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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7006, 1 May 1884, Page 6

The < following are the mine manager's reports received yesterday :— Ooqubttk- and Diamond 'Gull? (Tβ Aroha),— Eor the last month I have done thirteen feet of sinking, which now makes the winze-a total of sixteen feet on it fine well-defined reef, fally four feet in width, and 'gold! shows freely in the etone to the bottom. I am sorry to say I will not be able to continue jinking longer'than one week, as the water is beginning to. come rather heavy, and it would riot be profitable to'con. tinue here. I would suggest to let a contract to put in a low level. I made a survey fo-day, and can obtain a nice level with about 103 feet of backs to crop of reef, or 80 feet below the .present level, and, for whioh you will only have to cross-out about 136

"feet to cut the reef. I am, inclined to think the cross-cut drive will be good country, and consider the present show of gold well worth pntting in a level for. Tβ Aboha Eorbka. — Since my Iwt monthly report I have driven 14 feet in the low level., , I have only, had, two men at work in said level for the 'last fortnight (oneTfor fiareka and one for Victoria Companies). They are now-making *ery good head way. The reef lobke fiist.rate, ana I can.obtain splendid prospects, and see it occasionally in* the atone. Am saying it »U for the mill. I am. only taking four l«et of the reef (in width) .at present to enable me to get along with the drive as quickly as possible.' In the intermediate face, southwest, I have had only one man part of hie time. It is now in 33 feet, The reef w rather broken up just now in the face, but may make a large body of stone any moment again, as it is now in the low level irome« diately underneath, both faces being about the same distance from the rise. I have taken the man off thie face, and put him on the north-east aide for the pnrpose mentioned in my annual report. 1 will have to put on one or two more men here at once for the purpose, of being ready with quart? when the wire tram is If I do not put qn two ehifts it'will not be half ready when the wire will be completed.—P.S. I *m goipg to extend my tramway to connect with the shoot leading into the hopper at once. Canadian (Waiorongomai.)—The quartz is sent to the battery, and the crushing j started on Monday last The number of trucks was 48, which made 64 tons. The quart? bad to be handled twice before it was lodged in Colonist hopper, whieh made it necessary for me to employ other men besides those I had, to help to get every, thing out "of the way of the Coleniet workings by Monday morning. It being late on Saturday evening before I oould commence, the crushing is shaping about the same as Colonist stone, but' until it is all treated • 1 cannot say how it will turn bnt, but as soon as it is known 1 will wire yon the return. I have now oaly two men employed; they are sicking a winze on the reef to meet the low level. I consider this work to be necessary, as it will be required as a pass for our quartz, and it will also enable me to be out of the Colonist workings, besides having a plaoeto stope the reef as soon as the low level is driven to meet it. I trust thie work will meet with yqur. approval, and hope the quartz will turn out payable. • Chanok. —During the past two weeks I have extended the drive to a distance of 160 feet in all. 1 ont the reef to-day_; it hae a promising appearance, in well mineralised, and in good country. I can say very little as to its value, as I have only broken down about two feet aoroaa the back of the drive, where I have just out it. The reef is from eight inches to .one foot thick. If I get gold within the next few days I will wire the same. The reason I have had to drjve so tnuoh further than I first anticipated, is the reef has greatly increased the underlay downwards, go that I have had to drive 30 feet more than I expected, judging from the underlay in the top level. Nevada. —1 am at present employed in driving south on the reef, which still maintains its promising. appearance, gold to be seen in the stone, with good dish prospects at every breaking, down. Darwin.—The contractors, Hoskin and party, started to drive joint oross-cut tunnel 230 feet level on last Tuesday afternoon. Cambria. —The Queen of Beauty battery at which the quartz is being treated and not yet finished, has been stopped from the want of water supply. [BY TELEGRAPH.- —OWN COEHESPONDHNTS.] Thames, Wednesday evening. Prince Imprbial.—6lloza gold from 618 loads quartz. Our of Manohesteb (private olaim).— Nine loads'general dirt and 361bd speolmens yielded 56ozs gold. Waiobongomai, Wednesday evening. The returns for the month are : Colonist, 20 head. 425 loads. 288ozs. lldwts.; New Find, 15 head, 270- loads, 3570ze. 9dwts. retorted gold. The gold is being forwarded to-morrow to the bank at Grahamstown. Much inconvenience is felt here on aocount of the absence of any faoilities for melting the gold on the spot. Sending it to Grahamstown necessitates the sending of some responsible person down in charge of It.