GOLDEN FLEECE EXTENDED.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 25 April 1881, Page 2

GOLDEN FLEECE EXTENDED.

The regular weekly scraping of the top plates gave an interim returu of 2140z of amalgam, from 138 tons of stone. The general appearance of stone in the various faces has undergone no change Bince last report. The winz?, whicb is being sunk from the intermediate to the bottom level has now reached a depth of 35 feet and the lode, which is being followed, still averages about two feet with a good show of gr>ld. NIL DESPEUANDUM. After one week's cessation since the

I last cleaning up, the tribntors of this company will apain resume crushing at tbe Keep-it-Dark mill. 'Tbe slight difference which existed between the mill« owners and iheir customers has now been amicably adjusted, and crushing as abovo stated will be resumed on Monday morning on terms and conditions satisfactory to both parlies, and it is to bo hoped that no hitch wii! again occur duriig the currency of the agreement. The mine maintains the same favourable appearance as reported last week, and as a great quantity of stone has now aeen** mulated, ten stampers at least will bo required to reduce it. GOLDEN TREASURE. The winze is now down between 50 and 60 feet, and continues to follow a well-defined lode containing a very fair percentage of gold say, about 2 *z-» per ton. For about 20 feet the reef did not present sucb a solid appearance as now, nor was gold so freely seen but sineo then the improvement has been markedIt was at first intended to take out a crushing at a dopth of 60 feet, but this has not yet been definitely settled, probably a greater depth will have been reached before crushing is commenced. The sinking so far has resulted in about 50 tons of stone to the surface, which is being increased daily. The level eoin^ north is now in a distance of TO feet from the chamber, and small spurs and leader* containing gold are seldom nVnpnt froni the face, but as yet the lode has not formed solid nor regular, but a* the level is progressing this may bo expected to occur at any time.