TAIRUA.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2101, 22 July 1875, Page 3

TAIRUA.

f; (FBOlt OUB OTVfTBBPOITBBi) ' ,^BvmiLiß^Wcdnesday.. ;From ; \tho bottom, of; shaft, espeoialiy 'at-.the ; V'side,' aomo very good stone is being grassed, and that of* superior quality, This more especiallyalludes to tho conglomerate which is being carried down,'and-this afternoon the gold could be distinctly nith the naked eye, The "atonc in whioh no gold could,, bo goon was tested Jin the mortar, and gave* showirig no deterioration in tho ..quality, although not such .an abundance of ireb, gold/as ; there formerly .was ;;; ;Tho, tunnel 'is no,w in fully 33 feet, and in ibe face there is a large body of crown conglomerate, which will prove first-olass crushing dirt. . The lodo shows no gold to the naked eye, and its quality can -only.be estimated by;the frVauent'testings in the mortar whioh are made throughout the'day by the manager; Prospecting tho roef some 200 feet north of, the, shaft has been carried on to-day, tfnd.tho results obtained are simply sur-prising,-My.'Confirming. what ' I have repeatedly stated on former occasion's, that the reef system, that exists in these claims will , eventually prove to bo one of the richest .and most permanent that was ever discovered in tho colonies. ' It will bo romembered that the<6 owt recently sent down from Ho. 2 reef went .at tho rate of about; 40ozs - pet ton, and that it was taken from an open. faoe. Tho two shots -that displaced the 5 cwt, also'sent .rolling down, the, hillseveral, hrge boulders of conglomerate, .Weighing several cwt..'each : This afternoon these were being examined by Messrs Daniels, of the Crown Princess mino, and Mr Sims, who accidentally saw- a speok of gold, whioh jcaused"them to examine it.moro carefully.' /It : was - then'-found • that the face' of the 'stone, fully 18 inches 'wide, Was literally covered : with fine gold, and tinder such circumstances can we wonder at' such ii* magnificent trial crushing. Tho more you know of the mino, the more you learn its value, and it is not at all surprising that strangers who have seen the'reef and its prospects speak in more flattering terms than those dare who <£«» thoroughly conversant with the mine. ~ Operations in the Britannia mine 'were commenced last Saturday morning.under tho Management of Captain B.owe, late of the?Waikato Engineers. Of course very little in the shape of bona-fide work has vet been dene, as residences for the men have had to bo erected.'i Several of the shareholders wero' over the' ground ; .today, and broke out'atone from Bird's reef and outcrops from others. In one or two instances 'good prospects were obtained by.the mortar process.;!'So satisfied were they that Mr Daniels'.talc'es" down with' him to-morrow a small parcel from each reef, in order to have it Jested thoroughly. _ The Golden Arrow men aro now opening a face for a drive to cut tho reef at some distance deeper than from whenco tho prospecta were obtained last week. , A great outcry is boing made about tho postal arrangements."'Bo proper system of getting tbe' letters up and down'has yet been inaugurated. Letters, are sent to.tho East Coast, and Puriri, and then ■are left there, perhaps, for weeks, and it' might.be for months ;.but sometimes a friend aec3 .them and brings them . up. Our. population.is steadily on tho increase, lipd seeing that: tho district is a most important one now, we ought to be favoured at least with; a tri-weelily mail. The Government hare been petitioned on the subject, and I think that the least that canbo' dono'js to grant us this right of communication' with the outside worldi!. •' [PIGEONGRAM.] .; , :. '.i v.,!,'"' I "Wednesday,'4.4s p.m. - , ;Th"ere is no change in 'the prospectors' beyond lonie good stone from tho Shaft, and fine prospects from 80. 3 reef. They have now about one ton of picked stone in hand. \ v t .. -The Britannia reef is traced for nearly 300 feet, and further, trials to-day show fair .prospects. • >It is reported that the Oomstock claim, near The Brothers, are getting good gold. There" ia a large influx of people this afternoon. : .'. Mr Sims is engaged, with tho manager -of the prospectors' in laying, off a line of tramway.,., ,