OUR MINES.
CAMBEIA.
The repairs to the battery will be com* pleted this evening, and crushing will be commenced to-morrow morning. In addition to the company's own battery, 15 head will be employed at the Golden Crown battery, making a total of 35 head which this mine will have employed^ There is no change to report from the mine. THAMES GOLDEN CROWN. Good progress is being made with the sinking of the shalt, which is passing through a kindly class of sandstone. The reef in the winze is now lying very flat, and the country is rather tight. . SAXON. \ :\ No. 1 reef is being driven on seawiroat No. 3 level. The general dirt is probably worth about 15dwts. to the load. Stoping is proceeding on No. 3 leader, and colors of gold are sometimes seen. DEEP LEVEL CBOSS. The footwall leader which has been followed from the Imperial mine is being stripped. A little of it, however, which fell down showed gold freely. The rise on the Mariner's reef is progressing satis* factorily, and payable quartz will be to hand in a few days. In the Saxon end of the mine driving on No. 2 leader has been resumed) and the country is more favor* able for gold than it has been hitherto; GOLD RETURNS. Moanataibi.-—Truscott and party's crushing produced 6ozs 3dwts gold.
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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5142, 10 July 1885, Page 2
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223OUR MINES. Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5142, 10 July 1885, Page 2
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