Nonpareil. —The drive from the shaft for the purpose of opening up communi cation with the winze sunk at tho end of the main adit, is now in,a distance of 22 feet, and is progressing well. The man ager is opening out on the main reef cut in the chamber, and a good quantity 6f quartz is coming out.. The air and water in the winze arc rather bad and heavy just now. The company will commence to crush os' soon as arrangements can • bo made with a battery on the flat, as they cannot afford to wait until water enough comes to enable the Criterion Battery to start.
Golden Lion. —The reef has been cut through at a distance of 190 feet away from the shaft, and where seen does not look quite as well as was expected. How ever, that cannot be taken as a criterion of its value, and it will, no doubt, improve when driven on. They are commencing now to open out on the leader cut through in the drive, and in which gold has been seen.
Black Angel,—A clean up took place at the Manukau Battery on Monday, after about 50 tons had been put through, and the result when melted amounted to 30oz. 19dwt. of gold. The first part of the crushing was very poor indeed ; but the last few trucks sent down as a trial from stuff that has hitherto been thrown away yielded splendidly, giving a large return of amalgam from the plates. Crushing will bo suspended for a week or so, when the manager will get another lot of storie out to start on, .and he expects better re turns than he has hitherto had.
