NEW SOUTH WALES.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 650, 19 March 1870, Page 4

NEW SOUTH WALES.

[BYOXBY TOWK AND COUNTRY JOURNAL.] Some rich specimens ofi gold have been brought from Orange to Caioola weighing in all about 6£.pz. In appearance, the ■Examiner reporte, it much resembles that obtained at Opliir, though brighter in appearance. The greater portion of it was obtained near the surface, and was of a light scaley natnre— though some nuggety speciniens.of the same sample, obtained at a depth of 15ft, were of more weighty appearance. The locality where the gold was procured is between Mr Kater's and Mrs M'Kinnon's. The value of the gold is* said to be about L 3 13s 6d per ounce. .Quartz mining seems to be looking iip at the Ironbarks. Fitzismmons and party are getting stone out of their claim near the Beehive reef far richer than any hitherto found in that locality; some persons who pretend to be judges say it will yield twelve ounces per ton, but one of the party considers about eight ounces will be the average ; the sinking is 70ft. Mr Souter and a party are sinking on the same reef, and expect to go a like depth before reaching payable gold. A Chinaman and his mate are evidently getting some good stone out of a reef in the same locality. Mr Geary lias cut the reef six feet wide in the tunnel at Specimen Hill, Mu'ckerwa; the party are in about 150 ft, and have encountered some very hard rock ; the reef seems a good one. P. Manning and Co. are steadily proceeding with their race from Macquarie River ; they have had some heavy work for the first mile — blasting hard rock nearly all the way ; some of the shareholders have 'given up, but their places were speedily filled by others. If is the opinion of all that if they can only get the water to its destination, there will be several years' work which will amply reward the shareholders. Operations of late on the Wentworth Gold Field have been conducted on a much more limited scale, with a view to carrying out the wishes of the directors as conveyed in their last report. The chief attention of the manager has' been devoted to the. treatment of the pyritous metal. Mr Balhausen, gives the following result : — Whole gold, extracted from pyrite, 460z 9dwt from 10 , tons ; eight tons of fine dirt from the same ore yielded 57ozi lldwt. From 10 tons of soft weighing dirt and six' tons from the north shaft, iso6z were obtained, and from two tons 15cwt of pyrite ore roasted, GSoz — in all 3220z lldwt. The opinion of the manager is 'that it ; would be advisable to proceed with the workings in the Uncle Tom again, and : heawait3 instructions to commence. Whilst hot wishing to appear too sanguine in the matter, he hopes thus to be able from the proceeds of the pyrite ore to obtain a surplus sufficient to enable othbrf^orlt? to be carried on, Attention is how being devoted to crushing the -tailings and sludge — an operation for which the machinery is not altogether adapted, but from which a return is anticipated, though not yet ascertained. The only mining work in progress is in the .north shaft,, where a drive is being put in just under the workings of the old Phoenix company. The Major's Creek report of the Braidwood Dispatch acquaints us that Ellis and .party, have just had retorted 1440z frork 59 tons of stone from the Big .Hill lead on Government ground* This is.the best return which, has been yet obtained from any of the ' Major's Creek reefs. The stone was crushed at: Munro and Company's machine, which ia ' giving every satisfaction, but unfortunately it is unable to get through half the stone for which ap"pHSations have been sent in, some of which cannot be attended to for some months. According to the way in which the reefs aye progressing it would require' a : 50 or 60 stamper battery, and a stationary ; si)--horse power engine to get through the stone which could be raised' if the facility for crushing existed. The : Homeward Bound reef is : doing- splendidly. We are informed: that the miners generally are satisfied with the private ; regulations of Messrs Hassall and Roberts. We understand (says the Giindagai -Times) that there are good hopes : of mining prospering on + ,he Adjungbilly Cre^k. ; Hellier and ' party rhaVe completed a wrter race about six miles lonj, with 150 yards of fluaiiinjfto carry the water over We aS to their claim, situated - ; at the lower end of :: the creekj- between Givney's and Quirk's farms ; and having thus secured a supply of the- necessary element are sanguine of success. The ground presents every appearance of yielding rich returns, and the party have already obtained 6dwt of good-looking gold from a few prospects taken : while bringing up the tail race. Gold has before been struck dn the crown of the hill in the vicinity of Hellier and Go.'s claim by a miner named Morgan, who formerly. had a. claim at Adjungbilly ; but 1 the expense of working: this igroiind was too formidable to .be ;i encountered. Hellier and Co. 's claim is situated on the •flat below the .hill where Morgan found the gold. ■.-,....'.■ The Grenfell mining repbrtior the week ,was as follow?} t->There are now estimated to be something 'more than two hundred .claims being efficiently worked iipon the several leads. If the frontage claims that conjpriee. lhe. Two-Mile, Stewart's, Quon■dong r . MlikiHari!s r .ThreermiJe, and FourMile, were placed in one line, the ground . would extend a d stance of more than four miles. The bustle and excitement attending the opening of a new gold field can be bettetf imagined than described. Fyom the progress being made with work there is no doubt, but great confidence is felt in the future of this place. During. the week several shafts have been bottomed both above, and below the claim of Williams 'andparty^ on the: supposed Milkmim's. Messrs J." D.-- Campbell and party, 'and Messrs Shaw and party, near the Cowra road, oh the T\vb-MiH wie"3ti *'imd contiguous to Willoughby's lease) have bottomed. In neither are they quite deep enough to catch the main drift. In the latter, at a depth of 150 ft., a small prospect was obtained. The party sank about

six feet into the rock, and have been driving to the we3t. Last-evening there was no indication of Striking the gutter in that direction, and we. were informed that a drive would be started towards the east for the same purpose! The next claim to Williams and party, below, also bottomed, and : obtained rpayabjft gold, but nothing extravagant. The frantage claims in the eight-acre lease are all logged up, and the shafts are being put,dcw[n. The following from tlie quartz machines have come to hand :— At the Brnndah, 200 tons from No. 1 South Luckuow, furnished a cake weighing 2830z 13dwt. They "are upon No. 2 South Luckriow. Parker's on the Outward Bound. The Victoria is crushirig from the Oriental reef. Messrs Young and Co. continue upon stone from No. 1 North O'Brien's. Messrs Be van and Co. on O'Brien's prospecting claim. The last cleaning gave a cake' weighing 25007.