THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11280, 25 January 1900, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET. Ttte market was quiet again yesterday, fcj investment lines Auckland Gas , (old) changed hands at £13 7s, Northern Steamships were asked for at 6s 9d, with sellers at 7s 3d. D.S.O.s advanced in demand to 10s 3d, witfc no sellers. Other lines were quoted at fot« rates. Iu mining lines Broken HiUs eased sellers offering 2Jd, with buyers M .' New Whaus were wanted at <4d, sellers 7d In Upper Thames lines Waihi Extendeds were again in demand, sales taking plaee at U y with further offers of lid, sellers Is Id. TjJ Great Barrier lines Barrier Reefs were wanted at 6s 6d, with sellers at 7s. Other lines were quoted at late rates. THE GUMTOWN FIELD. Tho local syndicate owning the Asiatio claim at Gumtown have had two men working the ground since tlie holidays. The claim adjoins the Welcoino Jack, and is on the same line of reof. It is intended to send a two-ton trial parcel of the ore now being broken out to the Thames School of Mines for treatment. Tho stono appears to bo of good grade, though from dish prospects obtained it is not believed to bo so rich as that taken from the Welcome Jack. It is of a rubbly nature, containing sulphides, and will probably bo best treated by hot> water pan amalgamation process. Operations at tho Big Beetle claim are still progressing satisfactorily, and the ore /or proposed crashing at tho Thames is being broken out with despatch. It is reported that a new find has been made at a district known as Dirty Camp, three miles from the Gumtown field. A party of prospectors discovered a 3ft reef, which gave payable dish prospects, and several claims have" now been pegged out in the vicinity. Tho ore from the new reef is a free-milling, kindlylooking stone, and the prospectors consider they have a claim worth working. At present only surface trenching and prospecting has been done. GLENROCK CONSOLIDATED (LIMI TED), MACKTOWN, OTAGO. This company cleaned up tho cyanide works last week, and from 22J ton's obtained 1650z 3dwt sgr of bullion. Up to the present there- is 110 improvement in the mine. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELHGRAI'n.— MIHSS ASSOCIATION , .] Duxedix, Wednesday. Sales at premiums : Alpine Consols, 17s; Bendigo, 13s 3d, 13s 9d ; Blue Duck, Is 9d, 2s ; Oardrona No. 1, Is 3d ; Dunstan .Lead, 17s : Dunstan Pioneer, 3d, 7d ; Electric Extended, las 3d, 13s 6d ; Endeavour, 8s 6d ; Excelsior, 4s 6d ; First Chance, 15s 6d, 16s 3d j Fourteen-Mile Beach, 22s ; Gibbs' Beach, 4s 6d : Gold King. 9s 6d. 9s. 10s ; Uold Queeu, 17s 6d, 17s 9<l ; Gold Chain, Is, 2s, Is 9d ; Golden Elbow, 4s; Golden Falls, 13s, 13s 3d, 12s 6d ; Golden Horseshoe, 2s 3d, 2s ; Golden Link, 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 3d: Golden Mile, 6d ; Golden River, 2? 2d 2s 3d ; Golden Roxburgh, 9d ; Great Central, 10s ; Kelly and Carey, 6s 9d ; Lioness, Is ; Metallic, 3s 3d, 3s 6d, 3s 3d ; MoaFlat, 6s 9d ; Monte Cristo, 13s, 13s 3d; Morten Ferry, 9d ; Old Dunstan, 4s 6d, 4s 9d ; Paul's Ocach, 2s ; Premier Waikaka, par; Molyneaux River, 10s 9d, 11s, 10s 9d ; Roxburgh Jubilee, 8s 6d ; Royal Maori, 6s 9d, 7s 3d ; Royal Sovereign, Is 6d ; Sailors' Bend, 27s 6d, 28s ; Second Magnetic, 14s 9d ; Sixteen-Mile Beach, 6s 9d. 7s j Tenet, 4s, 4s 3d, 4s 6d ; Upper Magnetic, I2s, 12s 6d, 12s 3d ; Vincent Extended, 12s; West Matau, Is 3d, Is. Sales were alsn made at the following prices : Clyde, 63s ; Cromwell, 67s 6d : Evans' Flat, 33s ; Hartley and Kiloy. 1995, 200s, <;U2s 6d ; Junction Electric, 48s ; Magnetic, 69s ; Morning Star, I 24s 9d.

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Hauraki No. 2 (Coromandel, January 20h Since last report I have extended drive Bft, Thn country is of first-class description for gold, being full of mineral seame and small flinty veins. I bolievo tho reef will soon bo to hand. Alpha (Waitekauri, January 20): Durin? past week vory satisfactory progress has Ira mr.do with the extension of western crosscut at No. 4 level, duo to t-ho conducive character of the country we aro passing through, which is of right description for both gold-bearing lodes and quick progress. I pointed out in previous report that anything in the sh.ipo of lodo matter is responsible for fair prospects of precious motal, so that the chances of our meeting with something payable in this direction aro great indeed. Tho level has bejm advanced 25ft for the week. The retimbering of tho main level is proceeding, 85ft having been accomplished. Surface prospotting in tho Rainbow section will probably bo resumed next week.

Wnihi Extended (Waihi, January 22): During the latter part of the, week boring was rather slow, owin? to tho borings not coming up. Another method had to Iμ? adopted, tho Wings boinff pumped into tho rods. When lifted, these boring proved that we had been going through a rubbly quartz. What this is I am not in a position to say at present; however, it tends to show that wo aro in the vicinity of quartz rocf. Tho boro is down 320 ft. Haur.iki Associated (Coromandel, January 22): Work is still confined to sloping from the winze intermediate drive on the foohvall leader. During tho past week the leader has been pinched very small, but what quark there is is of very fair quality, and nieo dabs of gold have been loft showing in tho back of tho atope. Another stope will bo commenced to-morrow, and if the leader will afjain mako a decent size wo shall (jet another patch, as tho country is everything to bo desired. Six tributers am at present working on the surface blocks, but are not meoting with anything rich.