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in the skip-shaft, the lode was driven on north and south, and prospecting 
operations were also carried out in the upper levels, where, at No. 5 level, 
the south drive was extended to 645 feet south. The No. 7 level carried 
a lode 2 feet thick, with good gold; south for 31 feet the lode was small. 
At the 760-ft. level the drive north for 20 feet carried a formation 
3 feet thick, with but little quartz. From 20 feet to 80 feet the lode 
averaged 2 feet thick and showed a little gold. South at this level the 
reef was small, and appeared to make better underfoot for 60 feet. At 
87 feet a shoot of stone 18 inches thick, of payable quality, was met 
with and driven on to 220 feet. A winze was put down on this shoot 
of stone at 90 feet south of the skip-shaft. In the winze the lode opened 
out to 3 feet thick at 20 feet and improved in quality, and at 48 feet the 
lode averaged 4 feet and was highly payable. Stoping above the 760-ft. 
level was carried out on this make of stone. 
At 820 feet below the surface another drive was put in from the skip- 
shaft. For 76 feet north the reef averaged 2 feet in width and carried 
a little gold. South of the skip-shaft the reef averaged 1 foot in width, with 
good gold, for 30 feet; then the lode became broken by the influence of a 
large slide which cut off the lode in the skip (or underlay) shaft at 10 feet 
below this level. Below this point the skip-shaft was carried for about 
30 feet in the slide and thence in country rock. 
At 920 feet below the surface a plat was cut, and a cross-cut put out 
west cut the lode at 55 feet from the shaft, showing that the slide had 
thrown the reef 60 feet westerly. The reef where intersected was from 
3 feet to 3 ft. 6 in. in width, and was driven on north for 70 feet. 
South of the skip-shaft, at 48 feet from the cross-cut, the shoot 
came in 4 feet in thickness. At 65 feet the lode split; the western 
vein was followed for 30 feet, 20 feet of which was from 6 inches to 
2 feet in width and highly payable. This drive was put in to 82 feet 
and the reef stoped up to the slide. The main level was continued to 
162 feet on the eastern vein. To 106 feet the reef averaged 2 feet, carry¬ 
ing fair gold. 
At 1,020 feet in the skip-shaft the cross-cut cut the lode 54 feet west 
of the shaft. The reef averaged 18 inches in width and carried gold 
for 70 feet north. South of the cross-cut at 20 feet the lode split, and 
the south-western vein was followed. At 90 feet from the cross-cut a 
cross-cut was put in easterly and the eastern vein cut at 29 feet from 
western vein and a drive put in south. At 150 feet south of the main 
cross-cut a winze was sunk to a depth of 90 feet. At 50 feet in this winze 
a level was put in north 55 feet; the first 10 feet carried a reef of good 
quality from 6 inches to 2 feet wide. At 20 feet the drive was turned 
west to strike the rich shoot worked in the level above, and at 52 feet this 
run of gold was found, from 6 inches to 1 foot wide, and of good quality. 
The drive south from this intermediate level was put in 42 feet on a lode 
which opened out to 4 feet wide and showed good gold. Work at the mine 
ceased soon after this work was carried out. The last report of the mine 
manager states, under date of July, 1897, “ There is a large quantity 
of stone available for stoping, and some of the veins are particularly rich. 
A decided improvement has been made by adopting the principle of driv¬ 
ing cross-cuts and two other lodes have been discovered, both showing 
good gold.” Shortly afterwards the mine shut down. The last yield 
from the lower levels (July, 1897) was 324 oz. 10 dwt. from 200 tons; 
but with the expensive method adopted for working, this left no profits 
for the shareholders. 
