THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 2908, 24 May 1873, Page 3

THE GOLDFIELDS.

[FROlt OOE OW COBEESPOXDENT.] ~ „ Thames, Friday. United Pumping Association.—Last nHlt as reported by telegram, a fine-lookiii" vein was met with, at a deptli of 370 feet, and is from four to six inches wide, being the that has been cut through for ao.ne time. The constitution of tho stone is ofa dark-blue solid character, with a little white, sugary quartz, and a streak of dense mundic runs through it, and to Die eye it appears of a very promising character. On the tapping of this rein water came in much stronger, and at the present moment it is literally boiling out. lhe most important feature regarding the intersection of this and other veins is, that they all come from the Tookey end, or that eide of tho shaft in which the underlie of the main lode will be met with, —and it is from here also that the increase of the water arises. The above indications are accepted in many quarters as evidence of the proximity of a large body of quartz, and with this view I coincide, for the shaft is now approaching that depth which gives great latitude to acy irregularity that may hare arisen in the underlie" of the lode, to "what it ia sho'.vn in an_y of the levels, •ither iu the Tuokey or Caledonian. The

manager is sending dowu a 25-feet length of rod, and with this and tiie coiumn sent down the other day, bo expects to sink to the depth where the second plunger will be placed. Middle Star.—The manager has been sending down a trial lot of stone from the main winze that is being sunk on the lode to connect with the new low tunnel, and as it lias reached a depth of over 100 feet, with a little gold seen the last 60 feet or so, it was determined that a trial should be made. Windsok Castle.—Operations in this mine at the present time are not such as tho share- j holders could desire, being limited to the ; specimon leader, close to its junction with the Harbour View vein, and from here the whole of the stone that is being crushed at the mill comes. The quality of this I understand is of a payable character, as there >vas a good show upon Lhe plates, and it is expected that a yield of from J oz. to 1 oz. per ton will be brought in to-morrow. lam informed that tho directors intend to let the greater portion of tho mine on tribute, with the exception of the tunnel level. White Kose.—The company have followed the Harbour Yiew leader in the deep level, from its point of intersection, for about 22 feet, and the whole distance it averages over nine inches in width, while in the face yesterday morning there was twelve inches of nice solid stone. A slight change was observable in tho bearing of the lode yesterday, as it had gone oiT almost at right angles from its usual course, retaining the clean walls, and from this disturbance X hear that some very nice gold was obtained when the lode came to be broken down. The lode is of a most promising character, and iu none of the surrounding mines, where at various limes it has been worked have I seen such gDod-looking quartz. From tho character of tho leader, tho directors are justified in opening out a large block of ground for stopes; and seeing that good stone has been obtained on several occasions in tho drive, it is probable that tho stopt-s would amply repay any outlay Hint may be incurred. John O'GtEOats. —Operations in this mine, for tho past twelve months at least, have ben the driving of a low level, much deeper than No. 2. Haying gone past the shaft a considerable distance, the manager a few days ago commenc d to rise upon the lode, to strike, if possible, that shot of gold which proved uo rich below the floor of "the No. 2 drive. Tho rise will communicate with the No. 2 level, exactly at the spot where the tributers attempted to sink, but were prevented bj' tho water. Tho lode in the rise is a very pro* mising one, well on to three feet wide, with good leaders of quartz hugging each wall; and that close to the footwall augurs well for gold, every indication of it being close at hand, and I should not be surprised to have to record the find of gold at any moment.

Mabt Ann Gold Mining Comv\sy.— With regard to this company, the judgment obtained against theui the otliei'' tiny by Messrs. ilorton and Wilkinson lias been settled ; therefore no sale of the ruiue at present will take place.