LONG DRIVE.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2049, 29 July 1875, Page 2

LONG DRIVE.

The.result of last month's crushing and the probable return for the; preientjkrfc ; such as to warrant the conclusion that it is unsafe to say quartz-reefing in any mine is worn out.. For thJe^past*seven '.. yeari the above company with, the adjoin- - ing ground bow amalgamated, *the' All Nations, Junction, City of Glasgow, hare been wrought successfully; at,times re*, turning large dividends, but for a con- ; siderabje period of late have -h§d a straggling existence. The careful manner in which the properties* have teen handled by "the manager, Mr Walker, goes to •-- proves otho? judicious system > employed in bringing to .profit the numerous reins 1 and leaders left from former workings. The whole-of the stone for the past four weeks hat been , obtained wholly from leaders oat of .the > All Nations and Long Drive sections. , The amount of amalgam on hand—l3oo I ounces, the result of five head of stampers' work, besides. 400 lbs picked stone now passing through the single stamper box at the Moanatairi mill—will> cause. the month's return to be far" "above the average—7oo Ounces of gold expected. Driving . from, the tunnel level, ran 4 stoping, are continuously in hand, whjj^ cross-cuts, to prospect all the available country, are so placed 83 to pick up any lode or portion that may have, been . left from former workings. In the Tune- - tion ground, since the tributers threw up their tribute, a lode has been uncovered 8 to 9 inches wide, of good character, and from its course the manager is of opinion thatit will turn out a valuable acquisition, having both length and depth to. a large extent available. Cleaning up will probably take place on Saturday morning.«