KAWARAUGORGE

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 201, 16 September 1873, Page 6

KAWARAUGORGE

(pIIOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) September 13, 1873. As I have no news of importance to chronicle this week, a slight resumd of the state of the claims hero will not, I hope, be without interest. The mode of working is entirely confined to ground-sluicing, for the reason that the gold is distributed in different strata through the gravel, and a larger quantity of auriferous dirt can thus be washed than by any other means. There is no doubt, however, that as the ground gets worked further from the river, thereby losing fall, — which is the twin-brother of water in successful sluicing,—tunnelling will be resorted to as a more advantageous means of working the deeper layers. There are also several deep runs of ground,—old courses of the river,which have been partly worked and abandoned years ago, which there is little doubt will pay well for tunnelling in a systematic manner. _ The great drawback is of course the scarcity of timber. Mr T. Wilson is cutting a tail-race through worked ground on Gee’s flat, which has already been in hand a long time (I believe more than two years), and is not nearly “ in” yet ; but I believe he has no doubt of getting well remunerated. It is intended for the top layers, but will also prospect an old rivercourse which runs through the flat, and in which some very good patches were discovered several years ago. Eedhead and M'Minn have not yet commenced diverting the road off the ground they intend working this season. This is a heavy undertaking for the narrow strip of ground that is gained,—in some places not so wide as the new road they have to make, which, I suppose to encourage enterprise, has to be formed ten feet wider than any other portion of the road. Hansen and Hughes have washed up lately with a rather Unsatisfactory result, which is partly to be accounted for by the bad state of repair into Which the race (late Kitchingham and party’s) has fallen, A. Olsen is tearing away any amount of ground into his new sluice, with what result is not known ; but it is to be hoped that his pluck and enterprise in this heavy undertaking will be well rewarded; and if so, there will be plenty of ground on each side of him. Mention of other prosperous claims I must postpone till next week, having fear of too great an encroachment on your space.