THE GOLDFIELDS.
Darwin.The manager reports that the reef in the drive iB 3 feet in thickness, and gold is seen when breaking it down, and is also seen in the stringers in the footwall. The reef in the drive is coming round towards the footwall reef. The reef in the stope is about 4 feet in thickness ; dabs and colours of gold are seen here when breaking down the reef. Started tho battery crushing full time to-day. Cambria. — The manager reports that 1701bs. of specimens were obtained from the intermediate drive to-day. Gold is still showing in the bottom and about 18 inches up the face of the drive, and at the top of the drive, with a fine band of mineral, 9 inches thick, running from tho bottom to the top of tho drive. Colours of gold were seen in the quartz when breaking the reef in tho eastern drive. [by telegraph.—-own correspondent.] Thames, Friday evening. Sharemauket.—Cambria, 13s 3d, 13s, 13s 6d, buyers 13s 6d ; Darwin, 9h, sellers 10s ; Cross, sellers Is 8d ; Imperial, sellers 14s ; Caledonian, 5s 3d ; Queen of Beauty, buyers la 3d; Ivanhoe, sellers 43 Gd, buyers 4s; Saxon, sellers Is 2d.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7222, 10 January 1885, Page 5
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