MINING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16805, 15 March 1915, Page 9

MINING.

ROSS GOLDFIELDS.

UNWATERING OF THE MINE. [Per Press Association.] HOKITIKA, March 14. The unwatering of Uie Ross mine is still proceeding satisfactorily, despite tho unprecedented rainfall during pumping operations. Mr .0. Davis, chairman of directors, visited the mine last, week and he gives an. emphatic denial to sta-temonts tt lhat bad been made to the effect that tlio workings would rot be unwutered again. Mr Davis said tha prospects were very brie-ht. When the mine was flooded the east drive from the intermediate workings on the Ross United lead, which was being advanced towards Jones'* Creek, had just got under the Cassius workin?.-?. Samples taken v.-e-e averaging bitter, and there was every indication of the nay wash making as the drive advanced and came more in line with" the hood. The chairman ment’oned iliat blocking operations bad Win pvocecdiin? eteadilv in the pay wash at M><-t-'me of the interruption r.-’d ilic Diet th*t fl-e La-t wadi up nveroved nearly os per truck showed that the grade of materials then lvdp<r worked had oons-derabK- unmoved. Mr T»iw*« is verv sanguine that good! returns-will he obntined a® eon n as ih» riiwalering of the mine is completed.