VICTOKIA.

Inangahua Times, Volume 10, 25 October 1878, Page 2

VICTOKIA.

Judging from prosont apponranoes thero is good reason to suppoio tbat this claim will bo in a position to keep tbo battory employed up to Christmas, and should a show of stono continuo similar to what is now exposed in tho drive in No 2 level thoro should bo no difficulty in supplying tbo mill for a period extending far beyond tbat timo. From whero tbo lode was first out in this drive to tho present face measures a distanoe of 150 feet ; at first tbe root was small monsuring from to 12 to 18 inohos, but gradually- ns the tunnol penetrated in towards tbo crown of the hill so gradually has tho stono improved in thickness all tho way along, to-day measuring in tho fico fully threo foot of clean solid quartz showing good gold ; the company havo got 250 foot to go on tbis lino of country boforo the Pbconix boundary is rencbod. <md the prospect of a lino of reef sucb as is now showing in the mine, and to nil nppcarnnco running in that direction, should cortainly bo chooring to shareholder*. From the lino of tho tunnel to where tho roof has boon discovered higher up tho bill measures 190 feet. It will thus bo seen tbat a largo block of stone is iv readiness, and only awaits tbe labor of tho miner to bring it to light, all tho otber preliminaries being in first-class order for conducting it to tho mill. I