COROMANDEL.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 191, 20 May 1872, Page 3

COROMANDEL.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ) May 18. Mining matters have been more than usually brisk during the week, and the precious metal brought to light in every direction. The Pride of the Tokatea has been taking out specimens daily, and lias now a goodly stock on band. The Tokatea has met with more than the usual average of rich stone, and gold is seen freely in the face of No. 2 drive. The Harbour View has also added largely to the box of specimens, not only from the winze, but the low level tunnel, and bids fair to recover its prestige as one of the best 'daims on the Range. The Working Miners has also bad a run of luck, and the stone taken out lias fully justified the rise in value oi. the shares. Moore’s and the BufEalo have kept up and added to the character of the Court-house creek, and in consequence, all the ground in that, vicinity has been pegged and appropriated. Court House Creek has already been quoted in the market, but Carnatic, British Sovereign, Bunel, Montrose, Waterloo &e., have only recently made their debut before the public and nave as much chance of becoming Caledonians as many of their elders in the field.

The Green Harp is as usual not only retaining its own character, but adding largely ito the value of the claims in its vicinity.

The Green Flag has also advanced in price here in consequence of the rich prospect obtained from a leader cut in its ground by a permissive tunnel of the Lucky Digg'-i’s, the latter expect to bit the same in its own ground in a day or two.

The rush to Wangapoa ridge, I have not much to say about. If anything of consequence has been found, all I can say is that it has been kept remarkably quiet. Of its neighbnuiing bill I have a good report to give, as 1 visited it a couple of boms ago, and crushed and washed a first-rate prospect from a few bandiuls of stuff from the No. 1 leader of the Fanny, and the No. 2 leader, in the same drive, seems even more promising, as the stone, although of tin* same description, is more defined,’ and the reef considerably thicker, and the No. 3 met with this forenoon gives a good prospect from the cap of a reef not yet cut through. The Beach claims are steadily coming inte notice and market valne, and before the end of the month there will, I believe, be a rush upon the whole lot, consequent upon the crushing for the Green Harp. The only thing now I can send you, is that a really good reef has been cut to-day in the Lucky Diggers ; from which a good piospect was washed out in presence of your humbly seruant. Ido not consider it to be the Golconda No. 2, which was driven for, as the underlay of the leader is in a different direction. At the same time, Lucky Diggers’ No. 1 may prove fully equal to Golconda No. 2, although I do not assert that it will. The Greon Harp is still driving on the leader from the shaft, and getting out as good stone as has been brought to grass for some time hack—gold being freely visible in the face. Extra men have been put on, and the stone is being rapidly transferred from the paddock of the company to that of the machine. The Golden Pah, with others, are waiting for timber; and nothing will be done for a day or two in consequence. The Sea View has commenced a crossdrive from the end of the tunnel, with the expectation of cutting the gold hearing leader found on the beach.

Of general news I may mention that the new theatre just erected by Mr Berry, was opened by a public ball, on Thursday last, the particulars of which I cannot give, as I was not present. The Garrick Club were to have given an amateur performance there this evening, but it was obliged to be postponed as scenery was incomplete. Messrs Collins, Carroll, and Bent are, however, advertised to enchant our rising community with sweet sounds on Monday next, to be continued, I believe, during the week, and the races on Friday arid Saturday next, will,give the ppople here something to think and talk about during the ensiling week, and will no doubt afford food for the pen of your correspondent.