MINING ITEMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 443, 14 October 1870, Page 2

MINING ITEMS.

(From a Correspondent). There is very little 'haoye to notice in mining matters this week ; the weather has been all that con’d have been wished for by sluicers, and there having been a pretty yood fall of rain, which will have the effect of the water-races running full foT some time to come, makes the prospects of the sluicing community look healthy. The Molyneux has cen rising for the past welt, and is still doing so, which will I am sorry to say put m stop to dredging operations, and likewise, seme few of the hank an I beach claims f'-nm continuing work for the season. The past sea-on for the river workers has been b H t a short one, hnt. I believe that some have done very we 1 for the time, and are generally well satisfied with their prospects. At Bendigo, the reefers are working with a deal of spirit, an 1 ‘-things are looking very healthy, if that we may ju ’ge from the ouantity of gol that is coming from there. The past month’s yield of the Cromwell Company has been very satisfactory, something like one thousand ounces of gold having been obtained by th em 'This Wye \iold must, in my opinion, give an impetus to prospecting this season, coupled with the fact that, the yield is increasing as they get down deeper in the Reef. The Aurora Company is crushing sway, and getting out stone, (reef, four feet thick) and expect to wash Up short y, and expect a good return. The whole of the other claims are prosecuting work wi hj energy, and in hut few instances with good prospects of success. The Alta C nnoany are about erecting machinery, which I believe is now on the road. The plant is one of ton heads of stamps, with turbine wheeel for mot we power and was purchase I from the Rough Ridge Quartz Mining Company. Win n this machinery, as also Colclnugh’s for which every preparation is made are erected an 1 in full swing, there will he plenty of disintegrating power to tost the qualities of Bendigo, At Tinker’s, Dryhrea’, and Devonshire, matters appear to tie going on in a satisfactory manner, there is a good supply of water, and from the last Escort returns, the quantity of gol 1 must he very good from the whole of these places. At Blank’s No. 1, everything is about as usual, but I may mention that at No. 3, the Deep Load Company intend yetting to work as soon as possible, they have a ’vertised, not onlv for a mana-er, lint likewise for tenders for sinking ; this looks like business, ami it is to be hoped a long lime will uot ellipse before there will bo some-

thing to report, that will cause a rush, for there is but little doubt, that a lead of gold “exists, and the only reason that it has not been woi’ked, is, the difficulty of procuring timber for propping purposes. The parties who oriiinnlly "worked this ground had 'some very large washings up, but as 1 am informed the ground was not properly worked.