ALEXANDRA.

Dunstan Times, Issue 442, 7 October 1870, Page 3

ALEXANDRA.

(from our own - CORRESPONDENT.) There is nothing new to report thisweck, the following are a few of the principal items of mining intelligenceKett and Company, at the Half-mile Beach are in full work, and with satisfactory results 1 : elieve. The Hit or Miss claim at French-man’s-point have worked out the whole of the ground they ha i stripped, and are now stripping new ground for next season. 1 have in former communications informed you that this claim is worked with a tramway and trucks, which has exceeded expectations in the saving of time effected, for had they have been working under the old system with barrows, they would have had fully another month’s work before them. The dividends derived from this claim have been very good, though the season has been but a short one. Stanbrook’s claim at Butcher’s-point is in full work, Stanbrook has sold out his interest to his partner, Anderson, who now holds the whole claim. The claim adjoining, owned by Coleman has stopped work for want of sufficient water to keep the wheel and pump going ; M-. Coleman last year spent several months in constructing a race from the Little Valley out of a branch of the Manorburn, but failed to complete it before the river was low enough to work his claim, he intends to complete this race as soon as possible, and is sanguine that he will be paid for all his trouble and expense next season, there is no doubt but this is a good claim, but he has been humbugged every season for want of water to efficiently work the claim. The claims on the West bank of the Molyneux are all in full work, and I believe, making good wages. At Poverty-beach, Messrs Knowles and Simmonds have taken up a fonr acre claim and intend to bottom a paddock this season if possible. There is nothing new to say about the dredges, further than that they are at work, but from the quantity of tailings they have to contend with, they are only making good wages. The Manuherikia Company have not as yet bottomed, a deal of anxiety is being evinced with regard to the success of this undertaking, for should it prove successful, it will give an impetus to this branch of mining, and wonderfully in crease the value of water-rights in the district. Ths Ovens Company are in full work, with plenty of water, I believe it is the intention of the shareholders of the prospecting claim at the Butcher's- ■ gully Quarts Reef to resume work shortly, | and instead of working ths new shaft, that:

cost them so much money, to go into the old one, and drive out the golden etone that they know is there. Had they done this last year I have no doubt there would have Jean a crushing mill erected at Butcher’s Gul y, before this. I believe there are plenty of payable reefs in this district, but it is a class of mining that takes a deal of time aud capital to develop. In the R. M. Court on Monday last there were several small cases, aud the War eu’s Court a great manyminingapplicati ms, one of which was objected to, 1 believe it is not finally dealt with so will withhold any remarks I may have to make. There was one application for an agricultural lease which was objected to by a party holding the ground adjoining, One of the witnesses c uld not attiul, conseq .ently this case had case nad to he adjourned until Monday next.

On Monday last the remains of Mr. M‘ Donough (brother of Mr. M'Donough of Spear Grass Glat) was buried in the Alexandra cemetery. The decased came out to the co ony a few months since for the benefit of his health, his complaint being consumption. He gradually sunk since his arrival here, and for the last six weeks was confined to his bed. A large number followed his remains to their last resting place. Father Royer read the burial serveoe.