THE GOLDFIELDS.
TII.YMKS DKKP IF.VI".U<. The Auckland member.-, of the Thames ]lee], Levels lioiinl. ami also of the Thames l)raiiia;_'e Hoard, leave for the field ul T.illl v.in. Li-morriiw. a-- nieetin_s ..i l.otb bodies have been convened ti, be lliclil there. The meeting <>f the Deep levels llounl "ill be of more than Ur.ual iiii|i,.rtan-.-c tins time, feeinp that il nill shortly lo |.ossible to resume ■ ;,.i.itir.iis in the crosscut at l.llllllft. Now that the Waiotahi fhaft has cn-lii-cteiJ will. Hie .-riissciit at I.oooft, ami air v- het-wccii ibat and tbe I,'in'en of I'.caulv shall, no .Inubt men ..,!' soon be put on to i-lcar the debritt .mi <ji' the main erosrK-ut. when anrplc vcntil-.tion will I," assure,l. ami work -an be resumed to continue the level lo the terminal point in the Ivuruntii- , Caledonian Company's •rroiuiil. That .-amp?n\-. ilmtv no- reconstriK'tetl, will lie in a ipositiou '.o resume operations, ami many old 'Pharu, s miners have expressed il.c opinion lliat the hope of Hie deep level scheme ii- at the northern end of tbe Held, where borings in the pa.-t i,r..v-e.l tlint better country exist.- at a depth MINK MANAGER'S -RETORT. New Waiuiia. 1,, ihe leading -i..pe a, iiu- iiiterm.ilhite level a nice reef \2 lo K. Inches, iii Ihlckncss Is showing. The rise fro,,, -1,,, low loci ... tot ihe block under :hi- is up Sft. When iliis is ibr.iugh Ihe : Shis: will be available for working \... 2 rise smith of the main criissenl. In N... -J st..plug block Hie reef iv I Tie north .-'ope .-hows 1.1 :,. is Indies or good looking ..re ,nl\.-il with a little mu11,.. 1.. The ii-ef also looks well In the centre of Ihe bI.H-k. gold showing freely in s..me ~1 ihe rtibble tak-i, ilnw-n during' the week. Clenniii" up 111' ion- is pro.- ling at the iMitterv. Mom.wal. The lode in :,,,. 4 block stupes averages Is indies an.l produced .",.. tons of high gniilc mc. Tbe 4<i loitfi of ore won from iiu- slopes r»i lh<- foriniglr ended .lune I.el, were ernslli'il. an.l ,he a—ay
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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 167, 15 July 1914, Page 2
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341THE GOLDFIELDS. Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 167, 15 July 1914, Page 2
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