LATEST THAMES NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1967, 7 May 1870, Page 5

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

[paOlt OUB OTO COHUESPON'iC.VT.] Friday evening. Goldkx Aaz Company.—in the mine from which fho amalgamated claims take their name the men arc busy in the stope from the lower level, the sam" vicinity from which the last crushings have been had, and which turned out so remarkably well. The lode is looking very good throughout,and what is going through the mill from this part shapes we!!. In the Harp ground, on the mid level, the men are following the leaders, one of which is 2 feet urn", the other (i inches. These are running parallel, only 11 very little space intervening, and at no great depth w ,11 form one large bnjy. !'hi; iirgerone has not vet been tested by the company, but a quantity is now in the mill. The stone therefrom is of a dark blue solid character, and beyond doubt containg j;o[d. Ihe small leader is the one from which the original shareholders reaped such a harvest, and after a short lime it is intended !<< open on', the manager being very sanguine of obtaining a g.'od yield from it. as the precious metal is frequentl3 met uit.'i. In the Union low level, op baler No. 1. west of the cr iss cut, operati mis arc ahou' being commenced to stope out, and stone is now being sent down to the battery, to see what there is in it. It is a good-sizeil leader, and gold i< occasionally seen in patches 10 encourage them. On No :i lender a splendid rise ,s going up to the surface. The <b's,ntiiv already accomplished is 11' feet, and when this is taken from the back, sulip-iciil is seen to prove that it isot'.t highly auriferous character. Since my m-l visit to the Workings of this company'., b.rge pr .perty great improvements have taken place, anil the drives have been securely 'timbered, tramways laid to bring ad t"he dill'en-nt tunnels it. to com mimic d ion « ji h the large shoot. liises and passe- are in n'-ogress, all of which tend to expedite and lessen the cost ~f extracting the gold. \tiyoiie who visited the m'.:i"s s.,me live or six week's ago would now be a-t ■ niched to find the great improvement - which are apparent to the moM ig.i..ran:. It is not to the fa-ilities of rai-:ng the quartz only these are visible, I, .1 the lodes which, when opened out. as now. arc i,-tt.-r defined. "he stone is o! a different character from that when opcra'ioii< were commenced, and the whole throughout has changed so in aspect that ere long this company will rank as one of the u:o»t successful on the Thames.

Pnisr-i-: Imi'i-I£!ai..—This company have decided to put down their engine -halt anotlur 10-inch lift-pump, and tor this purpose have bought the whole of the Golden I'n.wn '■ xt.-n.'.ed nia.-hinerv. consisting ot punipine e.n.r. portable engine, Ac., which have b'en removed toih.-ir own Ltraiud during tiie ia.-t tew day*, and a-e new depovji.-l :i | n,,. ~iout h" ot t lie sliatt. ready for erecli .n. wiiieh will take four or live day.-: an.! it i- honed tha> at

the latter part >>t net week. -'inMni: will he resumed down !•• |io i.-i. .\ t this ii is intended to ..pen .ail an i drive l'>r the .Mariner.-' 1.e.-;. When this i- cut the Mn'iirii; of the small -halt which is now on the leader iviil be continued t ) the same depth a- tii- drive, in order to provide :_'••• 1 veuniatnn ii tiie ivin.ie o: the w .rlaii •- . M ... e .n-: ! ■:••!,!,. oi-'.ati.-.. I',-. ~, ;,.,. . ~ .... . . : . : , ; .. ate: more on tiie liat. a very bi!_-.- one .- ah oji to he for t)i:-. p .'.vert'... :.i:ic!i::.ery i- iiiiv.i !y t'l-ovi led. a ]...rtio:i ~|' ii loivoii; aia'i.e.i I'r.mi ' 'oroniaiidei. ana the remainder !< e\,n e' ed da! 'v. ..OKY Hi i .-- i i.- v. h ■:• of tj,. ma:nitieent maeh i nerv. e .-...> in ■ o, - a -up-T-. file er .iiud i- ■; • . I • :n.:v rr 'i.-.'. to-morrow bv t'li.- niiV' :;ri : "ad 'ii:i.-. j hoourhoo i, w nn-ii ha- in-.-n a - ■■ a.- ..a des .lai; ,n f.,r m-.a: !.-. w i:t n e.v :e-.aind with the ehearlul :i ..sr jf tne p..a; and -tamper. i lie loil.e-.in_: r, ; ,:-|s I laieliie'. to have sen'.., but up |. dii- m c.neiu t i.ey ire not oli'th" lire n - an.ilelieh:, -pei-imens ; Voutiu Austi-alntti. AtlantK. Wade. .\l- - !.' t'liY. --'I hi< elain; ;- sjoia'e ; to •';•.■ ."■nianirork. -i'.-' '■"■ '• a lice erushii'e; at a.,., r. .di/.mi; o ■■.-. ;.. tin- '"ii. Fran l:ic -anie le-id.-r, i u: a • ■],-iderable distance ln.Jll wn-.i-. ::■■• last wa - -'I tons are In-ins -"i. 1 down to the same niacliine for trial, and altera few hours it hcLtan to |0..k tin well, but it is not expeetel to yield as -.. ,d as the last. ruoM tup "ni e.;i:s a i.vkuti -kii." j Tnr. Ki.riNi; ''t .r |. —Yrsterduv another lot ~f -tone f'r.au the Klvin- ('lend was sent down to S.Mlter-- in e-hne.-. It i- of a verv in.ill.M-kT eliar.iet.-,. but «ill doiibt 1.-s p.-..ve a- ,-ieli ;'.- tornier 1..'-. b..r «aut of water the e-a-hh-- for-.- -a'the ~..,11 h„. hern re hevd to live -ta,npers. "J'tlK Waioi.,,!! Mii .. -Tie-re „;,. ten lead o| si mime,-- .•ai|.,..v.-d eru-hin- for the Waiteniata. and tli- r.» :',.-,. •,, a- l!>'e heel :, re era-l, - .„„„• -t-aie , ~ni tie Old l.ill.si elan, l, which ha- r.-eeutiv be.-n add.-d Id the Wai.)labi Co.'.- claim. 'I'm: Ilia i a-i Ci mm.- This e .mpa-iy , nwiie' Id the ;.. -t i "i I jfeii bv -lime of the -harri,older- inal direetor- »e'h regard !■. the manae-ae-at ~\ the ■-!-,,,,,. In,- l.rea li,-..n-!it rather pr. .iiiin.'iit :\ before the p nl. lie. S.nne of the a-ei-ti.-.,- imeie at, the iiie.-lin.' hrl I in Aileltiand "err ~.,! P, strict irn.rdr »lti; t'a -t, and cnid n. t fail 1., have a del .iveiat >iw . ll'-et on the .-..in-, oit's p:-..]ierty. and of pr-rhap- in.j,i.-ii._ the repiilalion of tin mail t»er : il -hi f ni- !■■> stale that -o far as the iv,,rl;in.r ...'.:,■• mine ha- hern lrf; [~ t,!i.a ana -.•-. h- lai- ■< o.- n we]! Ilir minr hibeen ~u: in... ~:..,■ -, n , .v. „••., „., orde.-, a ,ld a i '!'•'"•:' : ' ■■- ■-aiiveU -mall ~,aatif of -I i, ,- ' , brelo-n out. a lar-e e-vten; of lie- :eel !::,. !.,■,■,, ..pened. and at ]ire-etit il i- ..a 1 ; a ipiestion of lh' ■ p:.i ititv of-I ml'i- -er.t to rira--. 'I'lie re.-t'.,: l-s low -~ level t ,- |.r,.v ; ,l riehr-t. and tll-re i, eve-y pr..-p-ei ~f li,- mini- pfovm-on ' the nio-l valnahle ~;. the Tli.-it.ie-. Tin: I'ltn.i: or mr Kutini. -— A I ■ ~ ~-tn.n of the 1111 l to,, lot to he era-lied u! I'.iill's bat'er;. i- aif-idy d.ovn at Hull's maeiimr, I. ill tie'- em-hiii- has not yet b-.m e .m-

