TAPU MINING.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XX, Issue 6160, 31 July 1888, Page 2

TAPU MINING.

[Own Correspondent.] ] Tapo yostorday. The crushing from ibo Hamilton Quartz claim o£ 10 tons is finished, but they have not retorted it till to-dny. In tun informed that the result will bo payable, as they have a reef l 2L ! t 6in, in thickness and tliey intend shortening tho track to the bfittery by about 300 yards, which will give s'bptt.er gi'ijdc, and redueo tho cost of sleighing and as fyo stijlfisvery easily got out they rockon anything over fjdwtp will give a profit. Tho Young Colonial has got a trial parcel of four tons in the battery to start crushing to-day. Goonan and party will have about twenty tops reii.dy this week. Th.ey have cut a nice leader lately and tho prospects arc very regular. They arc heavily handicapppd at pr6Sint, as their lip is below tho line of any former road in tho locality where they are working; and to connect with the present sloigh tr.iok meanß dragging up hill 6omo 200 yards. This adds materially I to the jjoah a small shoot ot say B0 feet they could' get oi) to a vepy n|ee grade which would reduoo the carriage 'at lengt 2s per ton as it would shorten tho sleigh road about a quarter of a mile, and all would be down hill. They intend to ask the County Council to assist thorn in ipaking u now sleigh raid, and I understand about would do the Jot, and they only want the Conuejl to provide half cost. There is nothing of any iioppf tanco to report from, tho Mata, The battery, or rather reducing works is nearly oomploto. but I understand the raeo will Mp Boino considerable time yot to finish. " Tenders ;iro called fur by tho Council for making the vgad fro in Biroli's claim to the machine situ. So 1 exodct tfio TO" will tyo j'eaity before they \iro prepared to reduce. „ ... J. ijcc the Tapu Ueeus.et} N-T'J'S ia I'ruiited. As an old resident hen and one who had takon part in tho nps and downs of the district, I kuow of no better investment than that one. Tho ground wko.J i o U ( yt.uiijjps gold in more or loss quantities all tSpu^a.ul tharo uro also many leads V,unhing tfrrougif .ty<? P 1 0?. l'ron) which in former times some aslon.s|iing dahs IwyoJjcp t#", readers will remomber dip ; 1 , Mint. I have seen a saucer f'ul of ft, takon out of a dish of aloft f™ 1 " 'jjj' leader. Tho gold is very light m looks vcrypvcUy, but an ounce is aqua,*. ' hulk toil pound p orijW S 0 ! 1: • J[? price ol! ilio precious tuo,tal iu thift locality I,us km 'Uie i.jgl.ool from any other ground in'i'apu JE» fin ill tho Marquis of Hastings in AI portion of the ground, I havo seen some very rich tipeoimons got in |) u,ldli.ig--n,arly all gold. -.he greatest difficulty the proprietors will have to contend with, will h« in saving the llakoy gold, audit will float a%yay on any still, puddle, and tho clay which holds it is a voiy tomioioiis and soapy nature—ill fact still: as putty, It is to ho hoped thoy will hit tho right sort of plant to lllll ' !u the vimturo a cuccues.