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i* u u o I' l U i' o o OF THE nOURTEBN MILE BEACH j.’ l QUABTY 'iTNING CUM PANY. To bo Registered under the Mining Companies Limited Liability Acts. Capital, £3030, in Shares of £1 each. The Prospectors retain to themselves Six Hun trod pail up Shares, and the reremaining two thousand four hundred are offered to the Public in the uiaumr I", lowing, viz.—ls. to b paid on applii - tion, 2s. on allottment. and theremaiud in call not to excee 1 2s. Cd. until the Capital of the Company is called up. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. GEORGE MAC KAY, Roxburgh, JAMES WUODHOUSE, Roxburgh THOMAS CAMERON, R xburgh, JOHN KINNAUST'iN, Roxburgh, GEORGE RIGGOOD, Roxbur b, GEORGE IRELAND, Roxburgh, Joseph tamlvn, coaicwu, M. C. MANUAL, Coal Creek, PETER BOYD, Bankers BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. The Ground of the Company consists ibout five acres, adjacent to the Fourtv Mile Beach, through which the reruns for a distance of 1200 feet. Ihe reef, so far as has been prospected, is well defined, nul varies in thicii'ieas 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 has been a trial crushing of a ton if stone from the i eef a. the Goverume- j ■attery, which yielded better than 9dw . ,f gold, but the character of the stone sei ;ould not be considered an average samp! it being largely intermixed with mullock. Besides this trial there has been a few small tests, none of which yielded less than it the rate of 3 ounces to Die ton, and on ~j 3t at the Bunk of New Zealand Roxburg yielded at the rate of nearly soz to ti ton. From the situation of the reef every facility is afforded for working it, as the quar f z to a dep hof 400 f-*et, can be extracted by means of tunnelling, which may lie commenced on the reef in the Company s ground, at a 400 feet level. Thera is also a water race on the Company’s ground, conUbvng an ample supply of water for the working of a battery of any number of stamps up to fifty bead, and this may be cither purchased in w-hole or part on the most reasonable terms from the proprietors. It is proposed, as soon as 1200 shares are disposed of, to convene a General M eting of tho shareholders, to make the ucc. ssu y arrangeineuts for the working of the Company. All applicati ms to be made to the Secretary, J. C. SAVAGE, Roxburgh. TO QUARTZ MINING COMPANIES, &o. FOR SALE, by Private Contract, the whole of the PROPERTY OF TXIE CONROY’S QUARTZ REEF MINING COMP vNY, Near Alexandra, and comprising: A 26-fcet iron Water-wheel Stamping Battery of five hauls, complete, with Ripple, and Copper Piute, Tables, Amalgamating Barrel, <fec. Large quantity of Quicksilver Iron Truck and about 200 yards of Tramway Rails Blacksmith’s Forge and Kit of Tools Lot of Mining and other Tools Quantity of Poles and Driving Timber IrOn House, and a large q: a itity of Property, in all forming a complete Plan', for working a Quartz Um.m and battery. The whole to be Sold at a Moderate ■ Price, on Easy Terms. For particulars apply to JAMES RIVERS, Secretary. Alexandra, Dec. 4, 1573. DRYBREAD RACES. OWNERS of RACE HORSES and Visitors will find J. Mellor’s BALLARAT HOTEL. Tinker’s Guilt. To l>o an economic and pleasant place of sojourn. A commodious range o) staUiug and fine romy loose boxes, . ? FOR SALE. ■ firstclass SPRING CART, nearly L new, also, a good DUG CART. Apply GEO. FACHE. Auctioneer, Clyde.

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Dunstan Times, Issue 556, 13 December 1872, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 Dunstan Times, Issue 556, 13 December 1872, Page 3

Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 Dunstan Times, Issue 556, 13 December 1872, Page 3

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