THE BENDIGO REEFS.

Cromwell Argus, 13 July 1870, Page 5

THE BENDIGO REEFS.

(From ear own Correspondent.) ■, Logantown, Jiily 12,1870. r-- BENDIGO LINK. TA'e Cromwell Quartz Mining Company lave brought a large quantity of stbrie to vgrass during the past two months. They have about a thousand tons ready for the mill. The next washing-up is expected to exceed any of its predecessor! The second battery is almost completed. When this battery is finished, the Company will be in a position to put over 120 tons of stone per week through the milL This will of course necessitate the employment of more men than at present, and the old hands who are waiting to he re-engaged will have plenty of work to keep the double set of {stampers going. No. 1 west (the Morning Star). —The Shareholders in this claim have entered into a fresh contract for the sinking of their shaft from 100 ft to 150 ft, at £2 5s a foot, and the contractors have commenced operations. AURORA. LINE. The Aurora Company is pushing forward the driving their tunnel. The work is carried on in eight-hour shifts during the whole twenty-four hours.. They hope to Strike the reef at a low level at a distance of 50ft The tunnel, when finished, will materially decrease the expenses of working the mine. The shareholders were well pleased with the result of their last crushTBS AXTA LIKE, The trial crushing of the prospecting fclaira on this reef, which took place last week, came up to tha expectations of the Shareholders, and they have resolved to erect machinery on the cla'm as soon as possible, They have secured the tail-water of the Rise and Shino Company. COLCLOUGH'S LINK. The prospect ars' claim in this Una of "reef is being worked to great advantage, and some splendid stone is being grassed. The shareholders have offered the Aurora Company £3 pei week for the use of their, tail-water to work their machine with when fcrectad. . Richmond's lin& The prospectors of this reef (Loughnan and party) are energetically proceeding with their work. BROADFOOT AND KELLY'S LINE. In the prospictors' claim, and claim 2Jo. 1 east on this line, work is steadily progressing. SLtjICINQ CLAIMS. The late floods did considerable damage "to the sluicers at Bendigo Gully, by washing away dams, tail-races, <fca, Jbut this has since been repaired. The miners are making good wages in several claims*