MONTHLY SUMMARY.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1809, 9 May 1874, Page 3

MONTHLY SUMMARY.

OUE GOLDFIELDS. As will be seen from our annexed list of the crushings which have taken place during the time which has transpired siace the publication of our last monthly summary on the 10th of April, there is a decrease in the yield of gold. But this decrease is not by any means so great as was the increase on that occasion over the month preceding, and the decrease in the present instance can be accounted for in a very satisfactory manner. There are several important crushings to be completed to-morrow, which would have largely added to tho returns; but, owing to the exigencies of the mail service, we are obliged to publish before the full month has expired. Hence those returns have to be excluded. But there is another reason, which is of more importance still. In many instances, as iu the case of tho Alhurnia and Old Whau, quantities of rich stone have to remain uncrusbed iu consequence of want of water for the up-creek batteries. Tho season has been exceptionally dry so far, and although we are now advancing well into the winter mouths, there has not yet been any rainfall of sufficient magnitude to increase the creeks to any perceptible extent. Of course on the flab the crushing mills are independent of these intermittent supplies, for iu many instances the requisite water supply is obtained from the sea, while in others a plentiful supply is obtained from the water raised from the Pumping Association's shaft. The events of the past month have been fully equal in importance to those of the preceding one. There have been fewer new discoveries, but those which were then made have during the past month been more fully developed with most satisfactory results, and the feeling of confidence which now prevails regarding the goldfield and its prospects is quite as much due to the operations of the last month in the development of lodes and mines in all directions as to the new discoveries which wo rocorded in last month's summary. We may, therefore, well congratulate ourselves on not only tho improved prospects and increasing richness of tho goldfields generally, as well as on tho healthy feeling of confidence and elasticity whicb has succeeded the prolonged period of depression from whicb. miuing matters have recovered. Without further preface, we shall now refer to the most important and striking events of the past ■ month.

Pumping Association and Adjoising Mines.—Notwithstanding the immense outlay in this district with, so far; so few returns, the district in the immsdiate neighbourhood of the Pumping Association and Caledonian there is still a greater' amount of interest evinced in this locality than iu any other part of the goldfield, notwithstanding that the out-turn of gold is much greater in other quarters. But this feeling is natural enough. Tho confidence displayed by the claimholders who have invested immense sums of money in the development, not only of their own mines, but iu the solution of the great question of the gold-bearing qualities of our reefs at great depths. The progress, therefore, of the Pumping Association's operations, as well as those of tho important miues adjoining, havo oxcited a great amount of interest 'luring the month, The successful noguii i:i '"m of the loan for continuing the sinking of tho large shaft from the present 400-feet level to a further depth of 30J feet has iufuaed a great deal of vitality into all tho mines adjoining, but particularly in tho pushing forward of operations in all directions from the 400-feet level of the Pumping Association's shaft. But principally in the works of the Association has the vitality been most apparent. Active preparations were at once commenced for placing the massive castings connected with the new plunger pump in position at the 400-feet level, where a place for a cistern had to be excavated. The greater portion of this massive work is now fixed in position, and in all likelihood the sink-1 ing of the shaft will be resumed this month. Immediately upon the successful issue of the negotiations for tlie loan, a conference of all the companies interested in the Association was held, and extensive plans of works were devised affecting the Albion, Tookey, Caledonian and Imperial Crown. A scheme also for' levying drainage contributions on all miues i benefited by the operations of the Association was also mooted, but has not yet been completely arranged, and we are not sure that any decided action will bo taken iu this matter uutil such time as the present Drainage Act is ameuded .in the General Assembly, so as to make it work more equitably and readily. The Imperial Crown Company, in whose miue the main shaft is sunk, have commenced operations by driving on a reef formerly intersected in a cross-cut driven towards the Tookey shaft at 400-feet level. When first intersected this reef, which is a good strong one, averaging 3 feet iu thickness, yielded an average of 9dwfcs 14 grains to the tou from a trial crushing. The Imperial Crown Company are now driving on the course of this reef to seaward, and will take out a considerable parcel of about 100 tons to be crushed as a fair test of the quality of the lode. In regard to the Albion, the main drive is still continued northwards from tlie 400feet level towards. the company's own shaft, while in the eastward the main double tunnel at the same level is being extended through the Tookey to the Albion, at the joint oxpense of both companies. There are other important works in .progress in the Albion miue, From the main level of the Caledonian the cross-cut is being extended through the Albion claim at a level 100 feet higher than that now being driven from the Association shaft, and two other levels are being driven through the claim higher up to intersect all the reefs which strike throught it. The main shaft of the Tookey mine is being sunk from the 300 to the 400 feet level, and communication will be formed with the Pumping Association shaft by continuing the crosscut in which tho reef to which wo_ have referred was \ intersected. This will be the means V securing thorough ventilation iu all tho..workings at this level.—As regards tho Caledonian, the cross-cut at tho bottom level was driven to tho Albion boundary duriup the month to intersect the No. 1 reof. This was cut through, but was not at first recognised, it had so altered in its formation aud appearance, and as we said bofore, tho same cross-cut is now beiug continued through the Albion mino. There has been a work of considerable importance recently undertaken by this company, from which good results may bo expected. This is tho commencing of a cross-cut from tho main level to b,e drivon in an easterly direction towards the Cure and Red Queen, so as to intersect all the foot-wall reefs which traverse

