THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6254, 2 December 1881, Page 5

THE GOLDFIELDS.

Old Caledonian.—A telegram to the following effect was received at the company's oflice yesterday :—" 1401bs. picked stone ; still looks well going up.—T. B. Hicks." [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN C'ORRESI'ON DF.N'T.S.] Thames, Thursday evening. Caledonia::. —A further haul of picked Stone was obtained to-day. Young Colonial.—The trial crushing from this claim will be put through the Owharoa battery this week. Siiaremarket.—Sales ; Caledonian, 21s ; Waitekauri, No. 3, 10s; Waitekauri Extended, lid. Sellers: Caledonian, 21s 6d ; Waitekauri Extended, Is. Coromasdkl, Thursday evening. Ness Side sent down a parcel of good specimens to-day. The mine is looking firsteate. Stan ley arc getting good crushing stuff from the stopes. Blue Peter, who are driving on the reef in the low level, are getting first-class crushing stuff. They will put a winze down without delay to connect, and will have a block of ground to take out. Hote expect to cut the leader in the new level very shortly. They will have a small crushing from the upper workings before Christinas. Bismarck are getting good payable quartz from all the stopes. Small quantities of specimens are got occasionally. Tokatka are still driving ahead in the low level. No material change has taken place. The manager is busy opening up the mine, and will be in a position to take out a large amount of good crushing stuff after Christmas. Ada struck a fair show of gold in the Queen of the North leader to-day. Premier. —Anderson's tribute are sending a large quantity of good general stuff to the Nil battery. A good return is expected.