THE GOLD FIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12817, 17 March 1905, Page 3

THE GOLD FIELDS.

KURANUI G.M. CO.

The mine, manager of the Kuranui Gold Mining Company's mine reports: the intermediate level is now repaired, and a .start made to drive on lie Sliotover reel. Aft ex consulting with Messrs. Frater and McCullougli, it was deemed advisable to employ all the hands at present on this level, in order to get out a fair quantity of quart/., so as to nave it treated as soon as possible. The drive going south of the shaft is now ill 36ft, which leaves about 45ft more to get in a line with the end of the battery level tunnel. lam strongly of opinion that the lode will be picked up ill this drive, which can be continued later on. MO AX AT ALU* I EXTENDED G.M. CO., LIMITED. The mine .manager of tin; Moanalaiari Extended Hold Mining Company's mine reports:—Fair progress has been made with relaying of the tram road in the Point Passell level. We uro now in to what is known as the timber winze: another 350 ft will bring us up to the point where it is intended to commence operations on the cross reel, but there is a. good deal of fallen mullock to remove. However. 1 think we will have this work completed by the end of this week. WAIIIL BEACH UNITED G.M. CO. The manager of the Waihi Beach United Gold Mining Company, under date of March 13, reports as follows: —The shaft is now down i591'1, the contractors having sunk lOft, during the week. The shaft is now going down through a good class of country lor carrying gold-bearing reefs. All extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the company was held yesterday. Mr. F. Moons presided, the chairman moved, and Mr. Whitley seconded, that, the following resolution .passed at at meeting of shareholders on February 23 bo continued: —"That this company be wound up voluntarily, under the. provisions of the Companies Act, 1903, and the Mining Companies Act, 1904." The resolution was carried, and Mr. P. McDonald Scott was appointed liquidator. Mr. Whitley moved. .Mr. lliggins seconded, and it was carried. "That the liquidator of the company bo authorised to consent to the registration of a new company, to be named the Wail if Beach Gold Mining Company (no liability), with a capital of £14,000, in 130,000 shares of. 2s each, with a memorandum of association which has already been prepared with the privily and approval of the directors of the company." A further extraordinary meeting will be held to conlinn the above resolutions. On the motion of M'r. ,1. H. Fleming, a vote of thanks was accorded to the directors.

BIG BKK'I Li: G.M. CO. The caretaker of the Big Beetle Gold Mining Company, in a. recent report, slated thai- lie had inspected the reef worked on by McMahon, No. 2 reef, from all parts left open. Fair prospects can still be obtained, but it would need a new rise from the low level to the surface level before any further sloping could be done. 'J he reel where exposed in the low level is very small, and encased in a hard belt of country. He strongly advised the company to do a little more work in one place on the lower level. There was a good prospect to be obtained in (he floor of the level, the reef being about 9in wide, and the country encasing it at this spot seemed rather soft, compared with the general run of the country rock. The place indicated was that direct under M'jMahon's first patch. A winze put down for about 20ft would prove the value of the reef at a. lower point, and perhaps intersect a better channel of country. Ml F.RALS. LI MIT 1). The manager of the Minerals, Limited, reports:—Forty loads of golden gravel in the. hopper, but work stopped for want ,id water. The men have been put on to the new race ditch till rain conies.

NEW FOUR-IN-HAND MINK. The manager of lie civ Four-in-Hand mine imports that the new low level has been driven sft for the week. From No. 5 slope south and No. 3 stop© north 61b of picked stone have Ijoen secured.. and a few colours of gold loft, showing in the face. In the rise no gold has been seen, hut the quartz looks like making gold at any time. The rise is up a- total distance of 2IT, leaving about 17ft to break through to the intermediate level. The dry weather still prevents the battery from being worked. WAIHI GO'S SILVER TUX BATTKRY. [ lIV TKI.KGIIAI'II.- OWN 'Oil 11KSI'<> X DIIST. J Waihi. Thursday. In the Waihi Company's Silverton battery bust night the main shaft broke. It. will lie several days l>efore tiie damage can be repaired, and in the mean time, all hands in the mill have been knocked oil'. Tin-: waihi: .mine. [llv TKRKIiKAt'H. - OWN conni:sm M >i-:ST. 1 Waihi, Thursday. When responding to lit- toaist of "The Mining Industry" at the Mayoral dinner to Mr. Seddon at- Waihi to-day Mr. I'. Williams. the company's superintendent, in the absence of Mr. li. P. Many, slated that the Waihi mine now ranked fourth largest in the world. and second in the Australian colonies. By the end of this year, however. they hoped to reach third place, in the list, and they would not rest until they had achieved the petition of tug 'he largest bullion-producing mine in the world. GOLD PURCHASES. [FROM OtTll OWN I'OItHKSI'ON OKNT. ] ' Ttr.vur.s, Thursday. 'Hie following are the gold returns from the Thames banks for the month of February:—Bank of New Zealand: Thames borough, Mb)/. 12dwt, 20gr; county, 6250z. lsdvvt 20gr. . Bank of New South Wales: Borough, 91oz 16dwt; county. 400oz 6d\vt. MONTE (TTRISTO MINI-:. r1! V T K(; It A I'll. -- - OWN CO I! 111 '0 X 1 > K.V't'. 1 CJtomax nix, Thursday. Tributers in the Ma.sonic section of the Monte Chrislo mine crushed a small jxircel of quartz for a, return of 3oz lldwt melted bullion, valued at £9 18s 9d. COHOMAND EL WARDEN'S COURT. [IIY TtXKtUtA PH. -OWN I 'Oil R ICS 1'() NI) KN . J Conomanj)i;[y, Thursday. Tho monthly sitting of the Warden's Court was held to-day, before Mr. R. S. Bush, Warden. The following applications were granted:—Daniel Ngapo, Buffalo Bill .special quartz claim, Kennedy's 'Bay ; J. W. Callaway, prospector's area, 10 acres, at. Mahakirau; John Lynch, Waterford, special quartz claim, 100 acres, Tiki. Protection: Henry Gilfillan, jun., six months' protection for the Golden Pah special quartz claim; James TTVjkey, six months' protection for Scotty special quartz claim.

SOUTHERN MINING. [by TEJ.EUKAI'H. —I'IIESS association.] lIoKITIKA, Thursday. The present lengthy spell of fine weather is seriously interfering with alluvial mining, most of the goldtields being at a standstill owing to want of water. Development work on the Wilberforec reef is steadily proceeding. The prospecting tunnel will shortly be completed, and experts now on the ground are deciding as to the future operations.