MINING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXX, Issue 139, 13 June 1896, Page 2

MINING.

(From our own Correspondent.) Lyell, This Day. The Lyell Creek Manager reports ; Wo have sunk 6 feet for the week making the total depth 123 feet. The reef has greatly increased in siz«, the winze being all on clean stone and no sign of tbe hangiug wall. There is no change ia the qnality of the stone. lam cleaning the paddock out so as to keep the present stono separate and am sending it to the Alpine battery to be crushed ; but as the greater part of the stone waa taken from tbo north winze I don't expect it to pay much more than the expense of carting and crushing. The Alpine Manager reports for the week :— The No 9 level bas been extended a distance of 0 feet. The reef averages 4 feet wide , dnring the last few . feet of driving it has been rather mullocky, but there nre indications of improvement. It contains fair gold. The cross cut west has beeu extended 3 feet ; total distanoe 67 feet. There is uo change of note since last report. In No. 4 the distance has been extended 12 feet. The reef is about 18 inches wide and containing gold. Later. Splendid gold came in to-day at the No. 9 level. The besb I have seen in the mine as yet. The Cockaparrow Dredge Manager reports .*— We hava done no dredging this week, the pumps having got out of order on Saturday last. One of tho valves was sent to Westport for repairs and I expect to start dredging on Monday morning.