THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9463, 6 September 1889, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

[from OCR own CORP.KSrONOT.NT.] Thames, Thursday. May Qdeen.— shaft) is now down a depth of folly IGO feet from surface, the •contractors having cleaned out and timtweed 37 feet during the test week.

Warden's Court.The following business: was transacted by fi>e Warden today :—Applications crarrted : John Byrne. Specimen Hill, Waihi; Madden. Madden'? Folly, Owharoa; Daviea and SlcWilliams, Hongkong, Kuraka Creek ; A. Shepherd, water-race, Karangabake; Geo. Colebrook, prospecting area, Waihi ; SNeW Moanatn.ir.ri CM. Co., exchange of title, the present ten holdings to be consolidated and made into three, under Mining Act. of ISSB. Applications adjourned to 19th instant: R. N. Plummer, Singapore, Tararu; Francis A. Brown, City of Glasgow and City of Edinburgh ; T. H. Russell, water-race, Waihi;,Thomas Melville, water-race, Karangabake; Alex. .Mackay, water-race, l'uriri. The application of John Kneebone, for Exchange' licensed holding, was adjourned till 3rd October. Protection was granted in the following instances :—W. S. Bird, Privateer, Waiotahi, 3 months ; Joseph Frrtser, Gentle Annie, Ts Mate, 3 months ; A. Lock wood, Imperial Extended, Karangahake, 4 months. The application of T. H. Russell for protection for the' Monmouth and Not holdings at Waihi Wits adjourned until the IfJth instant. Occupation licenses were granted to H. Tresire, J. McConnachie, and G. Goiss ; and residence sites to E. C. Gornes, L. McNamara, and Eliza ."Polton. The application of E. K. Cooper :for special claim of 4G acres in Upper Tairua district was granted. Mr. Cooper stated that the ground was.taken up on bohalf of English capitalists. Alexander Unthank was fined £2 and cost*, £15 17s, in lieu of forfeiture of the Victory claim at Waihi, an application for its forfeiture on the ground of non-working having been lodged by one James Smyth. On the application of the Mining Inspector the Combination licensed "holding, situated at Tinker's Gully, Tararu, was forfeited for non-working. Caledonian*. opening up of No. 1 'reef at No. 1 level is being pushed forward ■an speedily as possible, and in a short time ptoping operations will be under way. The rise is" up a height of about GO feet, with the reef averaging fully 4 feet in thickness throughout, and all tho quartz obtained from this point, together with the <W/rin obtained from cleaning out tho drive, about 350 loads, has been crushed at the company's battery for the payable yield of fiDoz of retorted gold. It Is anticipated, however, that when operations are wholly 'confined to the reef a larger percentage of gold will be obtained, for in breaking the reef in a small branch working on the hillward end of the rise colours of gold are frequently seen in the quartz. The block, when opened up, will be of Large dimensions, inasmuch as the drive has already been cleaned out and repaired for a distance of nearly '200 feet, and how much further it extends is not known, whilst so far as backs are concerned, the rise proves that it is intact for a height of at least CO feet, and the ground is still solid upwards. At No. 2 level driving hillward upon Brown's reef, which is about 20 inches thick, is still being continued. The reef is encased with good sandstone country, interlaced with mineral veins, and a little gold is seen in the quartz. A trial crushing of seven loads recently gave 4oz of retorted gold. Operations have also been resumed upon tho reef between Nos. 2 and 3 levels, where it is about 18 inches thick and looking very promising. [BY TELEGRAPH. — OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Thursday. Sharkmarkbt. —Cambria, 2s 3d; Lone Hand, buyers 7s; May Queon, Is 3d; Moanataiari, sellers 3s Od ; Caledonian, buyers 2s 2d ; Saxon, sellers 7s 9d ; Trenton, sellers 3s Gd. Gold Purchase. local branch of the Bank of New Zealand purchased 30130z 12dwt gold during the month of August, made up as follows : —Thames county, 30710z 18dwt; Oliinemuri county, 158oz odwt; Piako County, 430z Ildwt; Thames borough, 17700z 2dwfc. Waiotahi. —The monthly retorting for tins company took place to-day, and resulted in She return of 2370z lOdwt melted gold, the result of 200 tons of quartz obtained from Nop. 3 and 4 levels. Manukau". —A crushing of 25 tons quartz from Mulligan's and branch leaders was .completed to-day for a yield of 250z 3dwt melted go-Id. Norfolk.This company is pushing ahead their work with all possible speed. They have accepted tenders for repairs to waterJrace and the carting of timber for same. The ' contractors are bound by heavy penalty to complete the water-race in four weeks, so that the company expect to be crushing in five weeks from elate. It is estimated that tho repairs to battery, water-race, and tailrace will not cost over £150. As soon as .the plant is ready to start the mine manager will be ready to send down quartz. The County Council is going on with repairs to the road from the mine to the battery. One of the . directors inspected the mine on last Friday, I and was highly pleased with the work and the appearance of the reef, which averages 2 feet 6 inches, and gold to be seen well distributed through it. Adeline Amaujamathd.—Pending preliminary arrangements for the resumption of work in tl»e mine it has been deemed advisable to advertise for a mine manager acquainted with the Karangahake district, competent to take charge, and with the knowledge requisite for developing the re.aonr,cespi the fimmjetp extensivolivlditts,