MANAGERS'. REPORTS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8612, 16 December 1896, Page 3

MANAGERS'. REPORTS.

GOLDEN SPUII (Waitbkaum). Low level: Nothing of any importance has been met with. The country looks much bettor this weok, but is very much tighter, ' CASPIAN. Drive going north to intersect the No. 1 reef: We are a', present driving on the course of a cross lodo formation a foot wide. Country em-asing this reef i« of a mo>t favourable description for gold, PURIRr. Drive on new No. 2 leader: The lode iu tho p csent face of the drive will average about four inches iu thickness, and tho quartz it is composed of is of a kindly appearance for tho precious metal. The oountiy through which the leader travorses is of a splendid class of sand* stone for gold,

KOMATA TRIUMPH, Low level crosscut: The ground in tho. face is at present, a little harder Drive on No. 1 roef: Started tho men to cut through the reef again. In the crosscut to intersect No. 2 reef wa out the lode at a distance of 34 feet from the mouth. We ha*o driven 10 /cot through tho reef and havo not yet got tho footwall ; it is a well-defined body of quartz. ORLANDO. Drive upon the courso of the bow reef: A total distance of 180 feet has been driven, For the greater part of that distanco'the drive upon the reef's course has passed through a rery hard

description ef country of a diorite character, but the last 5C feot of driving entered upon a more congenial c'ass of country for progress, but not so for gold. For the first 100 fo»t driven on this reef gold was seen at each breaking down, which gives fully 50 feet of backs.

GRACE DARLING (Waiteuubi.) Drive south in Portsea low level: Tho reef has opened oat to a width of six feet, and the stone is improving in appearance as tho size of the roef increases, Thore is still a good deal of water com* ing from the face. . HAURAKINo2. The face of drive is 17 fset south west from the shafr. The country rook his been harder. Jam pleased to note signs of an improvement tokin? place, WAIHI PINNACLES. Shaft down within 20 feat of opening out to drive. Particulars by mail to* morrow. Stopped work for tbo present. WELCOME FIND. The shafti No change in tho ground. The stone in slopes on Southern igdo is rather disordered at present, consequently no gold has bjeu seen lately. Winze Np. 1 level: About 5 foot lias been sunk iu jjood country for gold. The lode has not been broken down, and will not be for a few days.