this portion of the company's ground. The marked success which attended the Manukau in a similar work has stimulated further prospect--1 ing by the adjoining companies, and it u fully expected that the new rich reef of the Manukau mine will ho found in this cross-eut. However, the work is only now commenced. We shall probably be able to record results next month. In the intermediate levels of the mine the ground has been worked during the month with greac success. Gold has been found in various portions of it, and the main portion of the stuff crushed has been obtained from these levels.-In our last summary we alluded to the important discovery which had occurred in the Manukau mine, and referred at some length to the position of the claim. We have now to record that the speculative ideas then entertained with regard to the reef have proved correct. Its course has been driven on for a length of from 60 to 70 feet, and a rich run of gold has been discovered and opened up in it. In fact, there is a richer show of gold extending for a length of 25 feet through the reef at present than any ever opened upon the Thames since the fatuous Caledonian shot of gold was discovered aud worked. The first crushing of 250 tons taken out of it yieldod 6360zs lOdwts gold. Since then a double, force of stampers have been employed aud operations carried out on a larger scale. The old shaft of the Manukau has been sunk, aud is now nearly down to the requisite level. This will be used for ventilating purposes, and as a means of sending down the long timbers required for the mine to secure the ground where the reef is worked out, but the main workings as hitherto will be carried on through the Golden Grown lOOfeet level, and the stuff for crushing will be raised through the Golden Orosvn engine shaft. A good deal. has been done in soma of the adjoining mines with the view of opening up this reef. In the Golden Crown and (Jure mines cross-cuts have been driven for it without success, and in the Imperial Grown mine, now let on tribute, through which a considerable section of the reef strikes, a drive is now going on from tho Imperial City shaft with a view to opening it up for working. In the other mines in this neighbourhood there is little further to report. There is a good deal of prospecting going on which may be expected to lead to good results by and by.

