BENDIGO.

Dunstan Times, Issue 493, 29 September 1871, Page 2

BENDIGO.

(from our correspondent). This contribution will convey to your readers so little grateful intelligence that perforce I must make it as concise as possible ; but, in my brevity, I will endeavor to do justice and lea c no wrong impressions. In the first place I will revert to a subject where, unintentionally I wounded the feelings of a fellow worker. I refer to a correspondence I furnished yen with from here and which you published in your issue of the Ist instant. In that letter referring to the yield of the Colelough Company, the following passage occurs “carelessness or something more venial is assigned” as the cause of the smallness of the yield. I wish it distinctly to he understood, that in using the expression I did not wish to impute anything derogatory to the management, and with explanation I trust nothing further will be heard of it. Now to business, the Colciongh Company, with the view of tsating the reef further have engaged a gang of men who are raising more stone, fins time I hope with better result than hitherto. The Alta Company cleaned up last week after crushing over two hundred tons, but the yield I am sorry to say is barely sufficient to pay the expenie of crushing, leave alone raising and other attendant expenses. I heard that about thirty ounces was the result. I was scarcely inclined to credit my senses when told, but as my informant added, and all hands have been discharged I was compelled to believe. The company intend as a dernier resnrle, to test a few tons raised from an untried portion of their ground and if that proves as poor as it looks I suppose the works will he quashed arid the p'ant put in the market. The Cromwell Company are doing much bettor than for some time past, the stone in No. 1. Lease at one hundred and twenty feet is looking first class, with a gnod body ; in the No. 2. I.casc from which up to now nothing has come out; the stone has made and showing plenty of the metal. The Golden Link, a piece of spare ground between the two leases continues to yield a large quantity of stone and gold ; the company are very reticent as to the quantities obtained or the average average yield, consequently 1 am not in a position to give that information, as there iis no danger of their being interfered with in any shape or form, 1 do not see the object in withholding it; no harm could possibly accrue and good might. The Aurora Company is in atatuo quo, a facetious friend of mine the other day said the tributers had raised about three hundred weight of stone from the lower level, near the surface, which they do not intend crushing just yet,

ho strongly advises that some photographic views should be taken of the crushing machine and claim, he does not doubt they would sell well among the unfortunate shareholders ; but if the tributers are raising duffer stone and uselessly knocking up the stamp heads, they are nevertheless busy, and at workthat promises toberemunerative They are -conveying the water on to the banks of the Clutha, some three miles to the north of the reefs, along the course of the race are several substantial pieces of Burning, the most noticeable is across Bendigo Gully and is a most creditable piece of workmanship. They expect to commence sluicing operations in a week or so. In the neighborhood of Bendigo there are some few parties sluicing, and to all appearance with remuneration.