MOANATAIRI.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3233, 30 June 1879, Page 2

MOANATAIRI.

The crushing at the company's mill is shewing a considerable improvement. During last week £ of a cwt of specimens were obtained from No. :3 leader (Williams' lode). The country in the tunnel is shewing ; indications <ot' the; vicinity of a body of quartz^ The minis manager's < weekly, report is as followsj-rf " 218 feet level.—The stuff is low grade, but the reef has been much disturbed during the last 15 feet by a series of clay bands, crossing it. The country is now making tighter and more settled so that improvement may be looked for. 80 feet level—ln driving west Wo. 3is now a nice compact leader 8 inches thick. From this to the tunnel level there is a distance of 90 feet on underlie of reef. In sinking the winze there is a break, arid, I ata not sure whether we have have the same reef above as below. An intermediate level has been started which will cut tble blocks in two. The ground is easy and dbes not require much timber. In drivin'g on/this at Tunnel level east from Williams' tribute, 7Olbs of specimens have been broken. The reef is now a little split up, and at the junction of these ; leaders- the, gold makes., I expect', this, reef to junction with No. 2 in about ICOfeet driving. The crushing is showing an injpr,QV,ement over last return, and jf it continues we' shall have a good payable 'yield. Point Rusielli—The slopes having been worked beyond the run of gold nopicked stone has been broken this week, Otherwise thefe is no change, and the staff being crushed is showing payable. South cross cut has been extended 18 feet through clean country with large quantities of water.—l am,; &c, r jßobbM ComebL". ''.;:.: ,'■.■':■.';- ■;'; '"'';['[.'l''.,:, ...