Late reports from the Lyell (Westport) give very cheering intelligence. The last washing-up by Zala and party realised 21(i OZ3 of amalgam, and yielded 100 ozs of pure gold from the ripples alone, the plates being untouched. This was the result of twelve days' work, and yielded the party about £SO per man. They are at present sinking about 400 ft. below tho highest pitch of the ground, on the main reef, and have struck richer stone, which they are now paddocking in readiness for a big crushing. A one-eighth share in this big claim recently changed hands for £IOOO, and a parcel of thirty scrip fomd a purchaser at Nelson for £1,500.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 136, 18 June 1872, Page 7
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