MINING NEWS. Grahamstown, Monday.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4401, 3 October 1871, Page 2

MINING NEWS. Grahamstown, Monday.

Waiotahi Machine.— The batteries resumed work this morning aftor having been idle for a few days whilst the road up the spur from the flat was being constructed, thus stopping traffic of coals and quartz. Two of the batteries are working for the "Waiotahi tributera, and one on the first paddock of stone taken out of the American Eagle mine. Otago. — For several days previous to Friday last driving through tbe reef had been suspended whilst a tramway |was laid along tbe cross-cut from the shaft. This necessary work is completed, and trucks are now running to and from tho face, thus greatly facilitating operations. Tho lode still continues to improve as it is driven into. The last stone taken cut shows well as far as indications of gold go. Buitan'nia. Kanaka Creek. — Tho crush-

ing of 22 tons at Bull's No. 2 machine was finished thii morning, and turned oub letnarkably well, the poor character of the locality being considered. 230z. 17dwt. were obtained. A few such returns as this would go far towards bringing Central Karaka into favour again. Grovk'k Bank. — This mine, situated within the boimdiuy of tho township of Nhortland, and once known as the Wheel of Fortune, has for many mouths past beeu held and worked by Mr. D. Giovo, and promises to be a good thing to him. The jjiine was always what is termed "surfacing," that is, tho gold is found in a vein of stufF Jying close to the surface. When the vein was fiist opened nearly three years ago it showed about two feet or three feet thick, sometimes less, and consisted of semi-alluvial stuff, with large quartz boulders interspersed through it. The gold lay patchily ; sometimes che stuff yielded :'i ! oz. the ton, but oftpner less ; and this did Hot pay the first workers, who had to provide for tho then heavy expenses incidental to carting and crushing. The more serious of these expenses— crushing — has been reduced to a minimum, Mr. Grove having his own battery at commaad. This advantage, combined with a great increase in the thickness of the vein, which is now six feet through, makes tho mine pay where it did not before. Tho quality of the stuff, too, has not suffered deterioration through the increase of quantity. Last week lOoz. 15dwfc. Ogr. of melted gold were the result of four days' crushing with eight head of stamps. Tho gold i« worth £2 ISs. per ounce.

New Caledonian. — The prospecting crosscut passed through at 90ft. in a well-defined lode about 3ft. thick, and in which gold was seen. I examiued one of the specimens reported to have come out of it, and purpose inspecting the mine first opportunity, as tho find promises to prove of some importance. The specimen is «n view at Messrs. Salmon and Co.'s office, Grahatnstown. Partingtoh's Machints. — Still hard at work for the All Nations Company and Harbour View Company. The latter cloaua up to-morrow, and according to tho amalganishow the return should be about 2oz. the ton. Forty tons for the Berkeley Castle No. 2 tribute follows it through tho battery. All Nvhons.— The monthly cleaning up on Saturday next is looked forward to confidently, the first-rate show in the mine being kept in remembrance, and also with some anxiety, as it will be the first general cleaning up since the bottom l<ivel was opened, and upon the result th« character of a large section of the mine depends. lam of opinion that it will be entirely favourable, aud I do not hesitate to estimate the yield at I.OOOoz. at the fewest. The general atnff alone bids fair to produce 600oz. Already there are 1,2000z. of hardsqueezed amalgam in hand, and thon there are nearly 6001b. of rich specimens to be treated, besides what maybe broken out this week. The lode in the' bottom level looks Bplendid as it is followe.d towards the Inverness boundary. It has increased to three feet thick, and, from the look of the country, the manager thinks it ia going to Bplit into two, as it did in the next land above, where the right-hand branch carried a fine run of gold.

Herald Machine. — Since the new , manager, Mr. Stone, has been in the charge, the batteries and boilers bare undergone a thorough orerhaul and cleansing, and various alterations and improvements that take up time in tho doing ! nave been completed. The machine is now 1 ia good trim, and recommenced crushing tb. < afternoon for the Junction Company. ) <

Manckau Machine. — The ißed Whit© and Blue crushing was finished tc~d»y, *nd the amalgam retorted to a return of 28oz. for a week's run with toa head. Forty tons from Kfclly's tributo comes uext. To-morrow the Poverty' ami CbarleBt«<a tiibnto crushing will" befiuishbil, and will lie followed by a parcel wither from tho Long Drive mine or one of Tookoy'a tribntes. The Manulum mino atill keeps twenty head going.—[Correspondent.!

Queen of Beauty. —The usual weekly retorting for this company took place at Vickery's machino ou Saturday evening, and produced a parcel of 31oj;. lOdwfc. retorted gold, or an average of about an ounce to the ton. Since the permanent oraahing for the Queen of Beauty commenced, the returns have been remarkable for their regularity and the close similarity in the »terage3 eaoh week. — Advertiser.