THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8061, 23 September 1887, Page 5

THE GOLDFIELDS.

[BY TELKORAPa—OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Thames, Thursday evening. Princk Imperial. — 61ozs gold from 51 loads general dirt, and SOlbs specimens and picked stone.

CiMßaiA..—The mine manager report 3 : When breaking down the No. 1 footwall leader in the western drive to-day gold was seen freely through the quartz, and about 61bs of picked etono came to hand from here, it is also carrying splendid-looking mineral. The manager sent the following telegram yesterday : " 251ba picked stone from Mo. 5 leader, western drive, No. 3 level."

Saxon.—The mine manager, writing on the 20th instant, reports : —The drive at No. 4 level has been extended 14 feet during the "■>«t. week. The country is rather tight, but thiok, carrying, -£« —-■ ._.--— — »...^ B gild. The rise, which is a large one, is up 30 foot from the level; the reef 2 feet 6 inches in thickness, of the same character as that in tho drive. The 6th stope is up to the Ist break. Iα the intermediate drive in footwall carried on from the 6th etope the reef is 2 feet in thickness, still showing gold. Seaward of winze the 7th stop* has been extended 10 feet ; the reef is 15 inches in thickness, and gold shows in it occasionally. At Mo. 3 level the winze ia down 9 feet in very good country ; the recif here is IS inches in thickness, shows a little gold, and looks very well. Stoping and rising are still in progress on the reef above INo. 3 level, where tha J reef is 3 feet thiok, showing colours of gold and carrying excellent mineral. Six head of stampers have been started this day at the Prince Imperial battery ; 17 loads of tailings have been treated by the concentrator, and the result, so far, is about 4 tors of concentrated pyrites. The amalgam on- hand amounts,to 5030ze. P.S. A few pounds of picked st'dne have just come to hand from the riseat No. 4 level. Vadghan.—The mine mauager under date 19 th September writes : We got 31bs of good, picked stouo to-day in the leading etope going south, and I believe we shall get more as vie get up towards the No. 1 level. Trust I shall have some good news to send you for the directors soon, ae I am expecting gold ia the tunnel going north any time Reef looking first rate. 1 ANOTHER NEW FIND. Thames, Thursday. John Thomas MoWilliam and Maurice Kelly applied yesterday for a prospectors' claim of 15 acres, to be called the Goldwater. They state it is situated in the Moanaanuanu {'reek, near where the telegraph line crosses the croek, either on or close to the Whangamata No. 3 blook at Whangamata, and 10 miles from any other previously existing workings. The applicants further state that they have been prospecting for the past three months. About a week ago they came across a large reef, which gave good mortar prospects, and which they estimate to be worth five or six ounces to the ton. I am informed that the assay tests were very satisfactory, both in gold and silver Mr. Samuel Turtle has applied for a licensed holding of Iβ acres, which he has named the Brogan, on the southern side of the Gold water. Brogan caused a rash to Whangamata several years ago, but the alleged find proved a duffer.