THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9491, 21 April 1894, Page 5

THE GOLDFIELDS.

{by telegraph.— own CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Friday. May Queen.— progress is being made by the contractors at No. 6 level, and a very fair class of sandstone is being penetrated. The contractors are now along a distance of about 100 feet from the point whore they started, which is good work for a period of three weeks. The other works in progress remain much about the same as usual. Cambria.— leading stope upon the new hangingwall leader in the Cambria soction is now along to the junction with another small leader, and some of the quartz broken at this point is heavily charged with stratamata and pyrites, with a little gold mixed with ib; bub as yet no picked stone has been secured, although the leader is looking very promising. (Br telegraph.—press ASSOCIATION.) WestpobTj Friday. The Shamrock Lead Gold Mining Company's yield for the fortnight was 63ozs melted gold, value £248 Us. MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Portsba (Waitekauri, April 16).—Since my last report we have driven a distance of eight feet through pretty stiff country, ami cutting a small leader about nine inches thick, which we consider has made the ground penetrated hard for the last few feet. The stone if the leader out was prospeoted as broken out, but considered unpayable. This leader referred to above is the same as met with in th* top level, and identical with those met with ID both levels of th*> Grace Darling. Pride o* Karaka (April 16* -The oontractors, Dunlop and part; nave driven 20 feet 6 inches during th* paso fortnight. Th« last five feet of driving nan btjer. through very tough sandstone torinntiou, bite for blasting. Ah improvemeur, may. however, take place at any time. Tn« different tribute parties are stripping the lode 'Jar by crushed five loads of mullock Victoria (April 17V- Thv irosscut at tn« 300-feet level has been driven a farther distance of 2l feet through a tight sandstone country, but a favourable oountry for go idbearing reefs. Ther« is n. .»ther change. Tributers Towers »nd party, working from the Saxon shaft, lodged to-day 301b of pickea stone in the bank, making a totai of 60lb now on hand and about three loads of general quartz. This 'eader averages about two inches in thickness and in hard country.