MINING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3887, 9 August 1875, Page 3

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(From our Exchanges.) The weather at the Wakatip is beautifully calm and clear. There is not nearly frost enough to please the river-bed miners. The Shotover is_ keeping unusually high for the season. It is said to be the mildest winter experienced there. The Star claim at Arthur’s Point is paying well; they bid fair to be able to work out their paddocks before there is any material rise in the river. At Arthur’s Point the lead is earthed in a landslip, beyond which it has not been traced until the_ attempt which is now being made to exhume it. The supposed direction of the lead is east and west, along the base of the range over which the Maori Point pack tracks from Queenstown and the Arrow pass. An immense quantity of ground is taken up, but, judging from its character, which is that of a large land—or rather rock—slip, it will be some time before it is thoroughly proved. Some very daring robberies from tail-races are still going on at the Naseby workings. At the Garrick Range, the Star of the East working manager reports that he is still sinking a winze from the tunnel, which was down a depth of 110 ft. For 80ft he had carried down • good reef. A hard bar then came in and pinched the reef up, but at the date of his report he had gob through it and into soft ground, and the reef seemed making again. The mill is standing at present, and will for a month, until the frosty weather is past. The Young Australasian Co. was exceedingly unfortunate latt year, for just as they had completed their machine ready to start crushing the water supply fell off, and they were obliged to diachazge their men, as nothing could be done until the spring; but they have taken advantage of their enforced idleness to thoroughly prospect their lease by sinking shafts farther on the line, which has proved eminently satisfactory, as they have traced the reef a considerable distance, and if they are fortunate enough to get a good supply of water during the coming summer this claim will add considerably to the quantity of gold from the Carrick Range. The Try Again had a crushing last week of about 120 tons of stone, which produced between 70 and 80 ozs. of gold. The blanketings are held in reserve, and are expected to considerably increase the return.

The Crown and Cross are busily proceeding with the formation of the road from their tunnel to ■the battery, which is now near completion. A third share in this very promising claim changed hands last week, the purchaser being Messrs M'Kersie, Crabb, and Co. The pro” prietors have nearly 200 tons of stone in the paddock ready for crushing, and the indications promise a rich return when milling is commenced, which will be very shortly. The quartz resources of the Arrow district are not being either forgotten or neglected ; but winter is not the time when much fresh discovery can be expected. Still, the Crown Terrace Company are going a-head, and have got prospects which promise well. Messrs Williams and Ferguson have taken up a reef on German Hill, which has formerly produced some prospect, and when the snow has cleared off others will follow.