THE CURE.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2050, 30 July 1875, Page 2

THE CURE.

The original area to this Company, was!': a !claim. of three mien's ground 'situated yon- .the'- rising -spur between the Waiotahi and tMoanataiji creeks, and flanked .-by ■s% Caledonianum the north, the Eed[Queen on the east, the Manukau on the west, an& by! a;bldck since acquired taown ?a#;tne ,Mary Ann on the: Souths : No, ; wor¥. h^s..bjeen\soni by the compahy^on• this though goldbearing Iq4^* haTe bee? 1 ,P r AY t ed to exist by the former pwneris- and therefore this portion may beat once dismissed; -The Cure atfirs!t was Vorkedl'aV.a^daini'neld' .under miners' rights',' and a small 'extent of surface work perfbrkiied. The claim was shortly afterwards formed into a: company,: during which time the shaft on; the high groundWfs deepened*tal6o feet,: and drives levels ;! butiflifter:existing?-^ short period,; ?ucy ■ cumbed to the general depression and was.! sold. The ' property i however, was re-j purchased,; and formed anew -under the.• ■G-oldminmg./:l)is;^cfc;Acf;as : -the\-prssenf.; Cure^ OoinparjyV;:with,-SPGpiJsHi&es^of^l:] ?Bo4sstiit: has been worked witti:yaried ■ ;sjiccessr^ times calling .up capital jto, the j ! extent 0^.,£3000, and■■at; other,-periods paying", in the-largo 'sum "of: £13,32^.: The fluctuations of this,mine,, owing to the hitherto patchy character- Of; its-.constitution, hare earned for it/ai soubriquet indicativeof uncertainty. jTJiis; has led to an unfavourable!, impression: generally towards dealing Jn Cure scrip.; Operations for theVlast three years have; been carried on near the Manukau jboun-; dary, from levels obtained- frortf the: Golden Crown-shaft; the output from the; main level as well as an intermediate one, ■ 30 feet below, finding its way. to the sur-| face by means of the Golden Crown wind,: ing engine. The work on these levels] however, was interrupted by the presence; of a-body of soft clay, or slide,; which; completely severed .the lodes; leaving; the; whole of the:block, on,these levels jto; the north undeveloped. ; Thia - led>the; present manager*:Mr Crawford,-ioosmk on the leader known as theiblackolode,; as well as to drive in from the Caledoman; shaft at a 16wer depth r 210 feet;- thereby; enabling a new.level ;to be opened Out with profitable backs'; this was secured; the drive-and' winze connected a] depth of 90 feet vertical; and rather more: on the reef sink on*' The yalue of ithisj reef in crushing the portion taken< out;,of the winze was equal to 10 ounces to the ton, but the last few tons ftom the; bottom was scarpelypayable. Tb,isindy.cedasearch into the ibptwall,r and .following serpral veins-that shot gut, the manager; ; found that he was close to a junction of several leaders or reefs, and following the best looking, has succeeded beyond expectation in obtaining stone of. excellent quality, and considerable quantity ; so

much so, that instead of periodical crushings with; 10 head stampers, 20 head are now,' and likely to be continuously employed.. TheMprorknotr'in ' handjqn th? imajn worting^leTel, may braefly^d'escribed as No. 5 reef? averaging 2 feet wide, driven on; 185 feet, with fltoping carried on at: the same time; this has shown>;gold all the way through, - .and^appanentiy increasesVin richness ias it' is/driven 'on .; about 30 feefr^more. driving >and this lode will enter the Caledonianll ground. In: driving' on this .■- ---reef several leaders have hoveoff into the c which^?haS^b^n ■?■ | opened upon, displaying a very compact; body off sfone 20 inches wide, iwith speci- ; mens sufficient to call it a specimen TeiaWPllii? fiairbeen followed^abouf W' [feet, has an^altt^ost^yerti^al position, and : ■ jrunning at'an'acuteling4ev:tQ''?tlie'- No. .5, :, {will reach the Red Queen ground at: aT jfar|hers(distance:\of. about jlOfli|Bet; ?nos jstoping has yet, been- effectel oh this r^Slfe [Near the present face of r ijo.;£ there are lalsot^ootherl^rge^eins.orleaders carrying igold dropping'bffinto th^footwall making jfor the^Red Queen/>and will pay well for^ ■the taking out by-and-bye. The mana-^t ;gei*rfha^Tesu!ned work on^the carried down the winze previously noticed;: ;this is about 9 inches thick, and on break- •■: iirig^downl/pdrtionyesterdaySlb lbt?good ; specimens were secured. This will giTerdriving and stoping for over 200 feet in./ jlength before' it enters the Caledonian ■boundaryiiats course being f parallel^ to jthat of No. 5.■.'.-fiTjie two reefs Nbs^and? ;5 both enter the Man^ikau boundary on thrwwf sideijihough^ small portion iss\ mains to bi takeni^^^dp^n at.--tliat end of the" iCurejgrdund. cbnfihue withiti r the Cure limitf '■'-. for a§Igreat depth, probably 200 feet before ".tiuim •dip ,p,asse* ?n their boundary, while over; Ihead'the'level^^; 90 feet, Jratifiromytfcjji jfact that no work has been doner toHjb: north oHhe slide, it is a matter of doubtthese^reefs may not e^ndvto :near-the surfac^ome;^^ feei^ jpresentlevel.^ tThis remains to be iproveil^ U«e JSiealHmell^r^eiilM ' 'placed in the old upper-level; and'hire ;piSftf6d"lhroitgh^ the-slide picking u^the Icontinultion^-bf '^No>i*i 2^^otmeto-'£ \ worTceffcK the^anuJkauSbti '■^^bv^im^. jside. Thjs.>eef^remains; to; be^ WjO^fd^ v | out,: sudTj'^nn. ?:b4^feU^wS^\-j^^fr^Tt^i'-y-r i its underlay /:into^lif^jß^om^^': i property, but muc&flj^erlit^^ fformerlodesnowwpr]||iinittiet^elSThe: -: fmine is weUuventilatedi supplied with v ; passes and .tramways theLdelivOTy ofv ' quartz, with'rb^m^ I plbyment of mi^GmenP^Tire whole of i the present, workings have v been eflFected ;under the direction of Mr T.H.Crairiford who' has' been eritrustedlvwith this , ;min^ r fojr^ithe past three^jreays.;;":The '::< f quartz is^ hauled by^ the Caledonian Gpfip ; pany's engine and 'tipped alongside thifc ; : shaft from, whence it -isi trucjeed; jteiittwif { large tramway) tracks and conveyed!to / [the Jbattery at Tararu{Cre^i^The^rps*i ;L ipects'of this ;iniDe?aye*no^s^p^rj^^ V anyjformer isfege^injitsahJßtory, ani^ has ; ; a prospect of goldbearing reefs ; t^at";yrilt ipay^ividends on the workin|;.t ;Tlrt«Bßir \ suit of the present month'i; crushing will: \ pay to the sharehplders a handsome ; dividend. ;^:^;S^g's^4p-§;"^^: ■■:'-:-:*-;--^-^