THE MINES.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 108, 27 June 1885, Page 2

THE MINES.

!Ne\v Find. — The driving on No. 1 reef north from low level is still being pujhed on, the reef being now larger than were last reported upon, aiul nice i^okl is seen in breaking out. Breaking down the reef south in this drive is sfcil 1 being proceeded with, and the reef hen is a healthy looking body of quartz, showing t;old freely. S toping is beinj.' proceeded with on No, 1 reef abovi* Arizona level, ami a fair amount of golii is showing through the quartz. A nii'jaber of hands are still employed breaking out quarts from the surface of No. 1 reef, and the dirt coining to hand is of fair crushing quality.

PllEMllSlt. — TilC WHISSG 111 tlllS IUUK has been hole- 1 throimh into the level, which has been recently driven from the crossont. Storing operations uro hpin can. oil on in this bJook, ;in«l cra^hiiiL thi> quartz will he epmrnoneed during the ensuing week.

May Q uk, ion 4— This mine has jus completed crushing a parcel of six loath of quartz fo> ;» r-l urn of lloz. lldwtf of retort e gold. We are sorry to lean, operations iv tins mine are to be discon tinned for a while, owing to some of th' shareholders not paving' their call?, an when we take iutuconsMeration thegoi taken out of Luis mine has Fully paid a working expenses lor the last 12 -month,* ami also driven about 150 feet of den work in a low level, we regret now 1« think that the directors cannot see the. way clear, to Continue it another 70 fee' which .would, tyring them under the winz where so much quartz of goodjqualir has beet) obtained. j ;