THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8501, 27 February 1891, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

* [by tslkgrafh. —OWN ■ CORRESPONDENTS]. ~' Thames, Thursday., Sharkmarket.—Cambria, buyers 2s IOdt; Dives, sellers Iβ 9d ; May Queen, 4a, 4s:2d, buyers 4s 4d; Moanataiari, sellers 103 3d ; Alburnia, 2s 3d; Norfolk, sellers Is 10d; Orlando, sellers Is Id ; Saxon, 6s sd, 6s Bd, buyers 6s 6d; Trenton, 2s 3d, sellers 2g 5d ; V'ctoria, sellers Is 10d; Waihi, sellers 335. Hongkong.—A crushing of four loads of quartz and 22 pounds picked stone has been completed for the return of 27ozs gold. ■ Victoria. —Eight tenders were received to-day for extending the company's crosscut 200 feet, and one at 183 lOd per foot was accepted. Operations will be commenced ' at once. Moanataiaki. —The manager has decided after all to clean up and retort for the month's run on Saturday morning, as it will be necessary to stop the battery for two or three days during the early pare of next week, in order that certain connections can be made with regard to the fitting up of an extra ten head of stampers. Saxon. —The drainage of No. 6 level is rapidly being accomplished, the water having gone down considerably since yesterday. In consequence of this, the development of Nos. 1 and 2 lodes will probably soon be. under way. . Norfolk. —This company's crushing of 110 loads general dirt was completed today, for a return of 7Soz 3dwt 12gr. The return would have been considerably larger had the blanket tailings been treated, but the recent assays made from them have proved them to be very rich, and the manager consequently decided to preserve them (about four loads) for special treatment by some other process than ordinary berdans. This crushing completes the intermediate block upon the Californlarr reef, and pending the opening up of the new block at No. 3 level, the manager purposes prospecting the same reef above No. No. 2 level. May Queen. —Aftor cleaning out the drive at the bottom of the winze, a distance of 100 feet, a point was reached today where the drive is in a fair condition for a further length of 200 .feet ahead, although there is a quantity of mullock and slime on the. floor to clear away, but which can bo done very speedily. After this is done, there only remains GO feet further to so to reach the City of London shaft, so that it will not bo long now before driving eastward can be started, with the object of cutting the main break, to drain the water away from the country at the back of it. Warden s Court, —The adjourned sitting of Line Court was held to-day, when the following applications were granted : — Waitekauri Special Claim, Kohinoor, and Chinos. Five waterraces—two at Wai bekauri and three at Waihi, were granted to Mr. Russell. In granting the latter, Warden Northcroft remarked that before be granted these rights he must see that the Waihi Company reserved 10 of the 30 new stampers to bo erected for the benefit of small owners, so that the latter could have their stuff treated. Mr. Russell had expressed his willingness to crush for the public when the additional 30 head were put up, but in order that there should be no difficulty in the future about the matter, he (the Warden) desired that an agreement should be entered into to that effect. Of course a scale of charges would also have to be devised, and everything in connection with the matter fairly considered, so that no hardship should be done to anyone. These conditions were agreed to by Mr. Russell's solicitor. Two waterraces were also granted to Mr. Adam Porter at Waitokauri. A large number of applications were adjourned to the sth and 19th proximo. The various cases instituted recently against Crawford's and Bright Smile G.M. Co. for wages, etc., were adjourned until next Thursday. During the hearing of an application for the Great Junction special claim at Waihi, the Warden took occasion to remark that he had noticed there had been a considerable amount of pegging out in the Waihi district lately. Areas of 100 and 200 acres had been marked out, but he desired to publicly state that he did not intend to grant any greater areas than b'O acres, until it hud been shown to his satisfaction that this rule should be departed from. He was firmly of oph'iion that by granting licensed holdings of 30 acres, more sinking, boring, «n<l prospecting would be done than were large areas of 100 or 200 acres granted. He would therefore like it to be distinctly understood that no larger areas than 30 acres! would be granted until the reefs were found at a depth, and it could be proved according to the terms of the Act that great difficulties required to be overcome. If 200-acre special claims wore granted thej? would only be worked in one place, but by cutting up this large area into six or seven holdings then that number of mines would be prospected. This was the first opportunity that had presented itself of mentioning the matter, and he now did so for the information of all whom it might concern. At the request of Mr. Purchas, who appeared for the applicant (Mr. Walker), the application for the special claim, which embraces an urea of "200 acres, was then adjourned until the 19th March. Subsequently, in answer to a question by Mr. Lindsay Jackson, as to whether he (the Warden) would grant, say, 100 acres to one man in 300-acre holdings, Mr. Northcroft said he could not give an opinion on the subject. PaekoA, Thursday. Some grand picked stone from the Crown is on view at the bank here. A large lease is being taken out next to the Crown. MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Success. —The tunnel during the past week has been extended a further distance of 20 feet. The country continues about the same class of sandstone. 1 have instructed the surveyor to prepare a, working plan of the mine, showing the course of the tunnel, and the probable courses of the reefs which tra verse the ground, and which I will'forward to you as soon as it is completed. • ■■;>'■. Mariposa (Kuaotunu).—l am still going on with No. 2 level, which is giving good prospects from wall to wall. I am; bagging from the hangingwall, and storing the ,rest as second-class ore. This week I shall have 10 tons bagged, being all the bags I have, but would recommend 20 tons as a trial crushing. Should the battery be as .successful as reported to be in gold-saving, I have no doubt of the result. Lady Cakrinctox (Kuaotunu).— my last we are down 24 feet on No. 1 winze. As I informed you last week a small leader came in on the footwall, carrying very good prospects, and showing gold in the stone. It has not joined the main reel' as yet, but is still carrying fair prospects. The main reef is about three feet, carry ing gold all through. 1 am making two classes of it to see how it will turn out at the battery. There are between 30 and 40 tons ore ready for tho battery. ' , „ , T