MINING MATTERS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2177, 20 October 1875, Page 3

MINING MATTERS.

• Cube.—One of the .finest parcels of specimens met with since the new runs of gold were opened in the No. 5 and adjoining reefs, came to hand yesterday from the stopes on the No. 5 reef. lOOlbs of 'ray rich! sji6joi Wen9bimiJarj.ijEi<.]qu ali tyj toi those recently exhibited at the Onion Bfink, came to hand during the day, besides 150Mof riph picked,atone* IA-yery richißhow was'left in the mine, and in all likelihood with to-day's breaking down thereiwill'-be.' another <<quantityof, specie 'mens procured. •'Albion Tbibute-Belpast.—Jury and who have f6?;'soma ! tWe ! 'piisfc been working a tribute in the old Belfast mine, having opened a large reef , at the Beach Jew), which'apjiVaim fi be ioinpo'sed'of fair payable quartz, proceeded to open it ,up, and broke out a quantity of it for crushing. This they forwarded to the Prince Alfred battery, where crushing was'carried on forrtwo .days with 6 head of stampers'. A cleaning J iijj 6nd tet6rfc- : iog took place yesterday, and tho result obtained was Bozs Bdwts melted gold-,-hilt l thelyUd is not satisfactory, and the crushing has been discontinued.^;^-),.^ for the jribulers of Messenger's claiuj took place at, the Traniwaf battery'yfs'erday, •aflei? W'foiisbf Stitff : had been put through the mill, aud the, iresult- a;,handsome yield of 52ozs Bdwts gold. iQoeen of Beauty—Out of the proceetjs of the last fortnight's cruallm'g, the Shareholders at their.; meeting yesterday declared;? dividend of £75 123 per share, or a 1 total of £604 16s, after paying all current expenses. '' We add that so far the crushing at this company's battery during the last two days has shown ;up. for quite as good an average as the last fortnight's yield. . , CboWxV PiiiNCESS.-Eeforting for the Crowri-.'Prin cess "Company took place last evening at tho Bright $mile; Company's old battery, where 7(3 tons of stuff have been treated for the company. The yield was- a ray handsomeMone -of- l2oozs gold,--, which will,be>l pelted to-day. Tho : return is fully up to expectation, and as there wss a large proportion of stuff .from the ifai,B Ireefdncljxtled iiythe Mushinc.- besides 25 tons, a ...trial from another s ,iKi.i'-1:."A ;

section of the mine, and the remainder from the winzes on No 2reef, the crushing might fairly. be called a mixed one, and the return i 3 therefore mora encouraging than if it was obtained solely from the. ;No. 2 reef, which hitherto has been .the chief gold producer of the mine. We imay add that during tho present weather the linking of :the winzes is greatly retarded in consequence of the rapidity with which the gas accumulates, and the difficulty-of getting rid of it'. ~ .Exchange.—The course of. the; ■No! 2 reef has, now been followed: a distiDco of about'3s feet from the boundary of the Grown Princess mine'at.the No. . 2 level. The lode throughout has had a fine compact appearanco, and within the last few days there has been a very fair show of cold: in the face when the stone was broken down. It is probable that in tho course of a week or two.there will bo a trial, crushing for this company, and so far as can be judged from the prospects mot with iu driving there is every probability of. a good payable return being obtained;- It is, we understand, intended to start stoping during the present week, so that there will be a considerable quantity in tho parcel intended for the first crusljing for tho new company. Taieua G.M. Co.—This company has purchased "llio. Shotovcr .battery of 12 keadjof stampers'for the* sum of £200, and [have also accepted tho lenders of Messrs Pi'ice'Brothers of Grahamstown, for the, engine, and of. Mr Hawkswood, for tho boilers. It is intended to-'haVe sufficient power and room toorect and work .aa additional .force of 8-head, ; nJ'aking,i|i'all 20-hoad of stampers. JS'o time ; will be lost in executing the, contracts, Md.' the, machinery will be re- ' moved to the.site as soon as pracicable.