THE TUI CREEK MINES. (Thames Advertiser's Reporter)

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2134, 13 March 1886, Page 4

THE TUI CREEK MINES. (Thames Advertiser's Reporter)

(Thames Advi'itwer'd Reporter) NBXT to the prospectors,' the niino that has at present most claims upon our attention in the Sunrise, owned by Messrs Rob*ton, McDoug<ill, J.uues, aud Kirkcr, all resident at Te Aroha. The ground is situated southeast of Corned ami paity'ti holding, und its mineral resources appear to bo hot'i "'xteniiivo and yaluablo. Th« main lo<lo is entirely distinct fiom the prospectors', paralleled with it, and several chains distant, while the underlie i» hi quito the <»pp(l lte direction, namely, towanlu the aouth'Cist. Mr Kirker, who will bo remembered by many of our readers as an old and csponGiicud Thames miner, acts as lnanugiug Khareholrier, but a.s operations weie cmlj begun last week, tho reef has not yet been developed to any extent. Its outcrop cm, however, bo traced along the ridgo of the spur, and in some places its dimensions are prodigious. At one point it stands out bodily from tho side of tho hill, its walls being fully 30 feot apart. As regards its mineral characteristics tho limited amount of work yet done upon it fmliids any positive judgment, but the indications of ulver are plentiful, and assay yields have Miown high percentages of that metal. The blue veim of sulphide of silver can be found in every ulace whore the roef has yet been exposed, but are leas regular than in Comes workings, though it is impossible to predict what may be found when the lode u properly opened up. The claim deiives its principal inierett from the fact that in it the deposit cf carbonate of lead lately reported was; .discovered. ■ The substance occurs At the surface near the centre of the «qpn<df\m the form of a large layer, fully three feot in width, on the hangingwall of the lode, and is entirely distinct from tho quartz. Si) tenacious is it that ordinary mining tools will not avail for breaking it out, and the most useful implements for this purpose are axes or mattocks. Several ittiyt have been made within the last few days, and in each instance the yield of lead hM been Very large, while silver and gold are present in lesser proportions. The opinion of experts seems to be that the metal will undergo a transformation when worked below the surface, and becomes ><alena, or sulphide of lead, which in its tortf will be serviceable and can be worked to" advantage. Until the cap of the reef is uncovered for some distance the quantity of carbonate available cannot be estimated, but it will probably extend along the surfyco, for some distance, Iron has aloo been fbbnd upon the claim in unlimited quantities,' besides other mineral 1? which have not vefc been classified. The only work at present in progress is that of sinking a winze on the outcrop of the reef for the purpose of proving whether the argentiferous veins continue downwards, and a parcel of stun! will probably be f urnaced ore long. *On the course of the Champion lode, several claims have been taken up, at both tli'des of Oornes' working*. Amongst those on the north-eastern strike of tho reef is one held by Mr E. Quinn, and named the Fortune, where the reef has yielded by assay at the rate of 50ozs silver and half on .ounce gold per ton. Other claims in this locality are owned by Messrs Cameron, Gbldsworthy and others. Abreast of the prospectors' claim, and on its noith-western boundary, ard the Mark Moon, of which Mr H. Brett is licensee, and a claim held byMfE. Cameron, formerly manager of Russell's battery, Tararu. The latter gentleman has carried out a considerable amount of work, and showed mo a number of fragments of quartz, heavily impregnated with silver sulphide. On the southward strike of the Champion lode, the country has been occupied for a considerable distance. Amongst tho claims situated here are one held by Mr D. H. Bayldon, and the KeetMfc-Dark, Hero, Tui, and Langtry, all of which are in the hands of To Arohi proprietors. Pegging nut has also taken place on the lino of the Surprise reef, where Mr W. Conies secured one or two mining areas. ,one of the most promising features of the Tui district is the profusion of minerals In the neighbourhood. Possibly this featur"o also exists in other goldfields, but heretofore none but the recognised royal uietals have been sought for, and the miners have been deficient in the knowledge which enables them to indentify the baser kinds. It may for the future be taken for granted th»t any person discovering unfamiliar minerals in any part of the peninsula will take pains to assure himself of it 3 nature before easting it aside r» valueless. In this fact consists the great hope of the mining industry, and we regard it aa an excellent result of the recent labours of Professor Black in our midst, and one which will give that genial enthusiast the best reward he w«nld ask for his pains. C4old, silver, cinnabar, galena, carbonate ot lead, are the substances already known to exist in the Tui lodes, and the discovery of such varied series as the result of the comparatively small amount of work speaks well for the enlightenment now prevailing. Another lesion to be learned from the opening of the field ia the necessity for opening prospecting tracks through the yot unexplored country. Between the Tui and Karangahake there are several square miles of thickly wooded country, in which probably tho pick of the miner has not ye( made a scratch. Without the means of conveying "tucker" to his camp, the efforts of the pioneer miner are crippled, and he is either prevented from working at all, or compelled to devote nearly half his time to procuring the necessaries of life. -The smallest pack - track will suffice for his purposes, and opening of the area indicated by some such lneans either from the Ohinemuri or Te Aroha end is imperative, if the district is intended to prosper. A n expenditure of a few hundred pounds in that direction by either the Piako or the Ohinemuri County Council wonld be an excellent investment, and would certainly bear fruit either in the immediate or remote future. In concluding these notes upon the new district, it will not be out of place to meution that Mr Montgomery, the well-known geologist, has for Home time entertained a high opinion as to the capabilities of tho Tui district from both the geological and mineralogical points of view. We wish the prospectors' the substantial reward which their enterprise deserves, and hopes that the district will fulfil the undoubtedly rich prospect which it now holds out.

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