MINING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7287, 25 June 1885, Page 2

MINING.

ROXEfI FROM REEFTOK. (PBOM 008 OWN COBRHBFONDHNT.)

Bbepiom, June 24. Globe.—The reef in tho hw level has been driven through, and gives a thickness of sft of clean stone. The point whore the reef '.vos cut is abcut SOlt away from the perpendicular of tha winze, and that distance will therefore havn to be driven along tbe lode before communication with tho wluzo is established. The vvlndlng machinery was tot In motion to-day, but one of the supports was found to be a ttifl) low, nnd will have to be raised. This will probably bs pat to rlghta to-morrjw. In tho meantima tao lower drive is becoming blccked with stone. Inglcwaod Extended.—The western reef was mot with to-d.iy in the new level at least sft west of the other reof which was met with a fow daya ago. Tne angle of tha underlie being ab;ut 4Sdeg, it will tako a day or tivo to clear off the footwalls, when the reef will be cut through. Some few alterations are necessary in the upper level to give rcom to work a horsewhip which will be rigged before the reef is driven on. It ia intended, when a atait in made, to drive on the reef both nottii and south simultaneously.

Inkerman.— Thia company have just taken up a 16-acre loase adjoining the ground formerly held by iho Hustler's Company. Tho Eureka is still continuing tho main levol, which is now well into tha company's lease, the line of reef as given by recent Burvey, will not be reached tor about a fortnight.