BOATMAN'S.

Inangahua Times, Volume 19, 18 November 1878, Page 2

BOATMAN'S.

(fi:oh Ooit MINING nuronTCH.) BATTERY. i°ATirnt>AV, November 10. Tho battory is nt prosont unoccupied by nuy of (ho oompnnioit nkhoutfh both tho Fiovy Cross and <Tnst«in«Timo should soon bo in a position to forwnrd stono to Iho mill, is collectively they have fully (Iva lmn.lt oJ tons atored in iho different paddooliii. JUST»INhTIME. A meotini? of directors will bo hdd thin afternoon at tho company's offieo, whon jtio doubt tho lime for atnrlinu; crushing operations will ho flvod. Tbo oontrnc* torn extending tho law levol tunnel hat« at last como to tlio conclusion thnt thoir terms with Iho company woro not Buffl« ciontly remunerative, Thoy hnve. thoro* foro thrown up tho contract. It has not yot boon docidud whollnn* fresh tenders n-i)l bo on Hod, or tho work earriod on by dny labor, Probubly tho rnattor will will roooivo attention to night at the moclinjjf PACTOLUS. Tho fnvorahlo rcportt whioh from Mine to tima hnvo been oireulotod ros» ppcting this mm«, nro fully oonHrmod by iho superior quality of utona nt prcsont |, c jng pnclcod by tho oonlrnotor to the mill, and which is without doubt cxtrn* ordinarily rich. Opinions difFor in a mossuro n« to tho yiold which nny be oxpoofod from tlio oruihinpf, somo bom? Hanpjuino tlnit fiftoon ounoos per ton may Uo expected while olhor« put it down nt half that amount, which porhaps is closer to tho murk, nHhouojh it is very hnid Io «ny wlmt »fcuio may produoo whioh cnr« rioß auoh n lar«o poroontago of gold ao that undo? proaonfc notice, HOPEFUL,Tho fnco in No 0 IcTcl loolcgpromicinir, j voiua of quarl? two nnd three inches thick mixed with »I,Uo and pu« nro show* | ing, 80 that from proaont indica ions stone 1 may Lo met with ut nu,y wowont, WELCOME, i Siuqe tlip U8t w cl<?iffU)(s up took pUce

for this company (ihe maun'^oei't y ! el( of which has already boon published) th* mino lin* boon roooiviujj the usuil pro« llminary overhaul preparatory to URuin occupying tho nuohino whon no dou'tt nn othor handuomo dividend will bo forth" coming to iharohoUors.

EURKKA. Operations nro to bo started forthwith i for tlio purposo of Riving this claim a thorough prospootini,'. A contract has Uon let to Sim* and purty for drivinjc a tunnol 800 foot, at Ui per foot. This ] is a stop in tho right direction- The situation of tho claim stands Rood, tain* nortluonst of and ndjuininK tho Welcome; and U may theroforo bo nnticipatad that bo r oro the oontrnct is concluded somothinjj important will bo mot with, and thus add one moro to t!i« li»t of payable cairns on tliis colobrntod lino of roof. FIERY CKOS3. Stopinpt out in tho intonuodiato loyol and continuing tho low lovel south aro tlio wot'ks in progro** at this mino. Tliero is about 200 tons of etono to rimss, nnd facilities for considerably inoroaiinj* that araonnt aro in roadiness, an soon aa crunhinpf oommonoos, which ovont is cxpootod to tnko plneo in tho early part of tho ensu : ni? month.