THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12555, 22 April 1904, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

TE PUKE GOLD REEFS CO. A visit is at present being paid to the fr Puke Gold Reefs Company's mine by Mr H. E. Partridge, one of the directors. for' '-■: Partridge went down in order to investigate the report that rich gold exists in the mine'SP and to inaugurate the necessary prospecting work. No work has been done by the > company on the property since the last, option-holders relinqmished their. option, about three months ago, but the mine is now in the company's hands. They have in • unencumbered property of 1080 acres, freehold, and about £400 in hand, whilst there is a sum of £1500 to be called up. - Our Waihi correspondent telegraphs as follows: Active mining operations are to be resumed on the Te Puke Gold Reefs Company's property at Te Puke. Yesterday Mr. H. E. Partridge proceeded to the mine . \ taking with him several miners, who will be - under the management of Mr. R. Worth. It is stated that ore of exceedingly good value has been met with at the 200 ft level. .j ;■ ROYAL OAK TRIBUTERS. ' [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESrONDENT.I Coromandel, Thursday." Messrs. McGregor and party, tributers in the Royal Oak Gold Mining Company's mine, have completed a crushing at the School of Mines battery of 13' tons of general dirt and 461b ot picked stone, for a return of 340z lOcwt of melted bullion. v -'".;•

ROYAL OAK G.M. CO.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Coromandkl, Thursday. Rain set in to-day. If it- continues it wij enable the Royal Oak Gold Mining Company to put through a large quantity of picked and specimen stone, and general ore, which has been accumulating for some time.