LYELL MINING.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1248, 21 March 1883, Page 2

LYELL MINING.

(IiYEU. TIJIES.) CECBSUS. Friday, March IG. The contractors in the uprise between Nos 2 and 1 level's are making good tray, being now up about 50 feet. Last week an attempt was made to continue the winze from No. 1 level, but tho water cjime in so fast that the sinking bar! to be abandoned. During 'he last L\vo or iLrce day.?, hevreva',

the water lias gpne down considerably, and a, shift win how be again put on to contlnaw the wwk. Tlie- machine- site excavation is. now about completed;. Pj.id. tlm rtjadiinory aud also, timbec for 1 ' lue battery house ai-'e being; delivered! on th? ground very rapidly. •■ . 'IIKITED ALPINE!. "■" jMving 1 north; -and south on 1 the; stone (supposed to- be the western, reef)) recently met in the western crosscut, from No. 4 leveL In. the soutkt facts uhe reef is eomewhat broken ; in the north face there is about five feet of Htonc in the bottom of the drive, while in the roof it is about t#o feet wide. Some very good specimens have been got from this block during the- last few days. The manager baft now commenced to rise on thi» stone, and will in a short time have it well Opened out. The same number of hands as reported last week are still engaged stopiug out the "hanging block." This is a very difficult job, owing\ to the loose stuff between the reef and the walls having run down as the ground beldw. was opened out, leaving )arg* cavities, wltiuh necessitates the exercise, of great care in the woik of breaking out tlie_auarte_ja .this locality— There is }*lpfacUity just here for filling in the* wrought ground, and consequently it has all to be " pig-styed," so that there isa considerable area standing on timber. A rise from the intermediate level is. being taken up towards these stopes, and this will greatly assist in breaking out the " hanging block." The battery is kept going as regularly as circumstances will permit The usual progrees is being made ky the contractors at No. 9 leveL UNITED ITALY. , Tlie tender of P. Byrne and party, at £1 -per foot, has been accepted by this oompany for driving 200 feet of cross-cut from " Potter's leveL" , This work will cut a very promising country. On the north reef two stopes are being driven, the reef being of usual dimensions. A good supply of stone is goings forward to the mill. DAY STAR. No change is yet reported from this mine. The driviug continues of the same easy character, and good, progress continues to be made with the extension of the level. CAPEERA. The contractors for driving 100 feet of tunnel for this company have made a start Stone carrying a small prospect of gold is being driven on, and this may lead up to something permanent being developed. TYRCONNELL. The work of repairing old level is, now about complete^, alid as soon as survey is made farther works will be- J prosecuted. ' . . . ' BALLARAT. Promising country is. still being encountered by the conk-actors, but -i discovery is*yet reported^ , t . . . ...-'/','.., • . REPUBLIC. ■'/;• A.:ri-:-VV The contractors in* this CQmp/tpy^,. level are making good* lieadwAy, ; .,jJie:;.'' counteVj. beiug/. driven, through . bjeingr ■ , of a fevouraWe.characfcer^ although no quartz bas yet been intersected. 'Victor emanuel. Communication between No. 1 and. 2 levels was established last week,, the rise having been haled through, on Friday last. The directors have determined upon sinking upon the reef from No. 2 level, and arc now inviting tenders for the .work. The distance to be sunk is 150 feet. Should the reef be proved to this depth the permanenceof this line of reef will be firily established, and no doubt steps will theft be taken to constrnct a low level from New Creek, and also to place inachinery upon the grouud. COSMOPOLITAN.. The •" contractors are ' just about finished the extension of this company Vlevel the required distance; viz, lOt* : feet. It was expected that the reef would have been met within this coucoutract, but it is thought that the undovly must be a great deal less than what was at first calculated. The Directors will meet in a few day's when. further operations will be considered.