THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9437, 7 August 1889, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

[BY TELEGRAPH.OWN' CORRESPONDENTS.] Thames, Tuesday. SHAKEiUEKET.—May Queen, sellers lid; Moanataiari. sellers 2s 10d; Alburnia, 3s, 3s Id ; Caledonian, sellers 2s ; Saxon, sellers 9s 9d.

Albcenia.—Tha crushing now proceeding for this company at the Caledonian battery will be finished to-morrow. Lone Hand. The reef in the Manchester stope is turning out a good grade of quartz, in which colours of gold are freely seen. Driving eastward upon the leader last met with in the crosscut in the Lone Hand section is now fairly under way, but very little quartz has yet been broken. The low level is passing through lightish sandstone, but is of an excellent description. It is probable that the Moa reef will be intersected about 60 feet further ahead.

Trenton. — A considerable stream of water is still issuing from the face of the crosscut at the bottom of the company's shaft, but it appears to be abating a'little, and is not so difficult to contend with as during the latter part of last week. In order to prepare for future emergencies the manager is preparing to complete the fixing in of guides in the eastern apartment of the shaft, which has hitherto been unused, with the view of utilisiug a large 160 gallon tank for baling purposes. In the western drive at the Cambria Xo. 4 level a band of sandstone interlaced with quartz stringers has been met with, but rather dark country still exist* on both sides.

Saxon.—The squaring-up and timbering of the drive at the bottom of the No. 2 ■winze at No. 5 level is now nearly completed, and it is probable a portion of the reef will be broken down to-morrow. A small leader has been met with on the footwall side running parallel with the reef, and in breaking a portion down a pound or two of picked stone was obtained. At No. i level a start has been made to drive upon a leader supposed to correspond with No. 1 fooxwall leader worked at No. 3 level. The other workings are proceeding as usual, with but little change to note

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Trenton.—The water at the bottom level has considerably abated. I think we will lx; able to keep it down with two shifts on the engine to-night, instead of working the 24 hours as we have been doing, and I think it will drain off more yet, that is if we do not cut any more. Re the Golden Calf, they had only one barrrel and one tank and the barrel worked in the guides the same as the tank, but the barrel that we have on now is as large as the one they had, but if we have to bale water it will pay to put in the guides in the centre shaft to the bottom and put on one of the tajiks that is at the Moanataiari Extended shaft, which would suit with very little alteration. Those tanks hold 160 gallons lam told this would be a saving in fuel and labour. There is nothing fresh at the mine.