RED JACK'S CREEK.

Grey River Argus, Issue 85, 28 July 1866, Page 2

RED JACK'S CREEK.

(rBOM OUR OWN CORRESEONDEJIT.) July 23. Thinking that a > short account ''-of the doings and prospects of this far-farmed' . creek may be interesting to your readers, I proceed to give you the same. Ivs^l.begin with. the numerous water-races;^ip^ \ have been brought in, and these for wbrV V " . ing the terraces are the principal,employment :of miners in ; this locality, as; the ' creek is mostly wrought out. * Fiwt of all is the united,races of "Redman and party and Bracogirdle and party, , who joined together to bring their water in one race to a terrace about a mile below their original ground : on the opposite, or west side 'of the 1 creek, Tins is a good - v piece of work, and is paying the share- : holders weil ;_it is as well . constructed a race as "I, have seen on -the West Coast. ■:.- r The owners expect years of payable, work on the terrace to which they have brought their water. - Duncan and party's race, taken from the head of the main creok, "is doing very well in working principally, old ground. ■ This is" the highest water, on Red Jack's, and consequently has command of a lai^er,. amount of- terrace ground". Next to this is Cunningham's race. This party niade" a great nustake in taking . thoir water from, a small creek, and in consequence have but a poor supply of water except in a flood; while, with tho same amount 'of labor, they may haye procured a permanent supply from~ the main creek, •--■_••■ ' The. Scandinavian is a v good race! Tliis race cost comparatively little, and js con- ■• sidered a good venture. It is paying the shareholders handsome wages. -It was taken" from the main creek, and has a •good supply of water. ,-..." .^ ' ... M'Mastera and party brought in a race, •but they took the water too low down the • creek, and -although they brought it on to good ground the race is not much worfcli, as their original claim is worked out, and the water is not high enough to command other payable ground. - " . - Stewart's race is taken from the. Black Water Creek, which is', a larger creek than Red Jack's, and it is considered to be the best race yet brought on to the ground. . It is on the opposite side of Red Jack's from the general workings ; but the terraces on that side .seem to satisfy the v shareholders^ ThegroundmustbegOod, because for many months men were doing pretty well there with cradles, and with such a head of water as . is now on the ground a party can put through twenty times the amount of dirt as by tlie cradle system. I think. I have now given you an account of the principal races that have been brought into Red Jack's. There, is, however, another item that may be of interest, and it is that on Saturday last a man known here as "Andrew, the Greek," marked oat -a. claim on the main creek, about a mile below'where the i creekwas .was originally worked, and where;' he states,, he has previously founcl^payable '. gold.' He and his party intend working this, ground with" a powerful water wheel, and if it turns out well will lead to more of the lower : part, of the_ creek beingworked, * - , . " ' • "'■ On- the townsln'i> there arp four stores, two-hotels, one smithey, Wo bakers/ and one butcher, and. a mile below the 'town-.' sliip is Messrs Muir- and Co.'s store, doin^ - a good business. '.-, °