RUTHERGLEN DISTRICT.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 703, 21 July 1870, Page 2

RUTHERGLEN DISTRICT.

(FROM Otm OWN CORRESPOUDBNT.) ■ July 20. The sever.c frosty, weather during the last ten days is proving very detrimental to the sluicing parties in this district, in fact it may almost be said that this branch mmmg -iB-»^w»^'ar^ta^id«tfll^ !^iJBB miners are therefore anxiousfor a change that cannot be", otherwise than bedeficial to them, as also are the business people^ wtio-^ii^Hhe^ecesgOTy^tnedit^ got'^o plentiful as when the inen'arftWmfctantly at wprk,, ir^,, T . ... vrirv ,. /.. i'l ' ■o ':6 o[na of t|ejCornuhi|^r sold but to the conlpany^last wsek, anditj|.^port«4 that he realised a good pricei "Thiß'&iiinpkny now work in two separate parties^ so as to economise labor as much as, possiblel They have gone over an immense space 1 of ground, and have taken everything on '' x face— old worked ground and solid blocks —the result has been that ground which was lying idle, and unproductive, has. made handsome wages to these enterprising and persevering iheii. Messrs Hart and Co. have been doing very well for some time past, in fact the terrace they are working on was yery^ood'at the first, and, as they are faking it also on a face, | they can not help doing well. They had a very heavy job with thek f (!am,-irhep it was carried away; but by manly perseverance and industry, they overcame every obstacle. Some olthe; ; ground tiiey used' to fall in with is reported to have con-, tained -payable gold*; therefore it can safely be imagined that ground of this nature would, not- long be idls neither wa3 it, for it was immediately taken^. Messrs Wrighi and Co. have been fully occupied and have done very well. They have been removing^ some ! o^ the water lately to 'some fresh ground, which it is . be.lioped will folly repay them for their labor. '- fU Messrs Collins, Gallagher and Co. are continuing to do well; they j have also a good Supply of water, and manage, by the use ;i of the hydraulic, to get over a large space, of ground; Messrs Wilmot ano> Marrin-Ae fully occupied when there is plentyfttt water. The ground ihey are working has been. jp_, operation for*he,last three &n&p half years, and found to pay 'Weft Messrs Lewis and Co, are also fully engaged, the results being on a par with most, of their neighbors. Messrs Leighey, Warren and. Co. are the highest sluicing parties towards the, / Saddle. - This claim has proved as payable aa any in the*jjßif. tricfc ; with an -insignificant drop of water this party has made, good average wa«es for the last three years. Here is the ground .that, requires water,: and- which would keep a large population for years if the Government, could, onlyjjbe induced to. bring a large race on the terraces. Messrs Blake, Paulsen • and Co. ape w pr>- !- ing in two separate companies for gse purpose of economising labor and water; They are working on ? the banks of the Saltwater, and have all the time made very good wagesl They : Itave i I*1 '* some splendid fluming, which reflects great credit on them, as it required great ikill and engineering to erect it safely over the creek.; Messrs Lfiwis and Ballard gaff e been sluicing the side oi the high teifale near ; the . township of Rutherglen rwith very good success,, and have been very well repaid' for their labor, Messrs Robinson and. Co. are still 'sliucing'n&r the Cornishmen. , They take their water from Messrs Hart and. Co. They have a good way of working now, and it ; is to be hoped that thty get well repaid now for theirpas't laW; ' ' ! '§ f Mns fc of. , these parties. . now. , use the hydraulic, wfiich 'saves labor,' 'pick's, and time, and enables ) the 5 'men to get over twice the ground.