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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 710, 6 August 1870, Page 1 (Supplement)

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The following items of information with regard to the reefs at Bendigo Gnlly, are furnished by the Logantown correspondent of the Cromwell Argus :— " The Cromwell Quartz Mining Company have brought a large quantity of stone to grass during the past two months. They have about a thousand tons ready for the mill. The next washing up is expected to exceed any of its predecessors. The second battery is almost completed. When this battery is finished, the company will be in a position to put over 320 tons of stone per week through the mill. This will of course necessitate the employment of more than at present, and the old hands who are waiting to be re-engaged will have plenty of work to keep the double set of stampers going. No. 1 west (the Morning Star). — The shareholders in this claim have entered into a fresh contract for the sinking of their shaft from 100E to 150 ft, at L 2 53 a foot, and the contractors have commenced operations. The Aurora Company arc. pushing forward the driving of their tunnel. The work is carried on in eight-hour shifts during the whole twenty-four hours. They hope to strike the reef at a low level at a distance of 50ft. The tunnel, when finished, will materially decrease the expenses of working the mine. The shareholders were well pleased with, the result of their last crushing. The trial crushing of the prospecting claim on the Alta. line, which took place last week, came up to the expectations of the shareholders, and they have resolved to erect machinery on the claim as soon as possible. They have secured the tail-water of the Rise and Shine Company. The prospectors' claim in Colchough's line of reef is being worked to great advantage, and some splendid stone is being grassed. The shareholders have offered tho Aurora Company L 3 per week for the use of their tail-water to work their machine with when erected. The prospectors of the Richmond line of reef (Loughnan and party) are energetically proceeding with their work. In the prospectora' claim, and claim No. 1 east on Broadfoot and Kelly's line, work is steadily progressing. The late floods did considerable damage to the sluicers at Bendigo Gully, by washing away dams, tail-races, &c, but this has since been repaired. The miners are making good wages in several claims."