MINING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13948, 1 May 1909, Page 3

MINING.

Reporting on Aprvl 27. the niniin'-'er ol the Champinn Min»-h «a\ -■— Owm" to shortage ol witer we alt' not ci'.i-h-iiur. Tin* b.ittei\ hiindv. sue v.oikti'v ii. the mine. The pass b"iwii-n th. h'\els will be conijih !<-d w i m :«. lot nidit. THe count r\ is -till tii in J !"• bj.Ttery l«'\d is In eiioii-.'h tor ii 1 ' present .Mid ha' bf. 11 stopj^-d 'I !i< ecrntrv nt this point is b.-tt«r th.i-i it h.is Iw-f-n for some di^tai-ce 'I lv (in.nt/ lio.lv near the Ch.impi.in lotic h: •• opcncl out weli so hu. b.tt < ikhiul woik has not been done to lonn an» d( finite opinion ot it." In a letter to a local' shareholder Mi He-, ciiiiniins the above, aid :nlil. that he has only ten ni« n wnikip;: at im - sent, having n-duccd on mi-onnt ot tl-t dry \ve.ither. and lie bus tinisln d nio- ; ot'tho extra woik. lie had depo it«'i in the bank "ooz ot gold, worth aboi.t L'l7(l to tISO. The New Alpine mine .'frreti'iy i<ports tbnt the result of the l.r I ('ci. up is 17:50z lldwt sineltcfl gold, \..mc C-5 1S« pel ounce, from 10">0 t"n-> mill »~d , 21o«', Cdwt oi gold fiwn the c^:l•lide, of the valut of CS U p> r <i !•,<".- total C7-n IK !).!. The tor . «:<■ '. y cuh'c fet t me.is'iremenv each, iwit U--> euUic f.-et n<* formetlv at the A!|>i"«' nui.e. Additional \.ilu<-< in co'icentrates and slimes not yet cxt i •ictcd *'. < estinrited by iisviv-. to amount to .Vii.y. gold gi\ing ii total les.ih of nl.O'lt ■idwt ]»<-r ton. Tlu<. for t!'.<- ii-sl ci"i-h-ing. is consult red satisfact i.r\ . aiu. sb".-. s n margin of proht o\.t <-\ , )elu , , _()tiigo Times' corr'-p"l' l ( '» l