UNITED VICTORY.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1227, 31 January 1883, Page 2

UNITED VICTORY.

The following was the condition of the different workings atthe.end of last week, as per manager'sreport, "In the north intermediate level, the stope has been extended to a distance of 50 feet; ; No 5' to 32 feet : and No. 6to 8 feet. In the south intermediate No. 4 stope has- been extended to 55 feet ; No 5, to 34 feet -No: 6," to 15 feet Over No. 1 level, No. 4 stope has been extended to 78 feet j Nd. 5.f to 25 feet, and No. 6 to* 8 feet The reef, as now showing in the -intermediate s'fcopes is improvißg.both in size and r'quaiityv the thickness Wng 18 inches and showing good gold. The •stone in No. 1 level stopes also averages 18 inches in thicknes, with fair gold. No. 1 level has now been extended; 53 feet, ' and the face is . showing a very likely looking county for a reef. A vein of quartz having the right direction and . dip has just come in ; I would recommend that the level be continued on, this. 1 There are 100 tons of quartz ready for crushing, not including that i stacked in No. 2 level. The number of [i Vrieii employed is 26 — four extending No j'l level, aria 22 breaking out quartz." The battery is expected to make a start to night (Friday), and as there is plenty of stone to . hand, should everything i work smoothly, crushing can be continued -for any length t>f time. Owing td all the passes and other places of storage l>eing full- pf quartz, ' most of the hands engaged in the stopes i have -been knocked off for a day or [ two., in order to give the battery an opportunity of making room,, . Tho extension, of No. 1 level south is being contiuued. ...