Mining News.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 4, 1 December 1869, Page 2 (Supplement)

Mining News.

We take the following from the Grey River A rgus: —Another rich find of heavy alluvial gold was made neat the foot of the right hand branch' of Moonlight Creek on Friday or Saturday last. We are informed that Barbour and party had been working in the vicinity for some time, doing very little, but on the day mentioned they bottomed a paddock, Oft. by 6ft, and took from it lOSozs. of rough,, heavy pieces of gold. Two of the pieces weighed respectively 30ozs- and 35ozs. This gold was fotuid in the gutter, which the party are now engaged- in following npi Two hundred and four ounces of gold have been obtained from twenty-two tons of quartz taken, out of a claim, at Tambaroona, New South Wales, where rich veins are being discovered. The West Coast Times of the 18 th inst. says :—We stated, some days ago, that a gentleman, possessing a thorough knowledge of quartz reefs, had proceeded to the Taipo for the purpose of inspecting the reef at that place.. He-returned yesterday, and confirms, the report that the reef is an extensive one. Several specimens which he brought down, and which have been shown to us, contain gpld visible to the naked eye, and which} on. a microscopic inspection, appear to- contain gold throughout. Smart and party, who have a claim on the ground, are sanguine that better reefs will be found in the neighbourhood, and they intend, as soon as they are able, to.make the necessary arrangements to tryami discover them. There are a good many men on the ground, and more are arriving daily: At Kelly's Creek, about fifteen-men are working,, who are evidently getting gold, but to-what extent could not be ascertained. A number of parties are also scattered about prospecting in the neighbourhood of the reef. The reported gold discovery at Bream Creek,. Tasmania, turns out to be an egregious "sell;" according to the lloharL Town Mercury of the 3rd instant. "The party went to inspect the creok, remained on the ground some time, nud sunk a number of holes without getting the least color. Dr Smart has examined several" of the pieces of metal found at Bream Creek, and from his personal experience of Gold-fields, and also from testing, pronounces the metal to b;i what is known on tha "Vic'orian diggings as " Chinese gold"--a metallic compound without a particle-of'the precious mefal in i L . The presence of number of Chinimen at Bream Creek of late years may account, perhaps, for the presence of the metal. Tt is not improbable that it is portion of a parcel which liss been thrown awav—John Chinaman having found no victim to pick up.with.it here..