OTAGO.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 728, 17 September 1870, Page 4

OTAGO.

The last two crushings of the Bendigo Company gave a splendid return — yielding over 600oz for sixteen days crushing with five stamp heads. The second battery is completed, and ten heads of stampers are now going. The large quantity of quartz brought to grasj while the machinery was being repaired will keep the the ten heads busy for some time to come. No. 1 West (the Morning Star) : The contractors who are sinking the shaft in this claim have got down to a depth of about 130 ft, and are blasting through solid rock. The Aurora Company have struck the reef. They are bringing quartz to grass, and will commence crushing immediately. They have reduced the price of crushing to 163 per ton for 100 tons; 20s for 50 tons ; and 25a per ton for any quautity under 50 tons. Colclongh's Reef : The new machinery

for the prospecting claim on this line of reef is said to be almost ready for transmission from Dunedin to the reef.

A new reef has been lately discovered at Bendigo by Mr David M'Lauchlan. It lies parallel to the Be.idigo reef, and about 200 yards to the south of it, on the adjacent terrace. The stone looks well, gold being visible to the naked eye all through. The prospectors have already got a considerable quantity of stone raised, and will soon te ready for a trial crushing at the Aurora battery. Alldread aud party's drive is now in over 1000 ft. They have been passing through from two to four feet of washdirt. The ground stands well for a single drive, bot requires timber when "blocking out." This claim is very systematically worked, and there is every probability of the lucky shareholders taking their " piles" out of it. When the tunnel is at the further end of the claim, additional hands will be set to work.