TEE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7343, 2 June 1885, Page 5

TEE GOLDFIELDS.

[b? telegraph—own correspondent.] Thamks, Monday. Shares! — Caledonian Low Level, sellers 5d ; Cross, sellers Is ; Moanataiari Extended, sellers Is ; Caledonian, sellers 3s; Golden Crown, new 3s 9d to 4s, old ss; 1 v anhoe, 3s to 3s 3d, sellers 3s 6d ; buyers, 3s. Cross.—34 loads of quartz yielded 24ozs. gold. Manakau. — The crosscut bos holed through to the shaft. Driving has been commenced on the nine inch leader cut a short time ago.

New Prince Imperial. — The mine manager reports, May 30th : Cleaning up and retorting for the month took place to-day for the yield of 2140z. of retorted gold, which was reduced on melting to 212£0z. For this return there has been 206 loads of quartz and lOOlbs. of picked stone reduced. The foot* wall branch of No. 2 lead in the stopes on the western side of the break above No. 5 level is still looking well; the quartz, although only a few inches thick, continues to contribute a few pounds of picked stone daily. Close to the break the lead is standing very upright, and I am afraid will run out into the old stopes, but going towards the boundary it will carry up muoh higher. There are now six men employed in the stopes on No. 4 lead. The quartz from hers has been crushing for about loz. per load, but as the lead is small, the quantity of dirt obtained is not large. The No. 1 reef in the stope3 below No. 4 level has shown a considerable improvement lately as the stopes approach the floor of No. 4 levelj and the quartz from this quarter has been shaping first-rate during tho past fortnight. I have had two men extending the eastern drive on No. 1 reef at No. 3 level. The drive is being carried in on the footwall portion of the reef of which about 2 feet is taken. During the last few feet the quartz has shown a considerable improvement, being more kindly, and carrying a little bright mineral. A few nice colours of gold were also seen through the stone yesterday.