MINING MATTERS AT THE THAMES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1108, 10 December 1869, Page 3

MINING MATTERS AT THE THAMES.

December 4. The Eureka— Rich leader struck : In the tunnel that has been entered through tho Moanataiari Company's ground into the Eureka, at a length of about 400 feet, and right under the ridgo of the hill, or about tlio centre of the claim, a fine leader, from nine inches to a foot thick, was cut yesterday. The prosenco of gold was at once discernible, and in cutting it through a fow rich specimens wero taken out. One of these showed the gold in large flakey sheets of a rich colour. I The Shotover— Monthly Return : The returns obtained yesterday from the general retorting were much richer than was expected by the mosb sanguine, ,but the crushing during the last few days of the month turned tho scalo to an extraordinary degree. Grave fears wero entertained that the returns would scarcely reach 300oz. for ' the month's crushing, but on retorting^ the result was found to be 7610z. 7dwb. of retorted gold. The total weight of the ingots into which it was ruu is 6570z. 6dwt. of good quality gold, showing a loss of 104o_s. ldwt. in melting. It is calculated that in tho small bag in which tho specimens were placed thore were at least loOoz. of gold. The Otago— The Goldon Crown reef struck : We aro glad to be able to record that a reef, bolioved— and no doubt justly so— to bo the Golden Crown reef,, was found yest&rday in the shaft that i_ now ■ sinking in the Otago Company's claim. • At a depth of 240 feet, the cap of the reef, • composed of a mixturo of casing and » quartz, was met with, and on outting l through this tho solid reef was found at L the 2 -4- feet level. The find of yesterday » will doubtless havo a good effect pn tho ) wholo field, but especially so on tho other > claims that havo been working on this ■ lino of reef. The Long Drivo : From tho level of the L beach tunnel to tho upper levels near the 5 surface, gangs of men are stoping out the j lode, and turning out rich specimens. • Besides tho main .lode, there are some k others of proved value that have been 3 opened up to somo extent. One of those 3 has been followed, to the 'lower level on a J winzo, and opened on to a length of 150 feet ready for stoping. Several prospoct- , ing and connecting drives are 'entered ■ from all tho levels. Mr. Muir, the. manar- ger, ■ calculates that what ground is at 1 present opened up will' afford from four i to five years' 1 work to 60 men before' it is worked out. A large quantity of amalgam

is pn hand, and\the ; retorting will be a heavy. one. : J t'iyppp* ■' : pr-v iXyiX Xxiyjpp'p-. pX : -Xii\ Jp^Qombptt. ■' i .5-Tfl.e :'•> -Shotoy efc- :-7-i^h,e;- ine^' •leade.H/con-.ttnh^Sjito-tttpaV^ ; sj^y^£e^ s^Hichfhiivje^ tal Jetortiplg.. A parcelof- 501b. were taken" but; on Friday morning, iand almost -every stone brought to. grass shows gold in greater or less quantities. , , „ The correspondent of the Soutpitern Cross reports that the v Wild Missouri had at last come upon the black reef running through the City of Dunedin. If this is a fact, and I have reason to believe it, the shareholders will have cause to congratulate themselves on their good fortune.