LATEST PROM THE REEFS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 16, 2 March 1870, Page 4

LATEST PROM THE REEFS.

CRUSHING OP 5| TONS OF THE ROYAL STANDARD CO.'S QUARTZ : YIELD, 42 OZS. —o — informed our readers in a recent issue of this journal that the shareholders in the lloyal Standard claim, Pipeclay Gully, Bannockburn, had dispatched a quantity of stone to the Cromwell Quartz Co.'s battery at Bendigo, for a trial crushing. The stone (amounting to 5-f tons) was put through the machine yesterday, and from information supplied to us by Wo of the Royal Standard shareholders last night, we are enabled to inform our readers that the splendid return of 42ozs. of gold, or nearly Bozs. to the ton, was the result of the crushing. We may state that the stone was not picked, but taken promiscuously from the claim, in order that a fair idea as to the general yield to be expected from it might be obtained.

The s.s. Omeo, with the New Zealand portion of the English mails on board, arrived at the Bluff on the 2-lth ult. We give a summary of the news in our third page. We need hardly remind our readers of the anniversary ball and supper of Court Star of Cromwell, A.0.F., which takes place on Friday evening, in the large hall adjoining the Cromwell Hotel. Messrs Rock and Milburn, of Clyde, are the musicians, and MrE. G. Barnes has, with his usual courtesy, consented to act as M.C. on the occasion. A better room than Mr Kidd'a large hall could hardly be found in the Province, and we have no doubt the Foresters' Ball of 1870 will be in every respect as successful as those which have preceded it.

Mr J. Thompson, bailiff of the R.M.'s Court, announces by advertisement in another column that he will sell by public auction at Logantown, to-morrow, by virtue of distress warrant, shares in No. 2 east, Aurora line, and No. 3 east, Colclough's line of reef. Rains in the Lake district have made the rivers high, and the Shotover remain* in a dangerous state.

At a meeting of the Waste Lund Board held iirDunedin on the 23rd ult., the upset price of sections in the township of Bendigo was fixed at £2.

Our townspeople were promised a treat on Monday evening last in the shape of a performance by Bird, Blow, and Wills' Circus Company. The large tent of the company had been erected in close proximity to the Police Camp buildings, and a very fair attendance had assembled, when unfortunately the canvas structure was completely blown down by the strong wind which was blowing at the time, and the performance had, in consequence, to be postponed till last night. During yesterday the tent was erected on the sheltered ground at the back of Mr W. Shanty's store, to prevent a similar accident occurring. There was a very good attendance at the performance in the evening, and the entertainment was immensely enjoyed by all those who had the good fortune to be present.

Our Queenstown neighbours are again fortunate. ?.Jr Simpson, district engineer, has received orders to expend £550 upon Moke Creek track, and £250 more upon tieGlenorchy road. We wish we could get a little of the activity that guides the Lake community into our midst, and then we should soon have a Courthouse, a Post-office, proper water works, and a few other things we urgently recpiire. The late Mr Weaver's funeral at tho Lakes was a very imposing one, and his remains were followed to tho grave by representatives from all parts of the district. The Masonic body paid due honours to their late Worshipful P.M.