THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6578, 16 December 1882, Page 5

THE GOLDFIELDS.

r_Y XELKGRAPII. G\TN CORRESPeNDENT-J Tmuis, Friday e-roning. Albcknia. — Whitaker and party, tributes, have crushed 14 loads of general dirt for the excellent return of C:Uoz3. of melted geld. | Bo* I'EDKo. — Kneebone and party, tri- : buters, have crushed 39 tons of dirt for a ; yield of '.i'.lozs. ISdwts. of melted gold. j Sm!u; or Kuhtunf. (Owharoa). — Farmer j aud tributers, have treated 12 loads of ; general dirt for a vicld ot 270/s. of melted i gold. " I O.:i.d:-:n Hili.No. 1 (Tγ. Ai:o:ia).—Madem ar.d party, proprietors, have brought i down six bags ol quartz, which tliov have : had treated at this Mounataiari battery. The ' six bags were, by measurement, about J of a ! ton, and yielded the s-plendid return of So/.". llKlwts. melted gold. They state that very little gold was visible in the sto:;e before crushing. Tim lone from which the trial lot was t;.ken is about a font thiek. ShakkMakklt.— Sales: J >cc»j. Level, Cs :>d, -s Id ; I'iince Imperial, 'Mz, Xis ; . Caledonian, 10s, 10o"J.l. l-J-.iyers : Caledo- ' iiian, 10s; .Mariner, -Js Gd ; IVinee Imp.- ' rial, .":i3. .Sellers : Mariner, ."is ; Prince Imperial, 3-1 p (i.I. ; Q'.t.kx (if Hkaitv. —The jiuinps were stopped last night in order to lix the rods ami bucket for lilting the water from below ; Xo. U level. Tins Mai completed and i pumping was resumed eariy this morning. ; CoKoMA.vr.Ki., Friday. j Ji-.-tin Tim;:.—The manager reports s'umi: ' L'OO'i .stone to hand from rvo. 15 leader. It is I rather small. The stud' going through the battery is shaping well.