MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9021, 6 April 1888, Page 6

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Cambria.—Mγ. R. McDonald Scott received the following telegram from the mine manager yesterday Five pounds picked stone from main reef, western side of break, No. 31eveL , ~ x . , Trenton.—The pipes in the Moanataian Extended shaft have all been placed safely on the surface. Tenders for the removal of the two engines, and erection of new engine, etc., have been invited, and are to be in by Saturday next, at noon. • Gem.—During the last fortnight I nave completed the upper shute, and also the lower hopper. The long shute leading from the intermediate tramway to the lower hopper is under way. I hope in another fortnight to have everything finished ready to convey quartz to the battery. The mine work is progressing rapidly, and the winze is down 41 feet in good sinking country. The reef is larger, ana looks well. I see a little gold at times. I find on taking my. levels that we have another 30 feet to sink to connect with our present low leveL That will rive us 71 feet of backs between the two evels, besides the surface. ' New Man.ukau.—l am pleased to be able to report a great improvement in the mine last week in the stope on No. 5 lode. No. 10 stope west of winxa showed gold freely, and 251b to 301b of fair picked stone were picked out. The dirt is crushing well at the battery, so the return for the month will be better than last month, Mulligan's leader in the rise on No. 4 level is also looking better, being away from the break. I "expect to hole through to the winze this week. Paroquet.—The winze is down a distance of 27 feet below the No. 3 leveL The reef here maintains its usual size, about four feet —quality and character of the quartz being similar to what I reported in my last. I have laid aside all the quartz taken out here, which is about 12 loads, and first chance I intend crushing it separately for your information. Not having got the junction of the hangingwall leader in winze, I intend to sink on it where good gold was left in bottom of drive, as it seems to have altered its dip, so that it may not junction for some distance, and should have good stuff from here. The drive in the main reef is progressing, contractors' having driven 32 feet, with about 50 feet yet to get under Laurie's run. The quartz here is looking very weil, the reef being in kindly country, and in breaking down today I got some stone with streaks of gold running, through it, which, although not picked stone, will class ae good general dirt, so that our prospecte here are very good, as •we are still a considerable distance from the upper level run of gold. I have here had an iron road laid from the mouth of the drive into the face. I have the leading stope within 15 feet of the face, and the drive timbered up and passes in position, and second and third stope on the way. Winze from No. 2 to No. 3 level: I have had two men working here during the week, and have now sunk about 10 feet. The. reef ie about four feet thick, well mineralised, and showing colours of gold, and with the entire work now going on i should be able to keep the battery going. I have let another contract, at 5s 6d per foot, for driving on a leader that I have discovered in foot wall of the main, reef, and should junction, at the angle it ie running, by driving on it. This leader is about nine inches thick, and from the appearance of dish prospects, which are splendid, has encouraged me to take. out five loads for treatment for report. I have also let a contract for splitting slabs and props, at 16s and 40s per 100 respectively, to have the required supply before the winter sets in. I have got the hopper at the battery centred, and will now be in a position to put through special lots separately, which up to the present I could not do, as the stuff was all delivered in one common lot. We have now a bridge across the creek carrying, tailing-shoot, _ there being no stacking room on battery side of creek. I have the feeders, when not engaged in the battery, clearing the ground for tailings,' We have now 2600z of amalgam (blanketings of course still accumulating), and I am very pleased to report that the result of several aaeays have given the extremely satisfactory value of over £8 per ton. Wβ are now having a parcel delivered at the Molloy. plant for treatment at the small charge of 12s per load, which should be reduced to about 7s 6d or 8s if shipped from Waiomo landing. Your directors will then be able to direct as to further means of treatment, it being apparent now that, the tailings contain the greatest portion r pf the gold, and I should like to get them all treated before cleaning up, so as to give you the real value of your quartz. "Referring to the continual'dropping off of five and ten head of stampers from want of water, 1 strongly recommend that to overcome that difficulty a dam should be erected iii the nearest creek that conveys , the water into the main race. This would not cost much, as the formation is favourable for dam. If this work were completed it would prevent so many (interruptions. ' .L^MBMK-β..——■•' i'.'i-tuy-i