MINING MATTERS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XI, Issue 3190, 11 December 1878, Page 3

MINING MATTERS.

Old Golden Calf.—The company's drire from the 360 ft. level towards No. 3 lode has been extended a distance of about 40ft. since the contractors commenced operations. The drive is being put through a good class of couutry, and is pretty dry, no water of any consequonce having yet been met with. Hebald Batteby. — Owing to the Kuranui and Prince Alfred batteries having resumed operations, thus utilising the water from the County supply, it only leaves sufficient to keep ten head of stampers employed at this battery, which are kept on dirt from the Alburnia mine. Pbinoe Alfbed Batjeby.—This battery resumed operations yesterday morning, after lying idle about a week. Ten head of stampers are being employed on McLean's dirt from the Alburnia, and 12 on Scott's from the same mine. Cbown Pbincess. — The tributers, Waite and party, crushed 11 loads of general dirt, at Bull's battery, for the payable return of 240z 19dwts 12grs gold. Tregoweth and party crushed 2 loads at the same mill for soza Sodwts, Pbince Impebial,—Scarcely any of the lodes have been broken down since work was resumed after erecting the air ..shoot on the side of the hill, but men are'en-, gaged in stripping them so as to make ready for breaking down a large quantity. The manager commenced putting in an opening set of timbers over the place where a good patch of gold waa met with whilst getting out the last crushing for the purpose of sinking to prove whether the gold continues downward or not. Kubanui Hill. — The contractors having finished their contract for driving on No. 1 lode at the 640-feet level, the manager called for tenders, at once to continue the work, and yesterday a fresh contract was let to a new party for driving on No. 1 lode, and also one for cross-cutting to pick up No. 3 lode. In the Oddfellows' section the contractors are putting in a cross-cut to cut a lode known as the "mullocky" leader, and have driven a distance of 135 feet, and on Monday night they met with a lode about 10 inches thick, but whether it is the one they are after or not is not yet known, as it does not underlie so much as the leader whiohthe winze is being sunk on. Tho winze is down about 50 feet, and is in an entirely different class of country to that in tho drivo. The company's battery was started on Monday morning with its full force of stampers on tributers' dirt,