MINING MATTERS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XI, Issue 3183, 2 December 1878, Page 3

MINING MATTERS.

Little Sissy (Waiotahi). —The share, holders of this claim are still breaking down quartz from tho big lode whioh runs through their ground, and are keep, ing eight head of stampers continuously going at Bull's battery. Cleaning up and retorting took place on Saturday after a fortnight's run for the yield of 19ozs lOdwts gold. The dirt averages s£dwts per load, and just pays wages.

Only Chance,—Uabe and party have finished crushing a Bmall parcel for the return of 2ozs 4iwts gold,

M'oanataiabi TBiBCTB.-»Gavin and party obtaiaod 24ozs 18dwts gold from 13 tons of general dirt crushed ut tho company's battery. Old Golden Oalp.—The drive that is being put in to cut No. B lode from the Caledonian 360 feet lovel is progressing very favourably, and will be accomplished in a few days.

Albubnia.—Meaning up and retorting for this oompany took place early on Saturday morning at the Herald battery, for the return of 297|ozs retorted gold. Ord and party (tributers) crushed 901bs of picked stone at the Herald battery, for the good yield of 35ozs lldwts gold. t Queen of Beaut*.—The usual 'fortnightly cleaning up qnd retorting took place on Saturday afternoon at tho company's mill, when fromi3oo tons of quartz crushed 3280za of retorted gold were obtained. During last wepk the general stuff did not shape as' well as the week previous, owing to the main lode having changed its underlie ii the stopes, and it being much smaller a@[ of lower grade. Tho tributers (Wilson and party) crushed 60 loads general dirt at Bull's mill, for 58ozs 13dwts gold; and Landers and party 20 loads for 35ozs gold,