MINING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3917, 13 September 1875, Page 2

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(From uur JUxchamjis. )

Jhe lew now Rwer < ompany have ijmuc a fur Mr KlUoi.t hat* called for t ndens. one of which has been accepted, for cuiting th- flood-race up bush Creek !he dniii.ug at the Phoenix claim was fin.shed hist Saturday, ami the mine put in full working order Crushing operations ■■vere s art. d y.rtmday, The .-.lone coutinuo3 i of a very nch nitur. Tiicro are about 3-,0 ions ready for crushing, and ahcUid )£ t urn out as expected the i, ibuters will be* cmn rich mui Groat c edif is duo to Mr hvans for his promptitude in gel,ling everything in proper on-er the moment the hard irest is cleared off, and for the manner in which he has worked for both Mr Ku'len and the tribulers m advancing their in- ' crests.

Work is progress ng rapid iy'in the Uni* versal claim. The shaft and centre of the wheel have arrived from I -urndin, and Mr Letcher is busily engiged in building and getting it ready for er, ct on It will not bo lung ' Gore Ihe head race will be cut in, and ihe men begin to sink for the hidden treasure.

The last fortnight’s crushing from the 1 i cimve.t Company s icct, B.nd go, realised 51> iZ.

>.oiml reports s'.i 1 mme from (he Take district ivif-i. omt.h. rt’s (i rty hav< s.uick pieudid st ne in a six-omi ie, f, aim pro'pe tmg is eoni- stly comm nee ( on the h.gh level a;. .'Mthur’s Pmut I hme i a no doubt that as soon as the completion of fhc railways releases ,ahor we sbail have impiovcd tin es

The principal A row quartz c mp n}% the Crown ictrac Q M D mp uiy are getting out vary go,.d -tone ami nave n notice on ho claim to.lui’ing tbo faking away of ipi iiz 1> ■ v>it mb, a- i.uuib. is avad tiimnsolves of tin new r ad to lac crr,.C'.' fo look at th unit and have b>n in the h.,bi. of ■ ringing aw a;, s; -cmicus .ho t-crmaii r. et, •d -c. on uic - err cc, - bemg tried Iv. another ocal comp ,n ,wo hj put two m-u nto tro it. and i 10. mst shot; fir. d show up likelb r s one, aithoii.h u gold has yet, -c u seen ia it- tm w net is rpor cd from the 1 iglit-mile creek showing gold, and it is evident Ihut cru-hitna -hiaer. will have ; Q lm obtained as soon as possible both at the Arrow and the Iwcl.e die in ordm to tost Mio-e ox-coven, s he.ply and without the u .lny invo.ved in .-cu dug .purlz long dmta ices fort-*al.

Jno -ons of Ruin , e : ompany have m t a c ”; li .' , rei:, » un i «ow exjM ct to H like mmi iiiuly.

' ■ t e Uar.lr.ma, m--> that the winter u , activity is takinn pome in m, mg ft i 6 Hodgeon aui party, ino new, pmpr,. ois o' . ;,c r.aiid of Hope, Im.iim hnjtft • ; m a in a«t-racc over a very mlii on piece ■ .f co :n'ry, arc n ,\v g I. i ,j . hj ir in , co. ,y . j and 8 iikmg'au mc.ii , , w ii cli mil k, uoa.ir.U ,=f MO:t ’u Iciictn when it siine. .i I ottuiu. i hey are ver\ sanguine i f sue css, ami the general '•ptu on is \ hat 1-h© ;.n eriaking will pay than w.li as lu, y uie a very enter*

prising and experienced party of miners. The Banner of War party shifted their workings on to shallow ground a couple of weeks ago. They haw struck a rvm of coarse gold resembling that got about the township six or seven years bock ihe shallow reefs, however, are much out up, and the bottom vt ry irregular; consequently the veins or lea la are much broken, and the gold as a rule patchy. This party appears to he doing very well, as is also the empire. Above the township, the Fox brothers, who have been at a large outlay in oper ing up a claim, have at last struck payable gravel, and have traced it for a considerable distance in their ground.