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Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1636, 7 December 1885, Page 2

(Ltoll Times.) UNITED ALPINE. Friday, Decemiier 4. The new make of ston« in the. tipper stope is 28 feet in width at present, showing coarse and fine gold freely. Th« usual amount of storing has l»een done for the week iu.-iiw lower atopes. T lie new formation of stone found in the northern portion of the mine, and coming south is now making stronger and shows indications of cutting otit the mullock wedge. The consent for the north block is boiug extended, and n is anticipated that the. I lock may i>e l.ud bare any shift, as the ground changes very often. It is intended to pnt in a small cross^cnt after driving ano l>er 20 feet, should the stone not be found in the. meantime, in order to make sure, that the reefs is not Alongside when* they are now j driving. Mr Watkins, from Reef ton, is now engaged making a survey for the No. 7 level, which the directors intend putting in hand shortly, as also tbe extension of the No. 4 level north to intersect stone showing in the | leader levels, and lower portion of the water race deviation. At the battery the amount of stone crushed during the past month was 750 tons, giving a yield of 1823 ounces of amalgam, and eight ounces of nuggets f'-otn the bfixefc. The respective weight of the mi»gest was 35 dwte, 28 dwta, and 21dwts, besides a unmber of smaller ones. The bottoms of the Ih>x<«s were not raised. The total amount of re» totted gold was 927 ounces. Thtrack for the mnv flume to the hattery has b» en chared and measured, and it has been found tluit either the old route or a tunnel must l»e adopted. The former would include a bridge and about 10 chains of trestle work, against 192 leet by the latter. By driving a tunnel the flume will be 2£ chains shorter. Una would i>e a great advantage as the old race has not sufficient fall. The principal consideration in the delay that will be eans»d by either route through at«>pj»B%£je in the supply to the battery. In connecting with the battery by the new ronte the stoppage will !>e only tw > or three days, against several we^ks by the old one. The tunnel will pro shly make the cost £ 200 in excess of the old one, l.ut it will possess the a Ivautage of being n more permanent piece of work. The survey is now being rapidly pushed on in order to give contractors ample time ns tenders will l>e called immedi ately. It is estimated that the tuune' will be 300 feet