Waio-Kakaka DisTuicr.—The same success did not attend the negotiations of ;he claiiaholders on the Waio-Karaka flat with the Government for a loan in aid of their deep-sinking scheme as in the case of the Pumping Association. The security required by the Government was considered "too pressing. Each company would be compelled to mortgage their dividends, besides giving ample security over their mines and machines, and this they declined to do, and now negotiations are now progressing This scheme consists of sinking one of the main shafts in the district, probably the Bright Smile shaft, to a depth of 700 feet, thus draining the whole ot the adjoining mines, and enabling the companies working them to carry on operations without pumping machinery of their own. The scheme promises to be highly successful. Ao far as they have at present been, worked to a depth of about 300 feet, the lodes in the Waio-Karaka district have improved in richness in proportion to the depth reached, and there is therefore a positive certainty that .the extensive scheme of operations proposed will not only be remunerative to the individual claims concerned, but will tend still further to advance the wealth, importance, and true prosperity of the whole goldfield. The greatest credit must be accorded to those gentlemen who have been at such pains to mike tho scheme a success. The difficulty was not so much in procuring the loan, but in'inducing the claimholders to offer the requisite security. There were so many separate and even antagonistic interests to combine. This has been satisfactorily accomplished, and it may be considered one of the most important events in the interests of tho goldfield which has occurred for many years. The combination of interests required in carrying these negotiations to a successful issue cannot fail to result in much practical good. In regard to the operations carried out in this district duriug the past month, wo have only to speik in a moat encouraging tone regarding results. In our last we alluded to tho fact that a new reef had been struck in the City of London mine. This reef at first did not show gold, but since then gold was struck in it and a good deal of driving has since been done on this reef,'which Is likely to prove as rich and important as any of the other reefs in the sani3 mine. In its strike, also it affects auother mine, the City of York, on which operations have been commenced during the month. A large main shaft, 10 feet s 4 feet iu the clear inside timbers, is being sunk in the best position for opeuing the lode 3 to advantage which strike through the mine. But to return to the City of London. Crushing has been discontinued pending the further opening up of the mine from a new level now being driven at a depth of 270 feet in the Queen of Beauty. There cannot be a great deal of work done on the new reef in the way of break-? ing out quartz until such time as communication is so effected that ventilation will be • secured, but meanwhile the drive on its coarse is progressing. Other works of importance are also progressing, but there are no results yefc'to record from them. Tho principal work besides those which we havoreferred toisthesinldng of a winze on the No 2 reef near the Qieen of Beauty boundary to meet the new level which is being drivon.— The driving of this level, aud the sinking of winzes to meet it, is also the most importaut work now going on in the Queen of Beauty mine. The crushing for the company during the last fortnight has shown a very great improvement, aud now that the company's own fine mill of 20 head of stampers is in full work, in addition to 23 head of stampers at Bull's machine/the fortunate shareholders of this splendid property will in futuro reap even larger' fortnightly dividends than they have in the past.—But it was in the Bright Smile mine that the greatest progress and most marked success has been achieved. At the time our last summary was published " the manager of this mine was sinking fclio main shaft below tlw then lo.vest, the 218-feefc, level to open up new levels at greater dopths, the inflow of water was strong, and it was fortunate for the company that they had replaced their old pump columns by a new and much larger one, besides fixing a plunger lift in the shaft. The full power of those applianoes have been required iu keeping the water dowu while siukiug was going on, and at ono tinio it was feared that tho manager must open out the level boforo the required depth was readied. A fine strong reef was inefc within tho shaft, It proved to bo dis-

