MINING.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 114, 20 February 1872, Page 3

MINING.

Ar.r, Nations. —Tbe specimen ernsbing which took place on Saturday, at the Kuranui Cattery lias yielded even beyond expectation. The total amount of retorted gold is 5740 z., which, added to the last fortnight’s return, makes a total quantity of 1,141 ox. now in bank since last, dividend. Next Saturday, tbe monthly return will be complete, and w.v expect to see close up to 2,0000 z. Inverness.—The manager lodged yesterday morning G7oz. Ddwt. 12gr. of melted gold, tbe result of the retorting of the plate amalgam at the battery, after a fortnight’s run. The general clean up will not take place until (be end of tbe next fortnight, Goi.dex Ace Tinmen-:.—A lodgment of ilthiz. 4dwt. of melted gold was made yesterday morning on behalf of these tributers. This was tbe result of a crushing of about ;55 tons of stone at the Criterion Battery, and tlie result is a payable one.

Beehive Triiiute.—The cru-bing for this company which has bean going on at the Criterion Battery was finished yesterday, and (lie result, lHoz. lti.lwt. ld.gr. of melted gold, lodged in tbe Bank of New Zealand. The quantity of stone crushed is not to hand, but the return is a payable one. Fi. Austin* Golden Am non.—A crushing of 2ii tons of stone from thin claim has been completed at tbe Una Company’s Battery, and tbe result, 17oz. ldwt. IDgr. of melted gold, lodged in the Bank of New Zealand yesterday.

Star or the Thames.—A parcel of about 2011). of picked stone was crushed at Spencer and Hull's Test Battery yesterday, and gave the very g.;od return of Soz. 1 odwt. of limited gold, which was lodged to the credit of the company.

Standard.—A quantity of inferior stone was crushed for thin claim at Greenaway's Machine for a yield of 7oz. 12gr. of melted gold, 'flic crushing did not prove payable. Ft, vino Cloud. —Yesterday 27nz. 2dwt. were lodged as tbe result of a partial clean up for this company at tbe Mannknu Battery, where 10 bead arc employed by the company. Pickwick. —A most rascally trick has boon commilfcd by some blackguards on this company. It seems that they have a paibbn k of about ten tons of quartz ready for the mill, wliicli was meant for a trial crushing from tbe lode worked on in tiio claim. 'l’llin was to have been sent down vrstenlay, but it seems that sometime between Saturday night and Monday morning some scoundrel, or scoundrels, went and poured a large quantity of fat all over tbe heap, thus rendering it unfit to crush. The thing was done systematically, the fat having been lir.-t melted down, and then poured all over the heap, when of course it found its way down into the heap. From the appearance of the stone, several pounds of suet, must have been used. Nothing is ns yet known as to who has done this, but we understand that suspicion points to some one who is being watched, and if the perpetrator of the deed can lie found, we sincerely hope that lie will receive the due reward of his conduct. AVi.thout going to a good deni of trouble and expense, (lie quartz is of course useless to the owners, as it would be impossible to save the gold, besides which it would do a great injury to the machine.