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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 202, 1 September 1870, Page 2

From Wednesday's Advertiser we take the following : — Referring to the amalgamation of the Caledonian and Young American claims, our contemporary says there can be very little doubt but that the advantages of such amalgamation would be mutual. At present the Young American claim, although it contains a welldefined and well-trie I auriferous reef, is almost in an unworkable state —at least without incurring a very heavy outlay in sinking a main shaft and erecting machinery. By the amalgamation with the Caledonian, a level can be opened out from the shaft of the latter, which will at once bring the reef to hand at, such a depth as to open a large block of ground with a good back for stoping. /riie advantage to the Caledonian will be that while the work of breaking out stone for crushing can be carried on from the Golden Crown workings, they will also be able to work the Young American reef to the utmost advantage. The average yield of the Atlantic stone proved to be 10 dwts.; not so good as last crushing. Tlie usual monthly cleaning up for the Shotover Company will be commenced to-day, and the amalgam "will be retorted as soon as possible. There yet remains a parcel of good stuff to be put through before the crushing is finished, and this it was intended to crush at the company's own battery, as a wind up for the mouth ; but on account of the accident to the machinery, it will have to be crushed at either of the other mills employed for the company. During the past month the com pany has employed the circular battery of the Hauraki mill constantly, and also Partington's battery, besides their own mill; but during the whole of that period there has been none of the reef crusbed. The manager having seen the necessity for levelling down the dangerous hanging precipice which was made while working the reef out of a face, has kept, the three mills employed crushing the stuff so blasted down ; and although it has not been found very rich, still it pays well for crushing, and we have no doubt but that the month's yield will give a good average per ton.