were received ' ■from the Kitrausahake and Cori.in.imle', ; 'Schools of Mine- supporting the Comic:!; ;I in it- endcav.ur to ptevenl the sintirestcl | '■ i ;„w.-r:ins ol the standard of school cert I- ; 1 | ti, it— The director reported thai IH ! -:ii,lent- -,ia.l enroll-d for she second term.: 'land ihat the cla-s atlenilanep was HV.. j ; i These tlsur.- -Oiim- a substantial improve-. 1 nt .-..iiipnred with ili-.-e of the tir-t ; 'term, ami p irthuiarly in .-omparlson with' ihe ..-r.-poi lins pericl of la<t year. The' ' ! prill.-leal n!!,-n.l:i:ic..s nre: -Klc.-trb-it.v iln--1 i lifllus elriri- iviniliiiß). 2(i: mechanical drawins ti; .-l.en,i-irv and iissiviirj sub- : ' icls. 22: i.i.ilhcnuitlcs. 27: seolosy. 10:1 metallurgy. I: niinlns. .".: ami surveying, S. MINK MAXAGEK'S HKPORT. | | t May Que-u. Heller prosress is now l.clna I i made vjith siukins the Wnh'tahi shaft, as; - ni -other 2-.fl should i-eaeti the crosscut nt j . j lounfl In about Iwn or throe weeks' lime. ; . then fore the manaper he-!»- to be able to i ! resume work n the lnfNirt level. v Moanai.-iiari A start has been made m I c\:cn,l ihe ere.sflll ar No. I', level, which ! had been slopped in order i„ pros-prot the ; ! mdc son," loufi back from the fa.-c. A j larse lm.lv of quartz about 4ft wide was I mci wiih. underlying very flat. This wns I n cut through near the back of the level nnd a | « I start has now been made to cm out tlie; d | bottom part. Some of the ipiart/. looks very , ■■ | well, .md curries good minerals. A parcel ' •■ 1 of tho ere will he treated shortly. •f I Tlnines Deep Levels. The Waiotalii | '• j shaft Is deepened to within :r7fl of the : i- crosscut nt l.ffi-ift. '- Saxon.~A total nf 173 ft has been driven j '' lon Ihe No. 2 Cardigan reef at No. 7 level. c I east of the main crosscut. The reef is " I 12in wide, earrvine favourable minerals ie I and colours of gold. Stoplus has been l> - I started ai the junction of the Cardigan •1 i No. 1 and No. 2 reefs. The reef at this n I point is up to ISm In width and heavily ','" ) mineralised.