THE GOLD FIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8063, 26 September 1887, Page 5

THE GOLD FIELDS.

IFSOM ODB OWN COBRPSPONDENT.]

Thamb i, Saturday. Cambria. —No. 1 'lode is being driven on westward, and is about 18 inches in width; It contains all the most favourable indicationscopper, blende, and ruby silver. Gold is seen freely, and about 51ba picked stone were obtained yesterday. A stope is also being carried along in which gold -is seen. No. 5 leader has been driven on westward ; it is about six inches wide, and odours are seen. A stope has- just been started. On No. 4 lode, which is nine inches wide, a stope is being carried towards the junction with No. 1 reef, and it shows a little gold. The crosscut is being pushed ahead in an excellent channel of country. Manukac. —Operations liave for some time been carried on on leaders on the foot* wall of No. 5 reef. No gold has been seen, but a stope will soon be passing at the place where picked stone was obtained some time ago. As the stopes go a regular round, they may be for weeks off gold. Alburnia.— This mine is now entirely on tribute, so that there is nothing fresh to report. None of the parties are on particularly rich quartz. Saxon.—At No. 4 level the reef in the drive is a large body of kindly looking quartz, the manager informs me colours of gold are seen- The country is good, and if anything improving. The rise is up about 35 feet; here the reef ie nearly three feet wide, and I am told gold is seen pretty freely. A leader, which has now swollen out to two feet, is being prospected from the stopes, and shows gold. The stopes generally exhibit little change. At No. 3 level sinking the winze has been suspended some days owing to gas, Stoping is proceeding. The lode is large, being between two and three feat. It is well mineralized, and gold is seen in breaking down. A trial lot was crushed some time ago, and reported to be worth l£oz to the load, but i cannot help thinking that it would be much more satisfactory to shareholders if a large parcel from here were treated separately, altio from the drive at No. 4 level, which if hopper space is available, could be easily done, as crashing is proceeding at both the Crown and Imperial batteries. The tailings are being concentrated with the Frue concentrator, the concentrates being about one ton to four of tailings. Whangamata.—One of the assays made by Mr. Heigh way, of stone from Kelly und ile Williams' find at Whaugamata, gave an average of 91oz gold and 3570z silver to 'the ton.

Cambria.—The mine manager reports : — I have the honor to report that the 1251bu of picked stone reported by wire to-cU.y came to hand from the No. 5 leader in the western drive at .No. 3 level. There are two small leaders crossing the drive at right augles in which gold wan also seen when breaking them down. When breaking down the No. 1 footwall leader in the leading stopo west dabs and colours o£ gold were seen through the quartz. Gold was also seen in the stringers in the leading stope west over the back of the drive on the No. 6 leader. Later : albs picked stone came to hand wl.en breaking down the No. 1 footwall leader in the western drive. There is splendid-looking mineral through the quartz. Trenton.—The mine manager reports : 1' visited the Saxon mine to day. The reel in the eastern drive at No. 4 level is still keeping its straight course. It is about two feet in thickness, and carrying a good deal of mineral. Gold was seen close up to where it lias been broken down to. There are about 12 feet of the reef stripped. The country is all that can be desired.

Dubbo. — The mine manager wired on Saturday: "Twelve tons boxes, 46oza ; pans, 890z5."

THE GOLD FIND AT WAITOA.

[by telegraph.—own correspondent.] Hamilton, Saturday.

An analysis has been made by Mr. F'raser, of Auckland, from a parcel of wash - dirt similar in appearance to that on Mr. Smith's land at Waitoa, for Mr. C. Gould. The parcel was taken from Mr. Gould's property in the same district, and yielded at the rate of £1 3a worth of bullion per ton. There is no doubt but that the field will be found to extend, for i;iloQ, And au. enormously rich goldtield ought before this to have been secured and opened to the world.