liucb from all the lodes previously worked in the miae, and it also proved to b>; highly auriferous. Iu kit fcho gold found in this lode is the deepest below the sea level of any visible gold hitherto fouud ou the Thames. A depth of 70 feet below the formar level, or a total depth of 2SB feet has now been reached, and at this depth the now level is to be opened. Meanwhile winzes have been sunk ou all the reefs to meet this new level, and upon the stuff taken out of the winzes the crushing milk of the company have of late been mainly employed. The yields obtained and the prospects visible promise that this new level will be richer than those above in the same proportion that each succeeding level proved richer than its predecessor. The prospects of the company are better now in reality than ever they have been before.—The .Bird-in-Hand mine has been more fully developed at the new level recently. It will be recollected that in our last summary we alluded to the outting j of the lode in the new level driven from! the engine-shaft. Since that lime the | reef has been well opened up, and crushing is now being carried on with a force of ten head of stampers, which is showing up for a good average of an ounce to the ton. There has not been any retorting yet this month, but the appearance of tho stuff at the battery, andof tho reef in the mine are alike satisfactory.—ln the Crown Prince mine the sinking of tho new engine-shaft has been tho principal work carried on. This is now down about 120 fact, but has not yet reached a sufficient depth for opening the new level. Meanwhile winzes are beinsr sunk on Nos. 1 and 2 reefs to inset the new level, and there is rich gold showing in both. During the month also the No. 3 reef, a lode which had previously been but little prospected, has been driven to form a connection with the new shaft, and in the reef itself as woll as in a branch of it which was struck in the main shaft good gold has been found. In one direction of the present main workings the No. 2 reef has been driven on up to the Exchange boundary, where a fine looking roef with a rich show of gold ha* been left standing in the faco. The Exchange Company have now applied for the use of the Crown Prince workings, for the purpose of continuing tho drive on this lode into their own mine, but no reply has yet been Received to their application. Meanwhile the main workings of the Exchange mine are making good progress, and a now reef was recently struck in them, close to the Bright Smile bouudary, iu which, however, there has not been any gold visible yet.— In the Qaeeu of the May the men are driving on the reef and breaking out good looking stuff, on which crushing will be shortly commenced. Moanataubi DiSTßicr.-The mines in tho upper portion of the Moanataiari district, to which we, referred at some length in our last, still maintain the position of importance to which they have arrived, mainly in consequence of the richness of the Old Whau mine and the important discoveries made in the Alburnia receutly. In regard to the Old Whau, its richness continues. Since our last summary dividends to the amount of £10,500 have been paid to the shareholders in this company, and although latterly thero has not been so much gold turned out, it is nob in consequence of any deterioration in the reefs, but be"causa the initio required repairs and tho stopes filling in, in order to secure the ground and workings from collapse. Important repairs have recently been carried on, and the whole mine is now brought to a state of thorough working order. The company has engaged a force of 20 head of stampers at the Moanataiari new battery, and to this they are now forwarding stuff, In consequence of want of water the company's own mill has been mostly idle recently, but with the first rainfall the whole plant will be started to work.—ln our last summary we alluded to an important new reef which had been opened in the Alburnia mine, but although we in common with others at that time deemed the find an important one we were far from imagining that it would prove so highly important as it is. Instead of being merely a cross-lode connecting two other reefs, it has proved to be an independent reef of great richness, and from its appearance and position the manager and others competent to judge, are perfectly satisfied that it is neither more nor less thaa tho continuation of the rich hanging, wall reef of the Old Whau mine. Thero has been very little quartz broken down during the last montu, for thero was no place in which to stack quartz. Every available space iu and around fcho batteryhouse, and oven the drives and passes, are full of quartz waiting for a rainfall to enable the crushing mill to start work. But wherever this now reef has been broken it showed gold. While waiting the rain tho manager has thoroughly opened up the levels of the mine, stripped the lode stuff, and mado ready for breaking out quartz in any.quautity which may be required when crushing is iu full swing. At the Dixon's level, where the oompany recently obtained permission to commence operations by continuing the drive on the main reef, they have driven home to the V\ hau bouudary and sunk a winze to a depth of 40 feet. The lode averages four feet in thickness, and shows gold in fair quantity, and is a most valuable acquisition to tho company. This reef is, we may.remark, the main reef of the Whau. When the winze is sunk another 40 feet it will have reached. thesamo level as the Whau main adit, aud this will give a good opportunity for working a section of the lode which is supposed to contain' a section of the Whau run of gold.—ln the iiuby niine adjoining, the manager is driving for this lode, aud is alao-driviug on the course of the Alburnia leader. Gold has not yet been struck, but there are very fair prospects, aud the company's stooks have assumed a favourable position in the market.— The Dixon's No. 1 Company have obtained permission to drive from the low level of the Black Angel into their own mine so as to obtain a deeper level than that in which it was previously worked. Tho now reef of the Black Angel, to which we alluded in our last summary Eas proved to be a very valuable lode, but the sectiou of tho niiin reef opened on the 116feofc level has. proved of even more importance, aud a crushing from it during tho month yielded a very good average. -In 'fcho Watchman, the works are of a progressive character, so also are those of the Jions of Freedom, iu which work has boon resumed with very fair prospects.— The Middlo Star mine is being worked by tributers.— Phe Coliban mine is now in excellent working order, and is producing stone of oxcellenfc quality from the main lode, which is three foot thick. Crushing will be commenced next week, and thero is no doubt from the excellence of the prospects through tho roef, the stuff will yield woll.—Tho Moanataiari mine, since the oroction of the now battery, has scarcely come up to oxpeefca'tions.' Whilst the mill wa3 in course of eroction a Tory largo amount of work was

performed opening up the various reefs in order to be ready to keep the full force of the new plant at work, but some of those reefs did not prove payable, and the general avorago was small. Now that tho Old Whau Company have employed half the crushing force, it is expected, as there have been evident signs of improvement recently, that the company's own mine will keep the remainder profitably employed.-Tho Golden Calf Company have successfully opened up their mine at the 260-feet level. The reef at this depth is not so rich as it was at the upper level, but it is nevertheless turning out good payable stuff, upon which 10 head of stampers are kept employed.—The new reef of tho Central Italy has also proved a valuable acquisition, aud has added materially to the worth of the mine. A crushing is now going on which is likely to yield well, and a large proportion of the stuff in it is from the new foot-wall reef. •.....,

Miscellaneous.—The South British Association are sinking a mtau shaft from which to prospect tho lodes striking down to the table land at the back of Shortland from the Karaka Hill. The company have undertaken a highly important work, which.they are likely to carry to a successful issue, namely, the prospecting of the largo district in which their shaft is being sunk.—The Waitemata Company are at present carrying on prospecting works.—Work has not been, resumed in the Nonpareil,—The 'KuraiM, Long Drive, and All Nations, are all yielding fairly.

