MINING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7159, 26 January 1885, Page 2

MINING.

HOTE3 FROH REEFTOM [BT Tslborapb.J (FROM OOR OWN OORRBSrONDBST.)

Rsiftoh, January ?6 Tho only battery return for tho past week is that of the Kc.p it Dark-namely, 48:ioz of amalgam from 210 tons ol stone. Neither tho Welcome, Globe, Fiery Cross, nor lnglowoo.l batleries have bien in operation during the week, and for reaions already explaine 1 the Inkerman stampers havo only been running two days during the weok. The Wealth of Natlors is eti 1 stoping over the low level, where a fair body of broken stone is being taken out, and pr paratlons are being made for starting a crushing Up to the ) resent time nothing if o solid or permaient nature has been met with in tho mine. Tho Or'eotal. Specimen Hill, Just-in-Timr, Golden Point, *nerge;ic, and Rainy Creek batted, s also remain idle, bu; work cf a prospecting chaiaclerii going on in most of lbs mines. Golden Treasure.—'lhia battery Is reported to bo idle for want of water. A considerable quantity of stone has now accumulated in tho machine piddeck. Stone is being obtained from the reef south cf the main tunnel. fll.be.—The sinking of tho main shaft is boing actively pro:e«d<.d w.th, and the necetsiry works .-.re in progress fcr increasing the volume of water iv the level race to provide power for driving the windingengine. The prospects of the Company are considered very encouraging. Keep-It-Dork.—Everything obove and underground is going on smoothly, and the operations of thla Company for the current year will be uo less profitable thou last year. Welcome - Tendors closed last night for continuing tho sinking of the main shaft, but the result is n it yet known.. The directora contradict the report in tbe local papers to tho efleet thot this is the first work for years that tenders have been called fo., a3 orting tbat alt the winzes anfl shaft hitbeito constructed in the mine have been porformed by contract and not by wages. The mine manager and a large number of wagesmen were in attendance at the R.M. Court, Reeftcn, yeßterday, having boen subpceiaEd In an election petition caße. Thecisebas be6n adjourned to enible somo 80 or 40 of tbe wages band 9to bo subpraaaod .13 witnesses in the sams cose. The men are residents of Boatmans, and during tbe holidays voted on miners' rights at an election in tbo riding of Reefton at which Mr Brennan, tha legal manager of the Company, was a candidate. Inglewood.—Want of wotor dolors the storting ol tho battery, but in the meantime the main shaft is being carried down, aid the hands in the upper levels are making ready forcrusbing as soon as rain comes.