MINING

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20334, 5 September 1931, Page 12

MINING

KING SOLOMON (PMM ASJOCXATIOW w.. n|)^ rNVZRCABGILL, ' The manager o£ the King nJ-lt~T r *- Lead, LM., reports that the week totalled llos 14dwt. r GOLDEN POINT «*. m \- The-mine manager rsports i' -. tember 2nd:— We ' started «t 13 o'clock this v day) morning to ran th* battery thnr Am*' ' land everything is running smootlb-te*»7 . } The battery manager (Mr-Hoieoi22rL " ports that the plates are - looking wall • So far there has been no seed to end! ore from the big dump outside tjia the production from the reefs hap my expectations. There is a good hn2? . stone in the-faces. W«{ The weather has been wet this t*V ... the road to the mine is muddy and tflmT For this reason I would suggest that cial opening be postponed until the wattr is . more settled, perhaps until near tta«2 of the month. "• . „ THE MAHAKIPAWA GOLDHELk LIMITED, ' ■ The mine manager's repoTt for * ending August 31st is as follows:-. ; fi? * No. 4 East Wing Drive—AdvsnceJ - making a total of 127 feet from the sta'" drive. For .the last 10 feet values InTifo, proved from fair grade. The bottom m*'< which is soft, has dipped underfoot '«£ 1 north side of the drive. A conaidenbij|£: of water is being encountered hen. , South Face—Has been resumed! and j| IL- . out 552 feet south of the shaft ewiwit «•!■' is folio wing a set coarse parallel to-t)U«f: siding, and about 25 feet east of itc-cS; has been seen in rough pieces whe»tftsSf4 ; dirt has been stony on the, bottom- Ml * which is also soft. •' No. 4 West Crosscut—Driving south (rfV . 4 west crosscut has advanced 25 a total of 126 feet. We disclosed iml gutter containing good grade wash posite to No. 5 east wiftg drive. BloekwS* between thi% south drive and theaaiSPiffii drive is proceeding, the greater pert&itiSEl block having now been removed; ■' * { Two west prospecting drives Btartedljilpfrj feet and I*o feet from the caminiiHMiffiijythe south-west blocking drive wen 40 feet and! 12 feet respectively, discloss payable wash making north «ad Mv of this section of. our workings. • Gold Return—For the month, 165w ptWS[ gold were obtained from 343 cubie yantrnjl ■ dirt put through the sluice box. (| ' OKARITO G.M. CO. Returns from this dredging tinue to be satisfactory as for the w&lfefiiij? Saturday, August 29th, they were ttu&j/t 155 hours' dredging. ; ,'ri^^L During the weeek the dredge- vagmiimj) s distance of 34 feet and a wid&||Bip 00 yards, at an average depth, cgflgjligThe dredge worked an average jtMßMlali yards per hour. Work is being * 'eapWjMQ with a staff of twelve men. -The ■avmnajpv turn of gold obtained is abost ,jßKw,i week since starting woik about mjapi' ago.' ' The working cost- for the ing repairs, and also wages and , management,' vicinity of 250 i. This is coilsi«tw9jjfa~-? satisfactory working. " I THE WAKAMARINA "gftlf The increased attention" wluuHHHMpi devoted to gold prospecting *sWMKj& the .unemployment situation, very forcibly that ther* is the precious metal to be 'neglected Marlborough Marlborough "Express," " :. Attention w«s recently activities- of a number the Waikakaho. stream where quite a siunbecbet_ter /wages than the unemployment senOTjfWWWR; -■ nlt - AS" ■ fcorter; -ref Mjflji r. . tions. ,m .tße ■»»«? with suteess. ? - r ■/, ■■ InthiivaUßy'proepartowtWXMHj^ l #^. 