THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9628, 28 September 1894, Page 5

THE GOLDFIELDS.

[FROM our OWN correspondent.]

Thames, Thursday. MayQceen.—•' manager to-day diverted the coarse of the main crosscut at No. 6 level from the Saxon shaft so as to make a straight run henceforth to the Queen of May shaft, which is now about 500 feet distant from the face of the crosscut. No. 4 lode is expected to be intersected when about half of this distance is traversed.

Moanatatari.—A softer and an improved class of sandstone Is now being penetrated by the new prospecting crosscut at the 150 feet level towards the old Golden Calf shaft, bub as yet no quartz bodies have been intersected. The face of tho crosscut is

about 40 feet in from the Moanataiari section boundary, and should the present favourable class of sandstone continue better progress will be made than has been the case so far. There has been a little improvement in the supply of 3uartz won from the Golden Age stopes uring the past few days, colours of gold hauing been seen freely and a few pounds of picked stone saved, but tho supply won from Jones's leader at tho 100 feet level is rather small, although colours of gold are also seen at that point. A cross-cut has just been commenced at tho Pointy Russell level for the purpose of intersecting this leader, it being estimated that about 50 feet of driving will see it to hand, whilst a rise has also been started upon the leader from the 100 feet level, with the view of connecting with the Point Russell level. This will both open up a large block for stoping upon the leader, and also provide good ventilation for carrying on tho work. The usual monthly cleaning up and retorting on behalf of the company will eventuate on Saturday. Warden's Court.The usual fortnightly sitting of fchisCourb was hold this morning, when the following applications were dealt with —Thomas Dunlop, claim of ono man's ground, Hapo Creek, granted ; Mary Hutchinson, residence site of one acre, Collarbone Creek, granted ; Thomas Elleman, occupation license of 100 acres, Te Mata Creek, granted. The following applications were adjourned until the llth of October : P. C. Hansen, Alameda licensed holding, Waiomo; William H. George, Welcome licensed holding, Punga Flat ; Edward M. Scott and Elizabeth Ann Scott, two residence sites of one aero each, Otunui; Matilda and Elizabeth Ann Plummer, two occupation licenses of 50 acres each, situated between tho Mata and Waikawau Creeks, Taupu ; John H. Hawkes, residence site of one acre, Tapu Creek; David Henderson, residence site of one acre, Waiomo.

THE GRACE DARLING MINE.

RESULTS OF TESTS AT THAMES

SCHOOL OF MINES. [FROM OCR OWN correspondent.]

Thames, Thursday. The treatment of the two teat parcels ot ore brought down from this mine a few days ago by Messrs. Verrall and Smith, two of the directors, was completed at the School of Mines this morning, with the result that Bdwt of bullion, valued at 28s per ounce, was abstracted from the half-ton of pulverised ore taken from the dusb bin at the company's plant, and loz ldwt l'2gr of bullion, valued at) 18s 6d per ounce, was abstracted from the half-ton of general ore. Messrs. Verrall and Smith inform me that the two parcels of ore were obtained from two different points, fully 50 feet apart, the ore contained in the pulverised test having been broken from tho reef in the atopes above the low level, fully 30 feeb north of the winze, whilst the parcel of general ore was broken from the reef 20 feeb south of the winze. No attempt was made to select the quartz, so thab the parcels treated may be taken as a fair average value of the reof. Tho directors appear to be well satisfied with the results attending the bests, and to be in favour of ab once erecting grinding and amalgamating pans ab the company's plant, with the objecb of treating the ore by the ordinary web process instead of with cyanide, but this matter will no doubb be broughb before the shareholders before any action is taken.

The following is Mr. Park's report upon the treatment of the ore, and the results obtained from same, which has been kindly supplied to me by Messrs. Verrall and Smith :—

Reporb on treatmenb of ore from the Grace Darling mine, Waitekauri, forwarded by Messrs. Verrall and Smith, directors ; received September 24, reported on September 27, 1894. RESULTS OP WORKING TESTS. No. 1. This consisted of half a ton of pulverised ore. It contained a considerable proportion of maganeee oxides. Ib showed the following assay value. oz. dwt. gr. Bullion 3 17 '22 per ton Gold , lf ... 0 6 7 „ Silver 3 11 15 „ Value £1 10 6 „ The dry pulp was subjeoted to raw hob pan amalgamation, and yielded Sdwts of bullion, *3361 fine in gold and *6497 fine in silver, valued at 28s per ouoce, representing the following percentage of extraction : — Gold 85-4 % Silver 14*0 2 Value 73"3 % No. 2.—'This was a parcel _ of general quartz from the mine. Ib consisted of soft, friable quartz mixed with blackish brown manganese oxides. When dried and crushed the parcel weigned 900 pounds, lb showed the following assay value— oz dwt gr Bullion ... ... 4 6 18 per ton. Gold 0 15 3 „ Silver 3 11 15 ~ Value £3 5 10 „ The dry pulp was subjected to raw hob pan amalgamation, and yielded loz Idivb 12gr of bullion, *2162 fine in gold and *7660 in silver, valued at 18s 6d per ounce, representing the following proportion of extraction :— Gold 76-6 7, Silver 58 0 / a Value 75*4

THE WAIHI G.M. Co.

ANOTHER HANDSOME RETURN.

The result of the cleaning up ab the Waihi Company's battery, after a run of 28 days, was received by telograph ab the company's office yesterday afternoon, and ib is very satisfactory to find that ib is a considerable improvement on any of the previous month's returns. This is the more encouraging inasmuch as a larger proportion of the ore is from the low level of the mine opened from the shaft on the Martha reef, and that both reefs have contributed proportionally to the supply sent to the kilns and treated ab the battery. During the 28 days ending on the 22nd inst. 2070 tons of ore have been crushed and treated in the cyanide plant for a yield of bullion valued ab £7716, or an average of £3 14s 7d per ton. It will no doubt be of interest to draw attention to the total products derived from this splendid property since the Waihi Company commenced operations. They are as follow:— Year. Value of Bullion. 1889 £2,356 1890 ... 19,422 1891 25,216 1892 44,024 1893 61.199 1894 (to date) 53,438 Total £205,655 There are still three months' returns to come bo hand during the presenb year, and these will make the total for 1894 much the largest that ever has been obtained from the mine.

TRY FLUKE G.M. CO.

Ib is satisfactory to find that the returns from the Try Fluke mine, Kuaotunu, still oontinue to be profitable, although nob very rich, and are such as to enable the directors to pay dividends. Ib is announced in our advertising columns that the seventh dividend of 6a per share will be payable ab the office of the Company, on Thursday, the 4th prox,