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ARARAT ALTiUVTAii MINE. .
The latest ofllctal rejKjrts from the Ararat Allu
vaal Mines state:—
Cathart Centnil, Ararat, ?2nd.— No. 1 level —
S.E. intemediate: S.W. olT fame to 44ft.; wash
under payable, dipped below flo-ir of drive;, ex
ipcet same to rise again. Nos. 7 ami 8 rises: Two
partrcw crossdriving in pnoRtahlo wash. No, 10
rise: No, 2 N.W. off main S.W. to 158ft.; pros
pects average under payable; topped. No. 11
rise: Moan S.W. to 710ft. panelling. No. 2 level
in 1701ft. in wot, heavy coimtry .
Gt. Langi Logan, Anint, 22mL— Main shaft:
TVp plnnger frnane set oomploto*! ; shaft dcei«jjed
SJft. in open Water increa.-ned to 23,000
g-al. per lvnur. f-inldng suspendtxl until Becond
piunp installed. Now nuking preparations.
I-angi Logan N.. Ararat, 22nd.— Pumping con
tinuously.; pumps discharging nearly 2.000.000 gal.
of water per day: water level rviluwl 27ft. rinne
pumping &tartx\l. Water ^rertcure 2Slb. at 30ft.
above bottom of shaft.
Langi Logan, S., Amr.it, 22nd.— S.W. main level
in llFSft. in very hard conntrj'. Drive stopped,
and party moved to drive N.T5. brindi off main
level, which was opened PWL from shaft. No.
1 rise oft interroe-nato S-W. olf rise 3u 38fL ;
this drive now carrying 2ft stronp vosh. N.W.
xcufc off same to go across lead advanced' 15ft. ;
\rash jnst at book of laths.
New Langi Logan, Aramt, 23nl.— -Main S. level:
W. intermediate in 23^fu, in Ught reef. No.
3 liore, 47ft. in advance of N'o. 2, through to
strong wash at 15JfL over buck; a little gold:
in boringB, good sample. Brineh reef drive, No.
1 snoot: W. of! N. iu 261ft.; strong ?wash, good
payable quality. No. 2 ?hoot: B. off N. corv
nected with W. drive from No. 1 shoot. This
makes the connection from Xo. 1 shoot to old
shaft. Clraned up 1 2*3nl fathoms from Ooz.
3dwt. gold of good aunple. Opened xrat to go
S.; same in 8ft. in strong wash of good quality.
No. 2 shaft: W. reef drive in 420ft., in good reef ,
for workiiiig. N. reef divv? in 301ft. in. tight 1
country. K. reef drive to 12SfU, hurd biasing |
ground.
Upper I^angi Logan. Af.irat, 22nd.— S. clwimber 1
to Sft. Standing while skidding shaft, which ,
completed. Chges at work. Driving resumed.
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