ALEXANDRA.

Dunstan Times, Issue 399, 10 December 1869, Page 2

ALEXANDRA.

(FttOM A COH RESPONDENT.) Pec. 7,

On Monday last a highly colored report reached me that a rich quartz leader was struck at the hack of Neiper’s store, at Butcher’s Gillly, and knowing that there had bean some very rich surfacing worked in that direction I determined to ascertain for myself as to the Correctness of the statement, especially as my informant Was a new-chum quartz-reefer. On arriving iit the Spot I found a number of in ividuals assembled and two men busily at work exposing the “rich leader” to view, hut totally failed to detect the precious metal, an I as the only opinion I could form was detrimental to that expressed hy the discoverer I came away somewhat disgusted, and determined for the future to be more guided in tramping after new discoveries.

The “Alexandra” reef, Batcher’s Gaily is still progressing as far as the necessary work is Concerned. Three shafts were lot by tender since my last communication, one sixty feet at 20s. per foot, another fifty feet at 20s. and a third fifty feet at 18s. p-r font. These prices seem to give great satisfaction to shareholders, and it is to ho hoped the contractors, who are old reefers, will be pleased with the results of their labor.

Halladay and Party have on a night and day shift, but have a vertise > for tenders

which will be opened on Saturday next. Iverson and party, on Conroy’s, are down seventy feet but have not as yet met with any body of stone, but still continue to carry gold with them

A share in Butcher’s Gully, consisting of tail-race and claim, has just changed hands at Slot) cash.

The Ovens Company are constructing a splen id dam, capable of holding a large quantity of surplus water. It will cover an area of about fifteen acVßs, with an average depth of three feet. Tins company have a magnificent race of water, commanding an extent of auriferous ground that will yield sp'endid returns for years to Come. Mr. M. Kitt is busy with a new dam, and, when it is completed will commence running off top stuff from his claim at the Half-mile. Our race meeting, which Will take place on the 27th and 28th of this month, promises to prove a great success. The Stewards are making great improvements on the course, and as the stakes to be competed for on the two days amount to £2OO, the lovers of good racing will bo amply repaid for paying us a visit. Mr. Mason, of the Boyal Mail Hotel, Wds the purchaser of No. 1 Booth, for the sum of £lB 10s., and Mr. Robinson, of the Geelong, of No. 2, for £l3 10.