THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12932, 31 July 1905, Page 3

THE GOLDFIELDS.

WAIHI G.M. CO. A RECORD RETURN. £55,470 from 23,237 TONS. ;;■ TOTAL TO DATE, £4,206,265. t^fS mng C ° m W crushed and "fed 23 237 tons of ore, for a return of e* bit, valued at £55,470. The output record,for the mine for the Pod mentioned, the previous best being S* [a ttoh o one n four Weks ending March 25 H.when 22,453 tons of ore gave a return, tbulhon valued at £55,310. The total -notmt won from .the mine to date is ffll 5 ' Shown in the lowing table ot details: —

To July 31, 1890 SStf»'«": SSI In 1893. 19,805 tons ::: - ' ™' ? : ; » 1" 1894. 24.364 tons « H - 3to In 1895. 33,670 tons - 83 023 I« 18%, 34 0to» "* - 120 ' 335 In 1897, 40,764 tons 13!) ' 156 In 1898 929 tons "■• 144 - 041 I" 1899 102,381 tons I!' 256 > I" 1900, 112,012 tons *" ■ ' M ' 525 In 1901, 15932 tons' ;:: ~ ■ -*h M &» 1 8fflS£;- ::: - •••• ff< mAS :;: : _s Period ending- ■ < £3,837,268 January 28, 1905, 21,400 tons '43477 February 25, 1905. 23,076 tons '" 52100 ¥ ar * 25. 1905, 22,453 tons ... '" 55310 April 22 1905, 21.778 tons , "' 54in May 20 '1905. 22,048 tons " 53930 June 17, 1905, 23,084 tons • 54'«$ July 15, 1905, 23,237 tons ... ..' 55,470 Total to date ... ... ... £4,205,255 Total dividends, etc., to June 1 ... £1,727,896 NEW ECLIPSE G.M. CO. [PROM OUR own correspondent.] Thames Saturday. -. . In the New Eclipse mine, stoning operations during the past week have been continued in the north block at the low level, and good payable ore is being produced. Ihe average width of the lode is 4ft, and gold is seen freely when breaking down, 1< if teen pounds of picked stone have been selected from the general ore, and the whole of the ore from the reef is being treated at the battery. Cleaning up' and retorting took place yesterday, and 270 tons of ore were treated for a return of 3090z 15dwt of melted gold, of the value of. £900. OLD ALBURNIA G.M. CO. [from our, own correspondent.] Thames, Saturday. The contractors for driving the main tunnel in the Alburnia mine are still making good progress, having driven 18ft for the week. There is no change in the nature of the country, which is still a good mild sandstone, and favourable for progress. . :' : " , ■ ■■:-••; '• { ALBURNIA TRIBUTERS' GOLD RETURNS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ' ■ Thames, Saturday. There are 18 parties of tributers working in the Albumin mine, representing a total of 38 men, and during the month of July 48 tons of quartz and 501b of picked stone were treated, for the return of 131oz 4dwt of melted gold, valued at £356 2s lid. ' ; NEW MOANATAIARI G.M. CO. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday. The contractors for the south-east_ prospecting, crosscut at the No. 3 level, in the New Moanataiari mine have completed . their contract (as reported last week), and it has been decided,not, to proceed furtherwith this work at present. The various trial parcels of ore broken out from the Cambria reef at the different ; points of operation above the level are now being treated at the battery, and there will be 38 loads in all. The first two parcels broken out from the lowest points of operations' have /already been passed through the stamps, and proved of a very low . grade, The other two parcels now being treated are shaping much better, and warrant the continuance of further • development work at these points, viz., the intermediate level east from the main rise and the western drive at the No. 4 Cambria level. It will take a few days yet to complete these trial crushings.

NEW SAXON G.M. CO. ' .';■ (FROM OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday. ' Driving on the No. 1 Cardigan lode at the No. 4 level in the New Saxon mine has been continued during the week with four men,' and the reef has opened out to a strong body of quartz about 15m m thickness. Colours and dabs of gold are seen at each breaking down, and considerably more mineral is contained in the reef than has been seen since commencing operations at this point. Two men have been put to work to take along a leading stope to make room to commence rising for a connection with the winze from the No. Z Wei. Cleaning up at the battery took place on Thursday last. Of the quartz crushed, five loads were obtained from the stones above the No. 2 love, and yielded Boz of gold. Twelve loads from the Cardigan lode at the No. 4 level produced 520z 6dwt of gold. The total value of the gold was £172 12s. This is a very encouraging result, and speaks well for the block that is being opened up. This is now 106 in length from the break eastward, and is of a highly payable nature tor the whole distance. ,

NEW MAY QUEEN G.M. CO. rPBOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] 1 Thames, Saturday. In the- New May Queen mine' all the preliminary work has now been completed, The crosscut from the No. 6 chamber to cut the reef will be pushed on with all possible speed. This is now '»*£»£ nf 34ft having been extended 17ft for trie wed 'The nLager also intends to clean up the No. 5 level from the sliaft to the ef for the purpose of commencing to „k a winze on the reef from that point if it is found practicable to do so.

WAIHI INTENDED AND WAIHI GRAND JUNCTION G.M. COS. [BT G TEIEmPH .--ow^K l=^ The Wail" Extended and Wail" Grand Junction Gold Mining Companies propertint have been sited by Messrs. J. J. KfcaX W Barker, of.the Waih, ExSfd Company. The visitors appeared pleS with the prospects of the N0..2 lode at the Grand Junction.

MTWra MANAGER'S REPORT. mJSm tended G.M. Co. (Thames, The quart, I nice kindly appearance, and is enhaS fin a good class of country. No. 3 Srf-Tkri stopes are being taken, along reef-Three, ?tope . gt n raaintain Sd«'beiS aSuUSin in thickness The hioker shows colours of gold. During Z week aim leader, showing colours of Sd was met with in No. 4,stope This feaderTs striking into the main reef.

DREDGING RETURNS. r I TELEGBAPH.-PBESS ASSOCIATION.] LB Dunedin, Saturday. The following dredging returns have Hie rouow s San( j oin been received. -Uyrle, £> - 31o Z ldwt; 48oz 2dwt Rise hjiu S "ne R . Waikaka Syndicate "- £Un te(J I, Waimumu, 28o» I*»J }j/Kll6dwt; Bis280* sdwt; Oluth^vei^ m Q ?oS; Waikaka lto; |t%ftS Z wSa Syndicate,.!^ lsdwt " — H Xof shareT he annual *** ilining Comhoffis m the W»o tahi faOj h oes ,any,, Limited ham . st reet, thh.aftei ■« th ° fflSSJhro o'clock, noon, at nan *