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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1346, 7 June 1905, Page 3

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V"";, WAIHI EXTENDED MINE ', , : GOOD PROGRESS V FAVOURABLE INDICATIONS OP REEF Dais mowing out reporter paid ft visit to the Waihi Extended uiittP, nnd in com- ■■■' pany with the manager insppctod the underground workings. The No. 3, or GOO leeb level, jvaa first, looked «t. Hare a Bpuious and comfoitablo looking obamber, which was made preparatory to cbtnmcnc•f inc the crosscut, is to evidence. It is atmoat similar io sizo to the chambers in some of the levels in the Waihi mine. The reason, the manager explained, for making it bo roomy, was in view ot future petmanent operations. A third apartuient in (ho shaft in also provided for pumping purposes.Opening away from '' the chamber, a cross-cut running in. a north westerly direction is in progress, and has been advanced 120 trot. This crossout is being put in to intersect the reef got 'in the upper (No. 2) level, and the uppearance of the face, which is composed of dark, hard andesito, interspersed with clear, sharp veins of quartz, indicates that at any time the reef may be broken ;' \ into. Asked as to when lie may expect to. intersect the reef, Mr Johns, replied that it f, was as likely as not. that thoy. would come upon it ariy nionient, but ifc was impossible ' for him'or anybedy else to say definitely how near thoy were to it. Gert-iinly. ; '-'v everything was favourable to the. chance ■ Ifeof happening on it very isoon; ■ .: ,■ ■: ■■'.>; ' Od ascending to. tlio No 2 Jevd, tltt driVo leading to the reef that was.disclosed at ft point where the Graud Junction lio'od through was traversed,. pnd tbe workings, in the vicinity oxpbrcd. About 100 , feet has been drivjii on the l'eet froin> this point, and a win'ssi. rank on t'nu , lode to a depth ot 40 foot. The. coatintw- • Vtion of driving and sinking ontho lode has boeh stopped.. in order to sink tbe gbaft. 'The country just prior to coming into the reef at this level is identical with that visible in the face of the cross-cut at - • the So. 8 level. The umo dark, hard andesite, interspersed with cle<r-cut quartzy veins, ib to be seen in the roof and walla within a few feet of the point where the reef was first brokeu into. _ This sitlli- • larity leads on 9 o believe that the reef : is : .near at .hand in tbe . oross-cut at present in progress in No 3. level. .. Another characteristic in, the lower level is the dry character of the faco of tho cross-cut. TAis dryness wm . also in evidence in the:upper .level just prior to: striking the reef. Taking thorn oii the whole, the prospects of the Extended mine aro about as good as esn bo. expooled,

THAMES WARDEN'S COURT IMPORTANT POINTS . (Special to tie Daily Teiigraph.) ■ ' Tama, to day. At tho Warden's Coui't.yesterday,.before Mr Warden Buih, Georgo Tilsley applied for several coitus at Omahu, aggregating 250 acres, and; M applications ~ were, granted. /'V. The Warden, however, said Ilia', if TJilsley was to take up tlio :.whole country he wou d have to work tho properties not merely with two men, as he had beeu do< jng in the pist. .".■■■ V . Mr. Miller said that an Auckland syndicate had agreed to'take up and float the properties. . »'•■ . ■■■ ■ The Warden said lio.hoped the syndicate would be informed Jlmt they would have to work the (ropeily: J tbey.tooK ut Dpi The Warden also issued a cautionin. connection with the necessity for descriptions of the localities contained in tlio publio announcements of applications, coinciding with tho plans. ~A : , During tbo hearing of an application for a water race at Ncavesville, Mr Jordin, the registrar, drew attention to tho ■fact that the description of race as adverted did not tally with the description in the application ns to tbo termittel poiut._ 1 Mr Oiendon submitted; that if all parties interested were situfiod, a slight orror should not mako tho application invalid. The only persons .affeitod'; were the Kapii people, and thoy knew where the terminal point was.- They jid . not object, and he submitted that under the circumstances, the applicant should uot have to auvor'tisa the application again. .. " The Warden said that the difference in the deecripiion. Waß a material one, Instead of the terminal point being given as ; sontHwest it was given as northcas!. . Af'ar fuethor discussion it was agreed ..to allow tho plan accompanying the application to lie nnianded. . : The Warden said that more care would have to be exercised in fuuire, a3 the parties had to meet to ogree to tho altera- • tion. ' v

The final granting of the application was held ovev until next Court day;