THE GOLDEN CALF.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1977, 6 May 1875, Page 2

THE GOLDEN CALF.

A visit to the Golden Calf this morning repaid the trouble, as, when there, I learned of a hopeful improvement in the prospects of the mine. It will be remembered that the manager drove on the reef from the main drive into the hill, and though the reef is very large, and not unaccompanied with sulphides, it gave' very poor, returns when tested. Now, however, the mana-ger-having driven in 75 feet, has come upon stone of a much better quality, and has collected a nice little parcel of picked stone, amounting to about 60 lbs, in which gold is freely se«n; The above reef is No. 2, not No. 1, the latter being already to hand, bmt poor; No. 3 (if there is one) will be found in, the continuation" of the' main drive, or cross-cut, which is being pushed ahead at the same time that the other works are being proceeded with. It was in No. 2 reef (on the upper level) from which the rich crushing stuff was obtained, and there seems no- reason, to doubt of it carrying the gold with it as it goes down. All circumstances permitting, the manager anticipates crushing in .about a fortnight from this. The country being, passed - through is good working ground, but the reef itself is hard, and demands 'expenditure of no little powder, or lithofracteur, which latter composition has of late been used.