LYELL MINING

Inangahua Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 508, 12 August 1895, Page 3

LYELL MINING

(By Telegraph.— Own Correipoadeni.) UNITED ALPINE. Lyell, August 10. The rlrivebas been extended a lurthar cl .'ixnee of seven feet ; total distance 61 feet. There is no change since i; y last report. Started to sink winze from the bottom of No. 8 l&ve 1 , and have sunk eight fee*. There ti a nice looking reef going down carrying fair gold. I cannot state the size of the reef ag we have only got one wall. Have started io put in a chamber preparatory to staking the main % i!.» cline Bhaffc. The above is all the wotk done during, the week. LYUJLL CREEK. Little work has been done in the main level north as the reef got too small and poor. Discontinued driving ahead and sbnt all men in the stapes. No. 1 and 2 stopes have been worked out nearly the wholp distance of the reef in the lev?!. In No. 8 stope the reef h very small and broken. I'dont consider ifc good enough to send to the bat-jBBjM 1n.K0.'4 stope there is no improvement io -report Have dis« eh»r ed allharid^ hot five and intend I to Uk v rise up some dis'ance to see if the reef will make again. There have been 80 toas of stooe sent to the battery for tbe week. Will c. 4 ean up at the battery as soon as eh« stone ia the padlock is crushed. . COCKSPARROW DREDGE. Tbe grouad i 3 sti 1 very rough. We will prebably have to stop to-morrow to put on the new tumbler as the o d one is completely done. We shall also have to put on the new governor on the engine,