Our Mining Reporter.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2155, 30 November 1875, Page 2

Our Mining Reporter.

QUEEN OP BEAUTY,

The water in the shaft is now about 13Q feet, or a little over 3QO feet from the surface, and continues to rise slowly; .-The resources of this mine, however,., appear to increase with: i their- position^ I IShut out by _ water frpm prosecuting work on their lower levels, the' manager has naturally turned his attention' to the lipper; first/ ; to" the 270 feet level, and latterly from the 150; jfeet, where large quantities of crushing dirt are now brought to the surface, and pay well for the crushing, as evidenced by the late returns. The. surface above the road level;is,;now, being opened out, and a body of stone four. feetwide (their;JNo.l reef) is likely to afford an immense amount of payable dirt; a few tons already crushed having returned a favourable yield, and from the facility of working, can be Wrought with%|; profit at 7- dwts to the ton. To thelftpexof the hill within their boundary . there ..will be .about- 150 feet backs, whicfc can allbe trucked direct from workings to hopper, independent of that portion immediately under the road-level, the length to be driven on will be somewhere near 100 feet. The intentention of the shareholders is to continue this work, and will open out quite a new feature in the resources of tnis unique property. The last fortnightly crushing of 358 ounces melted gold is riot to be; divided^ as formerly, but to go towards a reserve fund whijh has.been determined upon by the shareholders to institute.