THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9125, 6 August 1888, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

[from OCR ,'owk oorbbSsbpondents.]

Thames, Saturday. Monthly Returns.— The following is the amount of gold lodged in tin* feank of Now Zealand during the month of July i — Thames County, Thames Borough, 10540z 12dwt; Ohinemuri County, 3740z 6dwt; Piako County, 2150Z 9dwt: total, 25680z 14dwt. Waiotahi. —The month's return of gold from this mine is 2130z from 18 tons of quartz. Gkm (Waiotno). — The manager (Mr. Sfceodman) to-day banked 690z gold, the result of a crushing of 50 tons of quartz. AlburnlA.—Stoping is proceeding as usual on Jobe's leader, above the battery level. The supply of quartz coining to hand, however, if somewhat limited, owing to the leader only ranging in size from three to six inches. About 151b picked I. stone were secured during the week. TAru Mining.—A few parties are still out prospecting in the ranges of tins district, although as yet they have not succeeded in unearthing anything rich. Rogers and party, who have for some time past beoi prospecting on the old Panama roer, are now engaged in carting a five-ton parcel of quartz down to Pepper's battery. Having seen a little gold whilst breaking it out,, they expect a payable rot-urn. Pluinmer and Holt, ol the Golden Gate claim, crushed 4 tons at Pepper's battery this week for 3oz 14dwtsgold, which is about payable They have now started to break out another crushing from the same lode. D. Sheridan is still engaged in driving to out Janneson's lead, which yielded good returns of gold some years ago, whilst Qoonan and party aro working on tribute a loader which Sheridan intersected in his drive some time back. Kelly and party arc prospecting up No. 3 creek in the hopes of discovering payable gold soon. At the Mata some littlo delay is taking place in the erection of the battery owing to the sawyers being unable to supply the timber quick enough, otherwise good progress is being made. Whanoamata, August 3. Since my last things have been very quiet over here. The regular weekly mail lately inaugurated is greatly appreciated by the residents, for now wo receive our letters and papers once a week, whereas before they were generally three weeks or a month old before they readied here. The next thing we want is a littlo capital judiciously expended, for this would keep open and help to develop a district where there are numerous quartz reefs which contain a large percentageof silvei'ores, known in three different forms, viz., metallic,chloride, and sulphide. It seems very strange that none of those syndicate agente which we read about in the papers ever pay us a visit, and speculate some of their surplus capital in a district where there are so many chances of being handsomely rewarded. It is not a district where there are doubts of its containing argentiferous ores. Take for instance the results of the various trial parcels taken from the Gold water Company's reef. The fen ton parcel forwarded to Adelaide in March last, together with the parcel of picked stone treated at the Thames,' was worth within a few shillings of £17 per ton ; later a five-ton parcel was treated by Mr. George Fraser, of Auckland for the splendid return of £19 11s per ton, or 75 per cent, of the fire assay, whilst a third lot of equal value is now in course of treatment at the wune place. Then there are several other 3laims here, such as the Silver King, Herald, Young Colonial, and Observer, in ill of which a large quantity of fair class are is available, but in order to profitably Ireat the same machinery must bo erected ">n the spot, and this requires capital. These remarks prove beyond a doubt that >his is h tield of no mean pretensions, and ihat it is well worth the attention of epecuators who invest capital with an expectation of receiving a fair return for their noney. The manager of the Goldwatcr recently 'hipped to Auckland three different lots of ire, namely, fh-e tons first-class ore equal 0 the last, two tons second-class ore (worth ibout £9 per ton), and a one-ton parcel of nanganese ore for a trial. In the Brogan ilaim the men are still engaged in driving X) cut the Goldwater reef. The drive is in 1 distance of 150 feet, and the roef should ie to hand very soon. In the Observer jood progress is being made in driving on he supposed line of the Goldwater reef, rom which fair pestle and mortar tests are >btained. Very little work is being done n any of the other claims, on account of here being no machinery on the ground idapted for the treatment of this class of ire, while it is not rich enough to export t with the expectation of securing a proit, after the heavy expenses are deducted or packing, shipping, etc. Gem.—The mine manager telegraphs on Saturday :—"s9Jozs retorted gold. Cambria. —The mine manager reports that above No. 3 level in the third stopo tlie No. 7 loader is four inches in thickness. Dabs and colours of gold are setin through the quartz when breaking it down, and there is some nice-looking mineral, and a great quantity of silica in the leader ; also that the new crosscut at No. 4 level is going through a nice white sandstone contry, splendid looking for gold-bearing leaders. [by telegraph.—press association.] Gbbymooth, Saturday. Reef ton's returns for the week :—Dark, 2940z amalgam from 168 tons ; Globe, lb'Ooz from 170 tons ; Fiery, 1720z from IK) tons ; Progress, 68oz from 80 tons.