MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 16, 19 April 1884, Page 2

MINING NEWS.

Battkuy.— The rotnrnsof nmnl<;am for t.ho week ending' the 12th inst. were as follows ;—; — 07,. flwt. Colonist— 2o lioari, 5£ flays ... 202 1 NowFiml — 15lu«m1, 6 rl.ys ... 205 15 Wcmliiko— s hetul, l> days ... 62 0

469 16 The final cleaning up and retorting for the Wernhiko Co. have since taken place, the yield being 58 ounces of gold from about 140 tons of stone. A trial of the New tailings plant was made on Monday last while Mr Firth was present. Everything worked in the most satisfactory manner, and as soon as a few minor details are completed grinding will be commenced.

Canadian. — Since our last report the prospects in this mine have considerably improved. About a week ago a vein 18 inches in thickness was broken into on the footwall side of the main portion of the reef, and 2 feet distant from it. On being uncovered it was found to run parallel with the main vein, of which it is evidently a branch, the reef being here split up owing to the junction with the Hero lode being close at hand. This i'outwall vein has now been si ripped and broken down the whole length of (lie drive into the claim, and the quartz obtained from it is the best the mine has yet produced. There is now about f)() tons of quartz to grass trom the two branches, and it will be forwarded to the battery lor trial on Monday. Judging from the appearance of the stuff last got out there is good reason to believe the return will be satisfactory.

Tukasuky. — A contract for driving 50 foot has been let and operations commenced for the purpose of testing the reef at some little depth from the surface. Other prospecting work, such as trenching, is also being carried on.

Littlk .Jemmy. — A fine looking vein 2 foot G iiu'lios wide is <at prosont berni; triod. No yold is yet visible, but the stone is of a very promising character.

Colonist — The contract for driving the new low level was let at IDs (Id per foot, and work lias been commenced. From the lowness of the price it is evident the contractors do not expect to encounter much hard country. Should their surmise prove coriect the reef ought to be reached in about a month from now, Driving has been stopped in the bonth end of the No. 2 level, the factbeing close to the Canadian boundary. In t.ie north drive a winze has been st irte-l a short distance from the crosscut, to ccniieut with the new low level, ui'nr the point where it will strike the r -ef. The usual sloping works are being pushed on, and are yielding stuff of fair average quality.

Nicw Find. — There is nothing of fit'sh importance to relate concerning t!i is mine. Operations are going on ab usual, anil with the customary energy. T:ie workings in the Arizona level still yie.li l.irge quantities .of fair crushing stuff, as also the stoj>es in the upper portion of (he mine. The winze ou the No. 2 reef is down over 30 feet and is sHI carrying gold. There has been a slight change in the character of the country lately and the lode is smaller than usual, being now only about fifteen inches wide. In the low level the cniHi actors ha\e not for the last week or two been making very rapid progress. They are still boring their way through the big buck reef, which is here somewhat, larger t'lan was expected, but they are in daily expectation of getting cie<u of it, an I of meeting with a cl i^s of country that will compensate them for recent hard driving.

Diamond (i di.lv. —Two trial lots of qiiiM'tJs of 5 tons each (one burnt the other unlmrnt) arc about to be sent from the heap at the mouth of the low level tor trial at the bnttery. Should the result be satisfactory, operations will doubtless be at once resumed in the old workings.

Yv T uonoN«oM.u. — The drive from the point where f.he trood stone was found is lining carried on towards the Wellington boimdaiy. The reef is anoul 18 inches wide, and shows occasional blotches of i>old in the soiid, but nothing ricii has been come across during the week. Pro peeling is going on on the same vein northwards with an encouraging" show. Jt is the intention of the directors, we believe, to have the reef tested as quickly as possible, and as soon as a parcel of 40 or 50 tons is g*ot out it will be forwarded lo t!ie battery lor treatment.

Invkunkss. — Some very nice stone ih l>ein si/; s i/; got from a louder near the upper boundary of the clnim. f riic vein hns been followed about 12 or 14 feet, but is not yet very compact ; the adjoining country being also wilier broken. It is not at all unlikely that when closer ground is reached, and the leader assumes a moie compact form, better stone than any yet obtained from it will be dropped upon. The ris* 1 from the low level at the oilier end of the claim is now up 30 feet, with a line reef about 18 inches wide showing in the roof.

Vermont. — The drive on the reef northward from the cross-cut is still being pushed on, but as regards the main lode the result so far has not been very satisfactory. In the parallel vein about 0 incites wide, and 18 inches on the hanging wall side of the other, stone has been got showing strong colours of gold, 'and in tlie stringers that seam the sandstone between the two leaders gold can also he scon. The stuff is being saved, and when a sufficient quantity is got oui a trial crushing will probably take place. P Claim. — l*he donW engine, formerly u»ed for hauling the rails, etc.,

at Butler's spur, lms been shifted alone: the tramway past the Inverness hopper, < where it is to ho utilised for hauling the quartz now in paddock at the F claim up to the- tramway. A wire will he •Wretched from the mine to the tram, and along this the stuff will bo conveyed by moans of a hauling lino in boxes containing (J or 7 cwt. It is probable the same means of transit Avill be used for trotting- tho stone now stacked at the Phcenix mine up to the tmnnvav. I

Wellington. — The drive started last week lias been carried in to the leader, which has been followed a few feet, ami is at present about 0 inches in width. Some excellent stone has been obtained from it during the week, a few small pieces that were sent down here for inspection being very rich. As the vein has been traced on the surface a considerable dijtance ahead of the face of the drive, and as goldbearing stone was found as tai as it was traced, a fair sized block of payable ground ought shortly to be opened up. It was at first supposed that the leader was identical with bhe one that yielded the rich stone in the Waioron^omai ground adjoining. It. appears now that it is not so, but is either a branch of it, or perhaps a separate vein having nearly the same course.