COROMANDEL.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 136, 16 March 1872, Page 3

COROMANDEL.

March 14, 1872. The carfli-slips on tlio Government tramway consequent on lasst Sunday's licavy fail of rain have prevented any traffic on tile line during the week, and consequently no supply of quartz has reached any of llic batteries from the ranges, and notwithstanding the untiring efforts of the manager, who lias put on all tiie men procurable, the line will not he clear before Satnrdav next.

The Nil Desporandum Battery had a clean np for the Goleonda G.M.O. to-day, the results was highly satisfactory—3lß4 oz. of amalgam being extracted from 18 tons of general stuff put through ; this, when retorted, and added to the 84 oz. of gold procured from the specimen crushing on Saturday last, will give a highly payaide return, and tend to raise the scrip in the market. The battery has resumed operations for this company, and is likely to he employed for it for some time to come.

Four stampers arc also employed for the Golden Pali, who sent a trial lot of nine tons this morning to the machine ; at present it would he difficult to form an opinion as to the yield, and hardly fair to do so.

New claims are being pegged out in and about Lynch’s Flat, in all possible directions where the Goleonda leader can take its run, and a new Company was formed last evening.

The Green Harp is still taking out rich stone and specimens ; and the battery on the ground is progressing swimmingly, and should he within two months in working order. The machine for the Goleonda is also under way, and bets have been laid as to which will be first completed. The Bench is, in fart, fast growing into importance, and ground for either mining or building purposes is getting scarce and expensive. The Tiki too is coming into notice again, and some specimens found in the Flower of the Tiki, formerly known as the Pride of the Tiki, are said to lie as rich as any yet taken from the Green Harp.