WHITES REEF.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1336, 21 October 1887, Page 3

WHITES REEF.

The news from White’s Reef is of a very cheering nature, and according th the present prospects of the mine good returns may be expected for some time to come. The shaft has been sunk through to the main tunnel and a considerable quantity of payable quartz exposed. In the intorme diate level the lode is from 18 inches to 2 feet in thickness, and at the low level about 3 feet going into solid country to the I west. The lode in the low level appears running in the direction of M'Kenna’ reef, the stone being of a more solid nature than formerly and showing gold freely, some of the specimens obtained being really good. About 150 tons of stone have been crushed from the upper level, which yielded 770z of amalgam from the top plate, which is esti mated to bo about one third of the total quantity. The stone in the lower level contains a large quantity of pyrites, and crushing will not be commenced on this until the arrival of the berdan, which is expected next week. This stone assayed over four ounces to the ton. and with the adoption of improved appliances for saving the gold should yield handsome returns.