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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1102, 24 September 1904, Page 3

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WAIHI GRAND JUNCTION

THE REEF

Aftbk breaking further into tho rcof at

the No, I) lovol in the Grand Junctbn mine, work was temporarily susponded to allow tho first heavy pressuro of water to oxruost itself, and also to guago as near aa possible tho voluuio of watorto be dealt with.

WAIHI EXTENDED MINE

SINKING ON THE REEF, In our hut report of tho Waihi Extended it was stated that tho uianngor had complotcd arrangouionlß for Binking a winzo on tho reof; this work has sinco boon oommonocd, and a fair start has boon made, Tho winzo is being sunk about in tho centre of tho reef, near tho faeo where it had boon drivonon for 28ft. Good progress is reported during tho past two or three days sinco tho work was Preparations for tho continuation of tho shall at iho 500 foet lovol aro nearly complete. When thoy havo been effected tho sinking of tho shaft will bo resumed. The Extended Company are in the happy position of being ablo to proceed with important uV volopucnt operations without foar of being harassed by water.

WAIHI STANDARD CLAIM Tho Waihi Standard claim, which has ust been floated into a company of .20,000 shares, bids fair to ho soon in a position to commenco active operations on "io property. The area is 100 acres, and l adjoins tho Pride of Waihi, The appliutio'n list was irjenod on Thursday alterioon last, on tho Auokland Stock Ex■hange; a correspondent stales that already 10,000 shares at 0,1 each have been taken :ip. Locally, we th 1 : sharps imvo aloo a good enquiry, With funds :n liand work could bo commenced right away,

WAIHI BEACH UNITED At a meeting of tho abovo Company, held on Thursday, it was resolved to place an order with Messrs, .). Chambers and Som for a complete up to dato phut for sinking tho shaft. The supervisor wai also instructed to seo about tho timber for the now building required for tho machinery,

KOMATe\ REEFS Tlio manager ot Iho abovo mino rc-» ported lately to the Homo directors ?hat No, 8 level in the Te-ao-Marama scctiun is i'i a lotM ol 1201 feet, the "round being cxremoly hard. Souio quartz and : caleilo fctringors were showing in the face, but they wevo ol no value. At No. 4 level the crosscut west to No. 2 roof was in 24 feet. The lodo was cut into for 4 feet, nnd driven upon north for a short distance, It was then found that there was more reef in tho west wall, bo the crosscut was to bo continued. Tho valuo of the oi'fl hero was about £1 per ton. At No. 3 level north a crosscut was put into the cast wall of No. 1 tocf, and penctratod 18ft through a mixture oi quartz and mullock (cbirlly qunrlz), nrnl the drive on tho reef was being widened so as to tako tho whole reef, which was about 14ft to 16ft wide. The oast wall had been shot out for 10ft north from tho crosscut. The value of the quails* (with tho roughest portion of tho mullock sorted out) was from £8 to £4 per ton. This development tho manager describes as a most impurir it ono Tho drive north on No. 1 reef at No. 3 level was in 320 ft, tho face being chiefly in mullock, tho driving seeming to bo off tho tecf. A crosscut to tho east had been stirtod, and this was in 4ft. Tho reef in the face waa worth £3 103 per ton. Tho drive north on tbo branch reef at No. 8 level was in 47ft, find iho reef was lilt wide, the average width for tho last 20ft being 'Jit, and the average volno from 14 to £5 per tou. This reef will in future bo referred to as No. 2. Tbo drivo south on No. 2 reef from tho drive north was in 80lt. Hero tho rcof was very pockety, and seeraod to bo ehietly in the iloor of tho drive. Occasionally some very good quartz camo to hand. Tho north drive on No, 2 reef at No. 3 level was in 90ft. Tbo reef, was pinched, and of no value'. Another 80ft would connect with tho drive coming south on tho reef. At No, 2 level tho crosscut west to tho branch reef was in 34ft, The rcof waa cut at 24ft in, and proved to bo about flit wide, and assayed 15s per ton where cut. The north drive on tho saino reef was in 10(1, the rcof being about 4ft wide, and worth £2 10s per ton. Iu tho Btopes in the To-ao- 1 Marama section No. 1 reof in tho first block at No, 8 lovol averaged sft in width, and £4 per ton in value. In tho slopes south from tho old winzo in the second block tho averago width of tho lodo was 2ft, and the valuo £''>, In tho slopes on tho branch reef (No. 2) in tho second block the lodo averaged Blt in width, and £lO per ton in value. In tho slopes in No. 1 block on this lodo the averago width was 4ft and tho value £4, At No. 2 lovol in tho second block of slopes south No, 1 reef averaged lilt in width and £2 10s per ton in valua, Sotno very rich ore seemed to bo making in those slopes, At tho smithy level in tho second block of slopes tho reef was sft wide, and worth about 80*. The" tilling" in tho old slopes horo was worth 30s, and was to ba taken out as oro. No. 1 reef in tho second block of stopes at tho hopper lovol averaged Sit in width and 12 in valuo,

PAEROA WARDEN'S COURT. At tho Paeroa Warden's Court on Thursday applications woro grantod as follows: .1, T. Bush, losidcnco s'to at KomaU; John Phillips, six months' protect on for rosidenco site at 'Vaitekwu'i. Tho following application was rccommonded to the Minister for granting; Qcorgo Burgess and Roginald Dixon, SU'or Stroani special quartz claim, of 100 acres, at Marototo.