THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7921, 13 April 1887, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

Cambria. — The mine manager reports, under date 11th April—The south crosscut at No. 4 level is now in a distance of 749 feet from the shaft, 18 feet having been driven the last six working days. This drive is going through tight country. The intermediate east on the hangingwall reef below No, 2 level is In a distance of 56 feet from the winze. The reef in the face of the drive is about 18 inches in thickness. Gold was seen freely through the quartz when breaking down the reef. The stope on the western side of the winze below No. 2 level over .the break is along 15 feet. Gold was seen freely through the .quartz when breaking down the reef. The western drive on the hangingwall reef at No. 2 level is in a distance of 161 feet. The reef in the face of the drive is one foot in thickness. Gold was seen through the quartz when breaking it down. Gold was also Been in a small stringer on the footwall of the reef, running parallel with the reef. The leading stope on the hangingwall reef west is along JSO feet. There are two feet of crushing dirt in this stopo. Colours of gold are being seen through the quartz when breaking down the reef. The second stope we,at on the hangingwall reef is along 142 feet. In the face of this stope the reef is about two feet in thickness. Gold is being seen through the quartz when breaking down the reef. The third stope went on the hangingwall reef is along 115 feet. In the face of this stope the reef is two feet six inches in thiokness. Gold was seen freely through the quartz when breaking down the reef. The fourth stope west is along 104 feet, and the fifth stope west is along 90 feet. There are a great many stringers of quartz in both of these stopes mixed with the mullock, which has to be selected before being sent to the battery. Gold is being seen in some of the stringers. The sixth stopo west is along 68 feet. In this stope the reef is of a rubbly nature, mixed with soft clay.. Gold is being seen through the quartz when breaking down the reef. The seventh stope west is along 14 feet. The reef in this atope is also rubbly. Gold was seen in the quartz when breaking it down. The sixth stope east on the hangingwall reel is along / 9 feet, There are about 6 iuchesoi crushing dirt in this stope, in which gold is being seen when breaking it down. The seventh stope east is along 10 feel:. There are about 9 inches of quartz in the face of this stope. Colours of gold were seen in the quartz when breaking it down The drive on the cross. leader at No. 2 level is in a distance of 54 feet. The leader in the face of the drive is about 4 inches in thickness. There is a small stringer about half an inch thick, in which, gold was seen freely. Thai second stope on the cross leader is along 14 feet. The leader is-4 inches in thickness, IGOlbs of specimens came to hand from hen on Thursday last. The winze on the croBJ leader is down a depth of 13 feet. 151b of picked stone came to hand from hee on Wednesday last. Colours of gold were seen through the quartz when breaking dovn the leader to day. The battery is now running 16 hours per day, with 15 heat of stampers on quartz from the stopes alove No. 2 level, and 5 head of stampers on qtartz from the stopes on the hangingwall reef west of the winze below No. 2 level. 74 loala of quartz have been crushed during tue week for the return of 301 ounces of amilgain. The battery is in good working ordei; also the winding engine and air compresso:. The mine manager wired yesterday :/" 20lbs picked stone from second stope oi cross leader." Adeline.The mine manager :i ient the following telegram yesterday:/' Melted gold, from 34 tons Tables, 31« lOdwt Value, £79 3a. Pans, 450z. Valui, £59 55." Trknton,—As soon as the Catrona suuth crosscut, No. 4 level, has reached the boundary, Messrs, Coutcs, Clarke, aui Bayldon, have been requested to report .Whether the Trenton should continue the crosscut or sink the shaft, in the event of the C&nbria interjecting no reef in the crosscut, ( Nkw Manokact.—The mine nanager telegraphed yesterday the result of the month's crushing of this mine as follow!:—" 28oz of melted gold." New Prince Imperial,— mine manager, under date Thames, 4pril 9th, 1887, writes aa follows :—The contrsctora have now extended the eastern driven No. 1 reef at No. 2 level a distance of thirty-five feet. The reef whioh was broken down to-day is much larger, but ia not/looking quite so well, being more mixed tp with tno hard bastard quartz. This is omsed by the hard nature of tho ground through which the reef is passing. I expect tiff country will soon change again for the betier. In the stopea there is very little charge to report; the third stope is along f6:ty feet, and the flat head is still running alrug with it. No gold has yet been seen abore this head, but the lead is carrying up through it all right. The fourth Btopo has been extended a distance of twelve feet; the quirtz waa broken down ' here to day, and, altlough some really good j mineral was Been through the stone, no gold 1 was visible. Two pen have been employed in the stopes above, No. 3 levol vacated by the tributers ; good looking quartz is being obtained here, ami some nice dabs of gold were seen in breaking down. The reef here is about fifteen inches thick, and should it continue of the sine favourable nature as at present, I would propose starting an intermediate, say, fift; or sixty feet below No. 2 level. There arc now twenty loads of quartz in the hoppers,/sud about tifty-five pounds of specimens aid picked stone on hand, which 1 propose to commence crushing in a week or ten da/s. Odger'a party have completed their last crushing of forty-four loads quartz and forty-five pounds stone, for the yield of 116ozl3dwts melted gold, [BY TitLEGSAPH.— own correspondents.] I Thames, Tuesday evening. Sharemalket.—Cambria, 5s 4d, sellers 5s I 6d; Manitau, sellers Is Id; Alburnia, sellers ls/j Saxon, 3a 6d, sellers 3a 8d ; Rose, sellen lOd. f _ Paeroa, Tuesday. Rose.—The crushing of 20 tons is proceeding at Railey'a, A good return is expected. iImperial.—Some splendid stone is to hand In tie low level. [by Tclegraph,—press association,] t | Wellington, Tuesday evening. j At a meeting of the Albion Gold Mining I Co. (T«rawhiti) to-night it was decided to ! place/tie company in liquidation.