THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7340, 29 May 1885, Page 5

THE GOLDFIELDS.

[BT TELEGRAPH. — OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] •' Thames, Thursday evening. Sh abemabket. —Cambria, sellers 7» J' Darwin, sellers, 61; Cross, sellers Iβ ; Imperial, sellers sa; Crown, new issue, sellers; .4s; Ivanhoe, buyers 2s 9d. .',.,■ \>, '{•. -.$■ S<, *

Cambkia. —lOOlba. rich specimens were obtained to-day from the intermediate level eastward. The specimens hitherto obtained from these etopea have been heavily mine* ralised, the gold being either coated with mineral or the mineral mixed with the gold bo far, in i a great measure to conceal the latter. In to-day's specimens, however, there is very little mineral except ruby silver, consequently a fine show of rich yellow gold. They resemble Caledonian, Moanataiari, and Alburnia. specimens, oniy not bo rich. The manager informs me there is a good ahow of eighteen inches along the floor, and about two feet up the face. Aβ the level had to be carried in some feet before the run of gold was reached this would favour the contention of those who argue that the ran of gold ii dipping eastward, and tHat No. 3 level will have to be driven about 30 feet before the tub is found.

Caledonian.—Thirteen loadi from the drive on the Red Queen leader, at No. 3 level, yielded 22ozs. sdwts. gold, and 7 loads from the winze on the main reef yielded soz«. lOdwts. gold. These returns are very encouraging, and should revive the drooping spirits of shareholders, as they are both payable and regular if crushing could be kept op henceforward. Manukau.—42ozß. of gold were banked to-day. • Waiobongomai, Thursday, Mining prospects are improving very much. The new find crushed last week 50 trucks for 73jzs. retorted gold, not including box amalgam. The 40 truoks from the surface working did not go quite so well, yielding 300z9. retorted. Saxon.—The mime manager report May 26 :—Communication has been made with No. 6 level from the winze on No. 3 reef. I have started the men to open out from the winze about 20 feet from the bottom, as the re»f in ' No. 6 level is small and split up ; where I have opened out the reef is a good size, and looks well for gold. There is still some of the men working on No. 1 reef, and gold is occasionally being seen in breaking it, bat it is very patchy, as this last crushing did not turn out near so well as the previous one, even although the quartz was broken oat close to where the other crushing came from. There is also a few men working on No. 3 reef above No. 5 level; in breaking down the quartz here yesterday dabs and colours of gold was seen freely through the stuff. We will now bo in a position to get more quartz, as the men are all working on them. The engine boiler was inspected to-day, and was found to be in good order. A crushing of 25 loads of quartz was completed on Saturday, for the return of 17ozs. 12dwts. melted gold. '