MINING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6728, 7 September 1883, Page 2

MINING.

NOTES FKOH MACETOWN'. . [Bt TsMtasAPHl (raOS CUE OWS COBBESPOSDFKT.)

Arrow, September 6. The r .ugh weather of the past tew days Jmb been exceptionally severe at Macetown. Snow, which fell iretty-h-avily,.reu_»in» on the ground, ntaklnj. tbe read» very sloppy. Work to the dlffeient claim* U

progressing', however, without hitorrupllon, and tbo stone raised Is incieaslng in quantity at all the claim., which arestopingout. The Lady Fayre ate ttilldrivlng for the good shoot of stono which > leWed su<ii handsomo returns Borne t'mio ago Ths o'.d Criterion claim, on Iho western bank ol the Ar.ow River, about half a mile below Arrowtown, has been takon up again, and work will conunoaco thartly. The Crown Terraco reef alio bos been again applle.l for, friil will bo takon in hand at once.

NOTES FROM REEFTON.

(raoa our ows coaa_ssrosDs.vT-.) *. RsnrKMi, Soptombsr 6. Tho directors of tho Result visited the mine the other d»y, and alter caroluljnspectloa of the ground, de.-ided to do soms more cross-cutiing to tho west, whe c some change of country i < coming in. A considerable amount of prospectli-g has been dene in this claim, but ts jet results have not nine np t j esp.^-ia-lions; bat m tho neighbourhood i* gocd, a change tor il» battoc -night occur at aoy time. The contractors fc r the extent* n of the Venus lowlevel havo abaut.lo.ft more to drive beforo tho perpendicular ot the winzo ln the upper levil is reached. ....... ■ . •■ The workmen engajed In" the Globe tramway have been hanplog some of the buckots to-day. Ai far as can yet be Judged the buckets teem to work ver well, although only one side of tho lino is finished. A few days moro will ees the whole work completed, when ciushlng will at om-e commence. About ESO tons of stone Is ready for the mill. The creditors of tht uofo tuimts Lankey's Creek Company are pie sing for pajineut of thi-ir respective accounts. It appears tbat a great number ot calls y t remain unpaid. The shareholders horo Sflein to have paid up pretty well, but until orrcars aro squared efi tho Company wil! haveh difOeuUy In mcotingdeniands It would be bul poliV to allow the Comiianj to go Into liquidation, ai the expenses in tint caso would probably amount to more than the prcseat liabilities.

UNITED VICTORY COMPANY. The directors have accepted a tender for tho extto. sion of No. 2 level 100 ft south.