REEFTONNOTES.

Grey River Argus, 25 September 1909, Page 1

REEFTONNO TES.

I (Our Corf 6&pondeiic;. -<■ As telegraphed on Wednesoay even- ) in if ithe Official report of the liig Rivtsr \ South Minus confirms the urtting of y a three jfeet ree^'in- their tunnel carrying a little quartz, tt was rumoured in Vown on Wednesday that! a ieef three feet wide had been strufck. The -latter is without foundation, it being a^reef track three feet wide,' though it is only i reef vtrack it is said to be a promising prospect as it shtrws they •have already reached reafing icouatry An application by Mr George Pettigrfiw on behalf of the Welcome Gold Mining Syndicate asking the Inangahua County Council «o recommend ' the Mines Department to subsidise .the opening up of th« old Boatman's low level tunnel, that a cross-cut tunnel may ibe ■driven from same to intersect the reef lode already located in the upper level. The. Couniy; Coiinfe :cil met' this imorhiing and unammouslyr recommended ,the application;; also the Reelton.Gh&mber of Coitnmerfe .^^c ;^wxA.t«n>t^^^;;t^'::l£nes pepiartV >**SiHfti4ha»e< no-doubt j #ie , willxecognfeei itbe imipontance ;of ijhSs -a^ir^hW n&f b^niuiEfpmly;' proved tbrougEbut the district" that the mosit* succesisfu.! mining^ obtains in the deep levels. The Westlaaid A. and P. Associa•■t/.jn passed a vote of th&nks to Mr vHicton for his offer of is for the I best- cok showing in the" Association's jci'Xt show. <• A little confusion has taken; place b"etwe©n tihe Ekotirtc titght Connplaiiiy and the consumersj besides this the ; uriC.erwrilters have notified that unless the installations are in accordance w'Vh the regulations as provided by the un def writers that the risks are to be-dis-continued. Consequent on the Electric Light ComDany having raised thepri> of the liglit, the Consumers held A ruceting and have appointed a deputation to Avait on the Electric Light Company. •' - ■*■ The Golden Arch Gold Mining Company Ltd., to-day commenced crushing a small parcel c* io tons of quartz