SEVENTEEN-MILE BEACH RUSH.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1800, 27 November 1879, Page 2

SEVENTEEN-MILE BEACH RUSH.

The correspondent of the " Grey River Argus" writes at the end of last week : Since my last report from this place a number of the claims on the different terraces have proved the existence of a run of gold rich enough to bring to mind the palmy days of the early days of the Oouot. Commencing at the north end of the rush, where evidently the run drops into a flat which extends to the foot of the old Canoe Creek Terrace, the first claim is Morgan's, a hatter, one of the oldest claimholdcrs on the rush. His motto is " keep it dark," but it is generally supposed that he is getting his share of the metal. The next claim is held by Burns and party, they have been for some time on payable gold—last week two men cradled Boz. 17dwt. for the week's work; the wash has a very burnt looking appearance. The golden ground is proved 90ft. wide. Evidently Burns and party have en exceptionally good claim. The next claim is held by Sherlock and party; they Btate that their claim is a good one. The next claim is held by Maher and Boyle. From ocular demonstration of your correspondent their claim is a good one ; the gold is very coarse, and their claim is very favorably situated for being worked to advantage. A break intervenes between their claim and Poschich and Sons' claim, which iB one of the claims on the rush for shewing large boulders anywhere that the surface is broken. As he puts a high value on his claim he must be fully aware of the payable nature of it. Then follows Kitchley's claim. As he is another hatter not much is known about him, as hatters as a rule keep their own counsel. The next claim, is held by Graham and Clark, they have got fair gold, a pennyweight to the dish can be washed out of the wash. Their claim adjoins Tighter and party, who have splendid prospects, they have proved a good breadth of payable ground to wash in their claim —the strata of their claim is the tightest on the rush, and without doubt they have a tight bit of a claim. The next claim is held by Paddy Crews and McLellan, they have cradled some of the wash with a very payable result, and if the claim holds on as it looks at present the shareholders will be in a position to take a cruise to the " Old Dart."