iii'-M.-.'. I, a- o,i i: i -_r : ■ 1 in- -.-aivily ~f w.it.-r only a vrrv .-mall nunil.-r of can lie li-pt uoin-'. 'I'll,- n-u-iiiii- "ill 1.,- slar:,-.Ulio,tl v . l.aM" ni-lit a small li.-hiiis;, for tln-LV.-ttv Jane No. L', was ,-0,„m.,-..c,-1. A i-nisln'iii; lor tho.lusl in 'I'inu- «> . -miliii'ti I y.--tn,liy i< I li'- i'ramwn y l.at :.ry. U'.- nmi.-r-'a:. I tnat a trial «*:-ii-.iiiiinr "f |p n tons ~f si, .ii,- tak.- ii of tii.- Ula.-k Href in the John JJutt claim will be cni-linl shortly at Kussrll's batln-y. Tim rrusliiiij; of the Wa.le at IVri-y's battery is (,'oiiil; cm slowly, in eonseijiicm-e of the scareit.y of water in the creek. There are only three .stampers at work at present. The stulfappears to shape well on the tables, and the result will no ilnubt be remunerative. The Golilsbrougb C'ompiiny have -truck splendid in their .«huft, at a depth of 275 feet. They are now opening a lead jjoiny 60 feet on » slojie.

[ntOll THE " PTAB."] CirnH.EMCinT No. I.—A very fine lot ol specimens, weighing in all about 200 pounds were crushed at the Traniw*y battery this morning from this claim. The silver and amalgam will be retorted tlii« evening, and from the amount of the latter obtained from the bcrdan, the return in gold will he Hoinething very good. The general crushing is going on 'at tip- Australasian baltcrv, in the Waiotahi, and the pared will be ,-omplM.d by Monday or Tuesday. Thequality ..f the si one from this mine has improved of late, and from the systematic manner in which the works have been carried on, a large body of the reef can lie taken out. Tiik Goi.nriNcu.—The retorted gold from the late .•rushing of 15 tou« of the Tramway battery, iT.as melted this morning, and yielded b> o/..-'. ll'dwts. of pure metal. The fortunate sharuhoiders in this piece of ground well deserve their luck, but n- { 'i;~ t however, vci-y near losing it, as son f ;hem had decided to throw it. up, but as a last choice determined 1o try another crushing, which if not sa'isfaetorv would have led them to relinquish their claim. Since the return from the 15 tons has been received, shares in the ground have increased m value, and a quarter sbare changed hands lasl night at .Coil. 'I'm: I'na Comcoy.—The fortnightly cleaning up of the battery take place io-nighi, and as there is a large" parcel of amalgam on hand, the yield from thy quart/, crushed is promi-mg to 'be .-at is factory. A trial ton from the Hand of Hope was crushed ye-terday, but only gave a small reluni. Tut: M \m k u\—The Hauraki battery is at work on .-tone from this claim, but letlir parcel is a large one, no return will be pide fished until all the stone has been pa-«ed through.