MINING.
NOTES FROM LYELL. (From Our Own Correspondent.)
Lyell, July 19. Lyell Creek Company.—The manager reports :— "During the week the main level north has bsen :- extended a distance of 7ft, making tlie total dis- •■ tar.cc driven on the reef 51ft. The stone has Burrowed down to 2ft in width, the walls .being still 6ft apart. There is a great chsnp m the' face to-day. The hard fcoiw* 1 has cut out and softer country, with a so--<i deal of water, has conic in, and "the reef is lively oO tmke :; g *in any. ipoinont. The leading stope hat btun driven 20ft. The r-cf varies from Ht to 7ft :u width ;ind show "old but i* is l''e"-l] y wixed. v/ith s la!e and pu™ aud it is very difficult to keep the stone cleau. fcji-cty tons of stone have been seat to tho battery."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 10417, 20 July 1895, Page 6
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