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i'li u S P E 0 T U S OF THE r.-OD IT KENT MILE BEACH QUARTY MINING COMPANY. 1 To bo Registered under the Wining Companies Limited Liability Acts. Capital, £3OOO, in Shares cf £1 each. The ’’rospector-retain to themselves Six Hun Led paid up Shares, and the reremaining two thousand four hundred are offered to the Public in the manner following, viz.—ls. to be paid on applicaon allottmeut, and theromaindev in calls not to exceed 2s. Cd., until the Capital of the Company is called up. PR JVISIONA L LILEC iUllo. GEORGE MAC KAY, Roxburgh, JAMES WOODHOUSE, Roxburgh THOMAS CAMERON, Roxburgh, JOHN KINNALSTON, Roxburgh, GEORGE RIDGGOD, Roxbnr 'b, ' - GEORGE IREI/AND, Roxburgh. JOSEPH TAMLYN, Coal Greek, 1,1. C. MANUAL, Coal Creek, PETER BOYD, Bankers—BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, The Ground of the Company consists i ■bout live acres, adjacent to the Fourteo Mile Beach, through which the r eei runs for a distance of 1200 feet. The reef, so far as has been prospected, is well defined, and varies in thickness from 8 to 22 inches, and several experienced miners have expressed it as their opinion, that, from the nature Of the ground through which the reef runs there can be no doubt as to its permanency There lias been a trial crushing of a ton of stone from the reef a. the Governitieu lottery, which yielded better than 9 dwt.of gold, but the character of the stone sen could not be considered an average sampl , it being largely intermixed w.fch mullock. Besides this trial there has been a few small tests, none of which yielded less than at the rate of 3 ounces to the toil, and out test at the Bank of New Zealand Roxburgh yielded at the rate of nearly soz to the ton. From ■ the situation of the reef every facility is afforded for working it, as the quar'z to a dep'h of 401) feet, can be extracted by means of tunnelling, which may be commenced on the reef in the Company’s ground, at a 400 feet level. There is also a water race on the Company’s ground, containing an ample supply af water for the working of a battcy of any number of stamps up to fifty head, and this may be either, purchased in whole or part onthc most reasonable terms from the proprietors. ■ • It is proposed, as soon as 1200 shares are disposed of, to convene a General Meeting of the shareholders, to make the noctssa y arrangements for the working of the Company.' \ Ail applications to be made to the Secretary, J. C-SAVAGE, Roxburgh. TO QUARTZ MINING COM- , •. PANXES, &c. FOE SALE, By Private Contract, the.whole.of the PR O P E R T Y of ink CONROY’S QUARTZ REEF MINING COMPANY, Near Alexandra, and cnmpiisiug: A 25-feet iron Water-wheel Stammirg Battery of five heads, complete, with Ripple and Copper Plate, Tables,' Amalgamating Barrel, (kc. Large 4 quantity of Quicksilver Iron Truck and about 200 yards of Tramway Rails Blacksmith’s Forgo and Rib of Tools Lot of Mining and other Tools - Quantity of Poles and Driving Timber Iron House, and a large quantity of Property, in all forming-a complete Plan, for working a Quartz Claim and battery. The whole to be Sold at.a Moderate Price, on Easy Terms. ’ For particulars apply to JAMES RIVERS, Secretary. Alexandra, Dec. 4, 1872. DRYBREAD RACES. OWNERS of RACE HORSES and Visitors will (md J. Mellor’s' BALLARAT HOTEL. Tinker’s Gullt. To be an economic mid pleasant place of sojourn. A commodious range of stalling and fine romy loose boxes, FOR SALE, A first c’ass SPRING CART, nearly new, also, a good DOG CART. Apply GEO. FACHE. Auctioneer, - ’ Clyde.

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Dunstan Times, Issue 555, 6 December 1872, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Dunstan Times, Issue 555, 6 December 1872, Page 3

Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Dunstan Times, Issue 555, 6 December 1872, Page 3

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