WAIHI GRAND JUNCTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13726, 16 April 1908, Page 3

WA IHI GRAND JUNCTION.

NEW LODE AT No. 4 LEVEL

*:■■* .' DEVELOPMENT WORK. -.♦ ~•.."•; [at r£M.c**rur,—-tmy coßßßgiwownr.} ' W.uhj, Wednesday. The work of de-in-doying the ne*r reei {which will in fate* Ixs.kfaowtt •*» &§ Sb, #■.'. lode) recently itttcroeebMt in th» south-eaab crosscut, about 210 ft wit front U{<a s»kft"a& No.-Mevel in lbs W»ihi ft hum! Ittatrtioa mints, ii being poshed ahead, Ifjoinflj ; w**t; '. th« hid* bus been driven upon for *boatl 50ft, and the foot wall portion fias averaged froiu 5u to 6ft in width of h»s;rdy-puy*bl«t sulphide ore. Going e*»i itbottt 20ft, hAv« boa dm»n on the re«f, whit i,« tin* crosscut wis pinch*.i t.-,t hy * hnrsn oi H»«illook, This herw of miillnck appears to brt cutting out, and the fnotwal! ponton of tt,<* ' red! *ho«* a «am of fnrt> udphid# ,>ft\ sihout ! aft 6in wide, \>"v rti-ntUr so that in th» { »«t«n drive. The miniftw of the «©(<»» ] cut tu a -easterly direction has* }»*t» J resumed., and fa hem.; advanced ia a vary f favourable . Li;« ,-i ■»-;-. The sinking of the shaft for the No, 5 V,-! i is in p.-..<r?---, and the • .«ira tiger " mit in tit*? crosscut about 20ft "hitS t .t the ih*U fa.ihvr over l.yiv mouth* «<>. and which will henceforth he known an ?!>.- \".». .-> lode is'*'lfa>w rapidly making into »':,<■ win ft. A4.-4.sSuk a good de.d iff «,.;*■:- is coming from tJ»» i reef, hut the electrical sinking pump nxiooily | »nst*.!od fa working very satisfactorily, . ftw'f j no difficulty is being e*pen«*«id in Vopitvß with the water. 5i,..-,!.! th« pump develop do defect? after i-ontinutn* m uw for a reasonable time, then rWrly pumps of this trp« will t* found tery sniuhh; for- hurdiins water undor ih<M< nnuhti in* ")".;• dru» "i>u the Martha V*i,« (No. l! g«ing Wirt [„ sail* being extended, and, although th*« reef as a who]* w not payahh'. nit-i» t-unoho* of *»!- pJudo on- w m,.{ uilt, hen* and th*«« through if. riu# is » very tur« in that tfcp drive ,„ ii„ w » lonsf distottm east o! the shaft, »nd $br m».na|pß«a«s»li nay, therefons reasonably look forward t«»" a further itnprr>veincut'in th« ore body H«« so. Kreatcr depth. S>.>in- op»r»tk>n»'ovatiau* m usual on th.. N,,,. 1 and 3 Mm at ttw ~\o,-i. „ 3. anil 4 1.-v,-!,-, and an' Wiaawx} quantity of ore is l«in« broken out. With the on, from iKf \o. 4 |~f in f ttf shaft; about 180 tons of dirt wo u..w bdn« wnt to the null daily, whirl, m<mi« a «UwUnttal ioCTPaae in the tonuago handled, ttarf, of course, a eorrwpondini; mcrt>a»-iri-.tlmmooWl y.ilu.> ot the roturns. Tho treatment pla/il w wing stecwJily tncnaaed, ami made more efficient to PnaWe i.titl ; . lanjor to»u»a«o,o| or,, to bo economi«a% handled, and. with ! improvements in this quarter, we may «xtwctl to w the yields incn-abiin;, «h. with 40 head of stamps, double lb- oUomtiiv of quart. could be put through wi». tho rmuWd ad- s dit.on* to tho treatment plant are n »d<-. S

NOTKS. $ A reef formation about 'lSin wide was cufc' last week in too drive, in the Tairua Ccmwfc mine. No. gold was seen in ~. The manager* reports an improvement in-the country. * The manager of the Tnirua Triumph nina hw decided «i put up u rise to tin, gnrfW (a httl, our 401,). In consequents of thii ? tlrtvu.fi; will he m abeyance- for « few days. The manager of the Heady Bullion mine,Nssvcwills, states thai the first SOft d v»a J™ '» payable dirt,, that taken out in Ujsi fast Bft, though not so good, showing a small* tail of gold tn the dish. N0,.2 level ist *. be* started this week. , , .-..-. _ The director* of trie (folder, Pali Gold Mia'/ ing Company met yesterday in -- conference with the mine; manager, who was instructed to submit it scheme of operations for consideration. Its the meantime' a start is to bo" made next week with preliminary works. In connection with the J'litenix mine- fin* manager states that it will take four or five days to put the poppet. leg* in place again' and to repair tho old drive. Ho has raado' a start to get the machinery i-t-ajy for pump- »%'• Ibo • water is down bo ; shaft <:botifi 35ft. There is good sulphide ore showing in tho lotto at tins lev.*. ,r Driving has now been commenced north'' on the Guillen Crow {. ~■!,. in u, O mine (if that name tit Waitckaori. The lode is 18ft widi>. Iho manager Blat<i« that it has a promising; appearanoo, and that the valuea from wall t*» wall are lis per ton, Ho hopes to see tb»m' improve as the level is advanced. There m' a distance of 580 ft to be driven on, tho courts of the lode to the northern section. Soma stone taken from the rise gave an assay vah*» Of £2 3s 7|d ocr ton. In the stapes her» there is a width of about sft of milling or«, with an «may value of £1 0* 7d. ,V Tho north drive in the Kirikiri mino i.» in a total distune* of 66ft; on »' reef Bin wide. Tho Utter is reported by the manager as looking splendid, 7 but not showing any gold. Tho quarts i,*' carrying ovary indication for gold, and ho fully expect* to get it. The country is mixed with mineral seams, silica, and itmall flintitw. The rise is going up on a fine looking loadee about *m thick on the h*«igingwall of th» reef formation, which i.s carrying a few, colours of gold. The roef formation has »i very kindly appearance for gold,

A joiul meeting of shareholders in tli«" Preeoeg Point and tho Tanssisro Gold Mining Companies is to fie held to-day to con-; sider a proposal affecting tho interests nfboth. Tin) position in that the Tangiaro pro* party .has been found to be unpayaba;. Instead of winding up tho company, however, it has been suggested to the directors that thf> Pwece's Point mine at Corornandol should be token over and worked, It »w on tho latter property that a. recent find of specimen stone vm made on the \ beach. Details of the proposed scheme for carnation will be submitted to the share-' holders to-day.