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MANAGERS' REPORTS.
EMPRESS. May 15.--No. 4 borehole advanced
.Sft to 41ft. From 6ft. to 22ft. oxidised coun
try; 22ff. to 25ft., quartz carrying no values;
25 to 28 ft., quartzite; 28ft. to 41ft. soft yel
low country.
(This company's leases are north of and ad
jolining the Blue Bird Gold Mines propexty.)
BLUE BIRD, May 15.-No. 1 level: LNorth
drive advanced 1f. to 161ft. Reef 9in., 4Odwt.
per ton. No. 2 level: North drive advanced
5ft. to SOft. Reef 12in., 25dwt. per ton.
ORA BANDA, May t.-Croscunt advanced to
24ft. from shaft at 150ft leveL At this point,
granite and, pegmatite bar cut. Body dipping
slightly south and underlying with general trend
of diorite and is of about 24in. width. Owing
to crosscut going out in same direction as
underlay of country, shooting difficult, and re
slts not up to anticipated progress. All units
working atitactorily.
WINGELLO. May 10.-Extended north drive
on banket lode from 15 to 19 ft.: lode in face, 5
ft. wide; whole of material broken from this
drive (22 tons) sent to State battery at Marble
Bar, as balk test, return being lo. Idwt ISpr.
gold a ton, value f8/l10 a ton. Previous crush.
ing of material broken from shaft sInking, 4a
tons, returned 19dwt. lgr. a ton. Large quan
tity similar ore blocked out and awaiting com
pletion of battery on bank of Coongan River.
Rertarted sinking main underlay shaft, and
will crush material broken ti sinking it as far
ther bulk test. Erection battery progressing.
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