WARDEN’S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, 13 July 1870, Page 4

WARDEN’S COURT.

' t—C—• Wednesday, Jttlt 6. fßefore Vincent Pyke, Esq., Warden.) Macnamara and another r. W. Talboya and a, three others.—Plaintiff sought t3 recover L.22,1 Bs., as contributions due on account of partner" 3 ship in a quartz-niining claim at Bendigo Gullyi S M r Badger appeared as agent for plaintiffs. Tha f Warden gave judgment for plaintiff Macnamara, .■■; for the sum of L.4 45., as against defendants Shanly and Johnston; the costs (lis.) to be paid' | by MacnanaK KIOTECTtOjra, R, Scott and party applied for 90 days' proa I tection for No, 1 (quartz claim) north of Eliza* | bethßeef, Smith's Gully. The cause assigned' for makingthoapplication wjs the inclemency?! of the weather.—Granted. A similar application by Towan, Graves, an<s 9 party, for the prospecting claim; Elizabeth Reef, I was also granted. Alex* Bearnoy made application to protect an" M alluvial claim, situate at tho junction of Potter's" 1 and Paddy's Gullies, for 60 days, pa account of m iocleroonb weather, —Granted. . WATBf* KACM, I The following applications to conslruofc wale& 1 races were heard and granted : Louis Jean.—From termination of his rej,ls* j tered tail-raco in Paddy's Gul'.y (500 yards inf I length). ■ . I John Jackson and another.—From branch off*.i A gully leading into Adams' Gully, W. Passmore (par Mr Badger, mining agent). —FromJAnnisSeld Creek, Mount Pisa. C. L. Vaugban.—From Quartz-reef Creek. John Viieistra and another (per Mr Badger). § —From Pois,on Creek. C. Koch and four others (All Nations Com* pany, Bannoekburn), applied for an alteration ofl their licensed water rase, No. 473.—Granted. G. Flood and three others applied for permi3eion to take three additional heads of water fotf their race (No. 423) from Quartz-reef Creek.-* Granted, TATL-BA.CE:-*. James Wilson and another (per Mr Badger).— From their extended claim, Dead-horse GuJly, i Quartz-reef Point—Granted. F. 0. Saxe (represented by Mr Badger).— From his extended ela'.m in tho middle of Duffer's Gully, Bannookburn.—Granted, EXTENDED CLAIMS. I Jo'in Jackson and another applied for an area of two aores (alluvial) south of Elizabeth Reef j Smith's Gully. The application was not granted, and.the parties were recommended to. apply again when the ground is workable. James Wilson and another applied for an ex* tended olaiin of two acres at the foot of Dead* horse Gully, Quartz-roef Point.- (Granted. F, O, Saxo applied for an area of one acre in the middle of Duffer's Gully.—Granted. PRO3PEOTINQ QCARTZ CLAIM, : John Towan and seven others applied for a quartz-reef proipeoting claim, 1200 ft. by 300 ft., at the head of Smith's Gully, Carriok Range. •. [The subjoined report on the reef was furnished by Mr Towan for the information of the Warden, who has since handed it to our reporter for publication!—] , " Tho claim has been in work since the Ist of February 1870, and two men have been con* stantly employed during that time. The reef is situate abou*. two miles and a-half from the reef known as Pipeclay, and its course is north and south. The work being done is as f ym 9ws :—> The shaft having been sunk about 38 feet, we put ina drive west of shaft 30 feet, and siruck the reef, which is 22 inches wide, and has gold throneh the stone. We then put down the shaft to a further depth of 40 feet, and have cut the reef four feet wide, with gold visible throughout the stone. But, owing to the heavy fall of rain, we were compelled to suspend work in the shaft, and are now putting a tunnel into the hill for tho purpose of letting down the water. We expect to cut the reef at a distance of about 80 feet from mouth of tunneL The amount of capital already expended on the claim is about . L. 154, and we intend getting machinery on the ground as soon as possible." 1 An objection was lodged by Robert Sootfc and party, .to the. following effect : «* We, Robert Bcott and party, ebje«t to tho pegs of the Elizabeth Quartz Mining Company i being shifted any more, as they have already had their choice of ground for nine monthsafter which we applied for a claim on the same 1 line of reef, and have had it granted and duly registered, no objection having been enterod. / The application for a prospecting claim was i granted.

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