AHAURA AND MOONLIGHT.

Grey River Argus, Volume VI, Issue 412, 3 September 1868, Page 3

AHAURA AND MOONLIGHT.

(FBOM A CORRESPONDENT.) Moonlight, Aug. 25. Having returned from the Ahaura rush, lifter prospecting there for a circuit of many niiles around the prospectors, I am able to state that gold exists in payable quantities in many "breaks" and dry gullies, if sluicing- water could be had on the ground ; but this not being the case, several parties will have to work with " torn" or cradle, evidently showing that water-privileges will be the most valuable property there. I stayed iv the neighborhood about a month, prospecting for new gullies, taking with me sufficient provisions to try any new ground in each direction I went, and, as the ground is for the most part shallow, a party can in a short time prospect a great deal. I found gold in a few places, which I would be quite willing I to work, were not other irons in the fire, which I would not wish to sea burn, and having Crossed nothing very brilliant, a return was best. As I have been in all the gullies opened, and in others which I think will soon be, I do believe there is not workable ground for more than 200 men, unless gold is found in the flats ; but the head gullies are seemingly too poor to have tho deep and wet ground thoroughly tested. These two hundred miners will be distributed over an area of five miles by two, the extent of ground over which I consider a little gold is dotted here and there, some places payable, but there are many blanks and wide spaces between. Since my return to Moonlight I find a change for the better, the result of tine weather, so much needed on this creek. Purcell's, Ferguson's, and M'Clusky's claims are now in work, having been registered for the last eight or nine months, for want of tail-races ; the claims above and below them proving better ground than most people expected. Mitchell and party are stripping a paddock, which is expected to be better than the last. Fogarty and party are doing very poorly for the last few weeks. Yankee Charley washed up his paddock, giving a result of 3 510z., which is remarkable, as the ground is quite shallow. Dutton and party, being unsuccessful in jumping Purcell's ground, now own to have got more gold than people are led to believe. Liverpool Jack's claim is doing no more than paying expenses. Hankin's claim is giving large returns, as the ground is shallow. Frazer's tunnel has turned out poor for the last few weeks. M'Clusky's tunnel claim is paying exceedingly well. Weir, Williams and party are fast completing their monster undertaking, as another month will finish theflnming. "Snake Jack" dropped on to a patch and run of gold on an old terrace, supposed to be worked out ; he has now found it farther back than lh) old workings, and started a tunnel to work it. About a dozen parties are located near the Lower Township, who work away quietly without going to any rush, or making any noise about what they are doing. I can do no better than give their own expression, " making tucker." • 'Much regret is expressed at the' resignation of Mr Kynnersley, whose name is a guarantee for even-handed justice, and, as a token of respect, his numerous friends here would wish to subscribe for some substantial testimonial to ba presented to him.