0HINEMURI. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 148, 3 April 1886, Page 2

OHINEMURI. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Paeroa, Friday, WAIHL Silverton. — Mr J. A Pond, Provinci il Analyst, who is one of the laigest shareholders in this claim, proceeded to Thames fiom Paeroa on Tues- ■ lay w ; th 59ozs retorted gold, which was ret. need on m< Iting at the Bank of New Zeal and to sSozs lint. This is the losnlt of the treatment of al)ont 2401 bs of specimens obtained from the winze being sunk on the hanging wall of the cross lode. The winze referred to is now down a depth of 60ft, and hauls of picked stone are being obtained almost daily. Union.— As sion as there is sufficient water in the Martha Company's race, crushing operations for this mine will be started. T.ie parcel to be dealt with amounts to about 40 tons, and the manager expects it will yield an all round leturn of 2ozs per ton. Silver City. — Affcir sinking the prospecting shait to a deprh of lGft, the men were oblige I lo stop, owing to the inflow of water which was too great to <i lniit ot a continuance of opentions. \illo.v Jackec. — The country t.miu^fi wnich ihe crot»B cut is no,? passing 15 all that can be desire I for the presence of the precious metals, and the shareholders expect, to in er^ect several <mall lo le•efore meeting with the main boily of, stone which is exposed to view in a trench on the mrhce, and winch they • xpect to have in baud in about ten lays' time. Amaranth, — This claim is situat, south-east of and next t«> the Rosem«»nl mine, \ssay tests broken out from the reef have yielded payable results, and a cross- cut is now being driven upon the eastern side with a view to testing its quality at a considerable 1 depth beneath the surface. R-^em<>nt. — The work of extend inu the low level tunnel is novr fairly under way. Prospecting operations are in progress in the Hero. Silver E.ighr, and E*. K. Coopei's claim, and the results so iir are highly satisfactory to all concerned.

KARANGAHAIvE. Woodstock. — Work in this mine i<« temporarily suspended, owing to there beiii? no 11101117 forthcoming 1 to pay the woikmen. This very undesirable state of affairs may be attributed 1 to the fact that several < f the principal shareholders either could not or would not pay their calls amounting to about £500 The legal manager has taken the necessary steps to collect this money ,\n ■ I expect soon to see a u\->u.npiion of operations. In the mine, there i 9 a splendid show of gold and silver h aring sto'je in the f.»co of both levels. At the Furnace them is a good sized parcel 01 stone from all parts of the mine 011 tluplatiurm, and ot tuislO inns were phased .ironi»h tin 1 ?ione breaker last we ok : thoroughly mixed m\<\ assayed bv *lr F 0 Smith, the result U'in-jj an av/r^i* return of £§ 10s per ton.

waitek'aurl Ralph nwu pjutys' new botteiy is bein^ stoaiiily ernpl ;y«tl in the re action ••I enishimr <lirt IV in the Yonng New Zcalntid Inine, t\n stuff is sai<l to be ■showniuf up for a highly lviminerative ttituni. Since thi> battery started op* °rnti(ins several pcice.s of grournl havo been taken up, and that suction of the '■"t'li l will now #et a ihorou^h proppect-

PARAKAWAI Two cwt of s.one I«« lueli bion lit. tioni this district For tiratnient in ilio Wnokny P. in liy Mr l?eilly ut X rau^s\lutko, ami, jnil^inj- 'Yum t.ie :\\>\" irnnco of the quartz, it sin ul I yield a handsome return.