11 the> creek beds* *nd. in .«MSfeß«fe?gr T ! mother lode in,.the hiljsMnff. .tjwjßMW'.,t* them are doing'well 'enoigh la Jn&T * l « s tinuance of thetewperations, Messrs- Wieka. and party, , testing .a drive, in; tie lultaino four months, art* reported •to quite a good reef,, and jt is nndeMM*» capitalrhis,b,een,"agjnredJior tne eri^nmi crushing plant;, whfth is Into' operation lrii|li##ear future. - Among the other 'Wakamanna llMßgll is understood that Messrs Warf " d JH| conveyed X3OO worth of gold month: ago:' "It was secured from.-yWHBIM claim in the Wakamarina rivsr. at tqfejSiaM the Deep Creek. Post Office.. .ThcwwgßßßW have been making « good living •m.W®PgtSg« for about three yaars. - \lt should be emphasised, <raee. l aumMH -ther* have been no discoveries,iWWpi 'Waikakaho orWakamarin*, to gint hopes of Tthe get-rich-iuick ainjHieH . there - is- certinly no. room on those' who are not prepared to. ZW&Smm and to work long hours, bu* IBSsfflffli there and in sufficient <iuanUfaes. Wgnmiil fevived ' 'diggings'' v«y who have nothing, better to afraid to, rough it and to tremely orduone conditions. FEILDING STOCK cru» uiocuno* Fat wethers*dropped in sale to-day, pertly owing to of the offering, but ewes rates. Wethers sold .np to 18s, and "hoggets to: 15s 4d. Dairy Stock-—There was a• gw jJMg improved quality and .'pricej 6s for really good heifers in,cWj|ra^gjg^ Fat Cattle—There was a better lock going to :20sMd coir,B^^®M OXFORD At the'Oxfori eale yesterday, TC&flaS ani entry of about 500sshee r cattle, a few pigs, and - the of produoe and sundries. ■ dull and hard to aelL A fat ewes made 8s lldi *0 mouth, ewes, in lamb, made mouth ewes, 8s; 74 four, sir, "tooth • ewes made 12a; 15 • w *.''WWgtHl lambs. 5s lid; 72 four, ami. WBBBHgB wethers made 12s lOd; ' 5 80UMWn™^^g| Cattle sold very well. Best to £lO, others £3 to £" 10®, £3 6s to i 6. . Pigs—Best - weaneis 22s to weaners 14s to 18s. METHVEN STOCK SA^« The stock sale at Jleth\en, ■lately been held monthly, has now j_akms to a fortnightly sale, and the fitst was held on Thursday, when large attendance. The ■ yarding, w»a much below that of two weeks demand for all classes of stock ferent, thero being little grass aixnw■ fjjj| sent, and. farmers are not propar»l w, up with extra sheep. A »ero forward, and these w;ere ]nst ««^*^ |(|( j for local butchers' requirements. iUHySg a larger yarding of cattle than •» I **pL£jJ& here again .speculation was lmiteo-a*ggjj| whtch were in short supply, eola the usual quantity of sundries posed o! at aatisfactory rates, i sales recorded are: 12 fat ewes J* i 1 at.aOs Gd, 1 fat wether 20s wethers 17s Id, 7 at 13s 2d, 7 at Stores—Foity-one sound and fsiiWSjpßjS haJfbred ewes at 6e 2d, 90 sound »?ft x jga ing month at Cb 2d, 7 four and ."jySpjf haifbred wethers, at 13s 2d, 7_foor tooth haifbred wethers at_ 13s, qtiarterbred ewes at 13s 6d, 149 three-quarterbred ewes at 18s six, and eight-tooth haifbred 'tOd, 64 two-tooth three-quarterbred eeeyj^g * Gattle—One heifer £4.153,: 1 Bnifer JEC 2a 6d, 1 heifer in profit £5 at £0 15s. 1. springing heifer «i gjßg| 1 cow £8 170 ed, 1 cow £3 10s, 1 1- springing cow £8 2s 6d, 1 bull Pige—Two slips 39a, 1 baconer «JS*gg 12a.- 2. store* 31s, 3.etores.Bos,_2 w«^HJgg Horses— Three-year-old gelding mare d6B 10s, aged geldings £5 10s an