MINING NEWS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1226, 29 January 1883, Page 2

MINING NEWS.

■ • [From oue MiNcso Rbporter.] '.•*' GOLDEN FLEECE EXTENDED. The usual weekly scraping of the top plates took place on Saturday lait, when 1750z of amalgam was obtained for.four and a-half day's crashing, or i) 8 tons of stone. There is- no change to record in the mine and the erection of the air-compressor is proceeding without delay. Water is still scarce. INKERMAN. Mr McLaren, the representative of Messrs Kincaid McQueen and Co., reached Reefton on Thursday last. While hero he had interviews with the directors in reference to the supply of machinery. The local shareholders iiavo smco passed a resolution inviting tlio Uuuodin directors to delegate to the local directors lull power to close tor machinery, & c . and as soon as this authority is obtained the negotiations will uo doubt be opened up. JUST-IN -TIME. No satisfactory tender having been received for the supply of wateiMvheel, )r winding machinery, the directors htive Jccided ou famishing the plant them-

I selves, andiho erection will be placed under the supervision of a competent mill-wright, whose services have been engaged. The required timber, criblogging , etc., will be let in small contracts, and this work will be taken in hand as soon as possible. The chamber at the foot oi: the mala shaft is now out ofii&n.l, and the mining manager will be engaged with a few wages hands in building up the shaft the required height, and repairing the Boatman's Ox-eek .level, the latter work having become necessary through the natural decay of the timber. Lawrie and party, contractors for the Just-in.Tiaie and WalhalU cross-cut, have yet 20ft to drive to complete their contract, aud this work will occupy them until the middle of February next.