THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6097, 2 June 1881, Page 3

THE GOLDFIELDS.

Tick following mine managers' reports were received yesterday : — Soctiikbk Gross (Cokohandei.)— The quartz that was broken out and crushed, that came from winze and drive on specimen leader below battery level, was very poor ; also the quartz that was broken out of the hangingwall leader was not much better. So I stopped both places,- as I could not see much prospect of their improving. I have put four men to sink on a cross leader that Mr. Black bad a little gold in when driving on it. The winzo Is down nine feet. In sinking I have seen a few colours of gold. The leader is about six inches in thickness, and.of a promising appearance. In the cross leader above the tramway level I have had four pounds of picked stone since my last roport. The leader is sn'all, but there is a chance of us coming across a patch here, as we can see a little gold mostly every time we break it down. The crushing has been delayed on account o£ the want of water. About twenty loads of quartz have been crushed, and there are six or seven on han-l. I have received 32 ounces of amaUam from what has b en crushed, but there was very littlo go!d in the first eight loads that were put through ; I have also on hand" fourteen pounds picked stone. —Jasies Cdltts Coldes Cnowx.—At the tottery level on die footwall leader but little work has been carried on during the past eight days, owing to a breakdown of some of the junction of the main and footwall leaders. This ■ part of the drive has been very troublesome for some time, and also expensive for timber, &c, but in the course of a few days the necessary repairs will be completed, and work resumed again as usual. There is no change to report since my last on the various other leaders that are being worked. The quartz coming to hand is payable, and everything is in good working order. Cleaning up. and retorting took place to-day for a yield of B'22ozs. melted gold from 300 tons from all parts of the mine.—T. A. Bu.vlop. Succ-ess (Coromandki.).—The reef has greatly improved since my last report. lam getting under where I got good gold in the level above. As I get ahead, I am in hopes of coining on something good, as the reef is getting riiuch larger, and the gold more distributed through it. There is also a change for the better in the ground, which enables me to get ahead better than I have done lately. I have also opened out in the reef southward, and good prospects of loose gold obtained ; as the stone looks well, I am in hopes of coming on a haul of specimens any moment. In No. 2 level the ground is much harder than what it was. The reef is to-d.iy. carrying little gold. There is about SO-feet to the boundary to drive yet.— PETEitRmn.