MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8607, 11 March 1897, Page 2

MANAGERS' REPORTS.

DARWIN. The manager roports: " The drive on the new leader has been extended a distance of <?ft since my last. This leader is comparatively untouched, and as it is entering on a section of country of an excellent class for gold our chance of an improvement is a very good one. The leader itself is a nice compact bod} r of stone, and one that shows every sign of improvement as it is driven upon.—M. J. Mui,mxs." THE CHANCE.

The manager reports :—" The Lord Nelson reef is improving, making a good strong body of stone. It is of silicious nature, with bright mineral showing through it. This reef is in a good white sandstone country. I intend to drive about 20 feet ou its course and then jut it, which will show us what it is made of T. Boyle." I VICTORIA. i The manager reports : Driving his been iv progress during the week on the easterly continuation of the reef at the intermediato level. The loader at this point is split into two ribs of quartz, and of these the hangingwall one shows gold very freely. The west- , ward drive is stopped to allow of I timber, etc., being placed in position i for the leading stope, but driving will ;be resumed wren the timbering is [finished. Twostopes are in progress i over this drive, and the reef in bath of these continues to show gold very freely, ?n.d Jo yield pipked s.tone at almost every breaking down. Ac No. 4 levej the crosscut has been at a standstill for the greater part of the week in order to allow of a little work being done ou the reef litely cut hillward of the break. This latter reet is about 18 iucbes in thickness, and although a little gold was seen in it

nothing of any importance was wet with. Above No. 1 level the various stopes east aid west of the adit level are proceeding without much change. A little "old is seen through the quartz and small parcels of picked stone are frequently met with.-—J. A. Agnew.