UNITED ALPINE.
Far ay January. 15. Everything inside the mine going as usual, and ' the. different faces in the stopes showing goods widths of stone. 1 Blocking out continues in the usual ' manner, and a good supply of quartz is coming to grass freely* Crus tions at the battery continue in full Swing. The temporary stoppage of live heads last week owning to shortneas of water, was limited to a few
hours only, it having be<-n discovered that till old disused tail i\.ce in the vicinity of the dam was causing the loss of a good drop, but upon a co uplete Stoppage being made" tlleiH was at once an ample supply for th« full complement of stumpers, and to spare. ' O'Brien and party, contractors for tunnelling the head-race about 300 feet through the spur, h;ive started work at both ends, and already have tips, trucks, &c. constructed, and alto gether a good face oa the work.
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Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1654, 18 January 1886, Page 2
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157UNITED ALPINE. Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1654, 18 January 1886, Page 2
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