MINING MATTERS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 3292, 5 April 1879, Page 3

MINING MATTERS.

Oid GoiBEN Caw.—The air in the workings of this mine on No. 3 level was so bad yesterday that all operations had to be suspended. The work in progress now is rising on the lodo to connoot with No. 2 level. Oid Sum Cuim.—On Wednesday night the shareholders were successful in cutting the Telegraph lode near the junction with the Siam cross leader. A shot put in to break down some mullock brought down a small portion of tho lode with it, in which good dabs of gold were soen. A meeting of the shareholders was to have been held on Thursday evening to consider the future working of the claim, but on its becoming known that the lode had been met with, the meeting was postponed to this evening, so as to give the shareholders time to break into the lodo and ascertain its size and quality. Cure,—Tho manager is still driving on the course ot No. 2 lodo, at a point 40 feet above the Golden Crown level, near the Bed Qoeen boundary, to try and meet with the junction of several leaders which are supposed to cross it. The class of country through which the drive is being put is of a favourable nature, and good progress is being made. The tributers, Davies and party, are crushing about 30 loads general dirt at Bull's battery, which will probably bo finished to-day. A payable return is expected* Kuhanui HiiiL.—A start has again been made to push the northern drive ahead on the battery level. At the battery, 20 head of stampers are being employed on company's dirt, which is shaping for another such return as the last. The other 20 head of stampers are going on tributers' dirt. Jenkins and party obtained 40ozs melted gold from 20 tons ot quartz crushed. Moanataiam Tbibute.—Hayes and party crushed 15 tons of general dirt at the company's battery for the return of 9ozs lOdwts melted gold. Dauntless Tribute -Johnßon and party have finished a crushing of general dirt for the yield of sozs gold. Waiotahi.—The sinking of the mam shaft was completed before the winze, which was finished last week. Guides have been put in the shaft down to No. 3 level, and the cutting out of tho chamber commenced. The ground at present is very hard for speedy work, but I shall have softer ground before the chamber is finished. The opening out of this new level will be pushed ahead with all speed. I am breaking out quartz from No. 2 and No. 5 lodes, west of the main cross-cut, and I believe it will be payable dirt, but it will not last very long. I shall then have to prospeot some of the many small leaders cut in the mine; some of them will pay well for working, but I shall not be able to keep the battery constantly crushing, the leader being so very small. The battery is in full swing again after the repairs, and looks and works better than ever it did before, and is now a fine little battery. I shall be crushing the dirt out of the winze in a few days, when I get the new plate in good order, and I think it will be good payable dirt.—J. E. Smith.

A sentimental story of love, devotion, and attempted murder comes from Sydney. It appears that a few weeks ago a dark, handsome girl, who gave the name of Mrs Roberts, took apartments in Raglan-street, Waterloo. A gentleman who passed as her husband joined her. They had not been occupying the house long when it was noticed that a Mr Kelly some* times visited them, and his visits were generally attended with high words. One Monday, after the usual altercation,, Kelly produced a double-barrelled pistol, and aimed it at Roberts, Mrs Eoberts flung herself between the two men, and received the charge in her shoulder, Examination by a doctor disclosed the fact that the pistol was loaded with corn—not shot, and the devoted girl was not seriously injured. A preliminary examination in the Police Court revealed the fact that the handsome Mr.i Roberts was a barmaid, her real nume beiug Wary Seymour, She is said to be well educated, and very respectably connected. The real name of Boberts is Walter H, Cooper, and he his a wife and six children, The wife is said to be also dark and very handsome. He deserted her at Minly, when she took up her abode with her mother, Kelly wan a brother of Mrs Cooper, and as he could not induce hei husband to leave Miss Seymour, he determine" to be revenged, Kelly seems to be possessed of a grim sort of humour, for after firing at Cooper he explained that he " only wanted to corn his (Coope's) beef," and that was the reason, he did not put shot into the pistol,