OoaoiiANDEti.—Some finds of importance are reported from the Ooromandel district, and the limits of the goldfiold are bein* extended rapidly there. Several of the old mines are yielding handsomely, aud some of the crushings which have taken place there since our last summary will be found included in the annexed gold list :—

GOLD RETURNS PROM APRIL 10 TO MAY 9.

GENSRAL NEV73.

During the month there have been native meetings at Waikato, attended by several olficers of the Government, but the leading .Jlingites have nob attended as was expected, and no step has been made by them to show that they were anxious to live on friendly terms with tho Government. Nothing has trauspired, however, to lead to the conclusion that they have any desire to cause disturbance, aud considerable progress is being made in Waikato by the European settlers. ■ The country between the Waikato and Thames, including the district of Ohineinuri, is still closed. The natives are willing to sell the laud, and private parties are anxious to buy, but the Government have adopted such a policy that it is impossible to make any purchase, while they will not buy themselves aud open the country.

On April 11, the man workiag ia the Caledonian mine made' a prestation to Mr Edward Vipond of several handsome articles of jewellery, for tho heroism displayed by him some time previously, when an irruption of gas took place into the mine. Vipond had himself got iuto a place of safety, bub returned to aid three men who were overoome with the gas, and by his courage aud strength rescued them from danger. The articles consisted of a missive gold locket, a haudsome chased ring, aud a beautiful gold riug, iu which, was set a rich quartz specimen. Captain Richards, the manager of the mine, made the presentation.

Eoberfc Wingafce, fireman of shift in tlie Black Angel miao, had his right hand much injured, oa April 15, by its being drawn into one of the wheels of the machinery while he was rubbing some grease off. The members of the Q-rahamstoivn Quoiting o'lub assembled on April 12, in the enclosed ground at the rear of the Glasgow Arms Hotel, where tuey competed for a variety of prizes. The fir»t prize, a gold locket, presented by Mr Borfchwiok, was won by Air Wm. Living, stone; the second prize, a meerschaum pipe, presented by Mr Bruoe, was won by Air l\ flioks; the thirl;prize, a now hat, presented by Mr James cite wfc, was won by Mr i'. Uorbefct; the fourth prizj, a gold keeper,-presented'by Alrßarty, was won by Air T, AlcOaul. These were the first set. In the second set the first prize, a meerschaum pipe, presented by Mr T. Hicks, was won by Air Fox; socond prize, a gold pin, presented by Mr McJregor, was won by Mr C. Mo Lean; a ; third prize of 10j, presentod by Mr f. L, Murray, was won by Mr J. S. err; and a fourth prize, two bottles of whisky, given by Councillor Anthony, was won by Mr George Korr.

Hie first meeting of the Thames Borough Council was held on April 15, iu the Government Buildings, Grahamstown. The Councillors .present were-j llenshaw, Kilgour, Butt, Wilson, Bhronfried, Brown, Anthony, Davies. Councillor Kennan was the only one. absent, not having returned from Australia. After the councillors had subscribed to.? the statutory declaration, they proceeded '' to the election of Mayor. Mr Brown, M.P.0., nominated'Mr W. Davies, and the motion having been seconded by Mr Anthony, was unanimously agreed.to. At a subsequent meeting, Mr P. 0. Dean, who has for several years been secretary to the Waiotahi Highway: Board, was. eleoted town clerk. '•; '

. Rev. W. Jones, pastor of .the Baptist Church here, has left tho .place for Australia, as he is severely afflicted by pulmonary disease, He has been, sue-,.,., ceeded by Rev. J. Davies, late of Albert." ' land. A ! soiree was hold on April 22, when Mr Jones was presented on behalf -. of the congregation with a purse of £45. '' On Sunday, April 19, Mr Johu Duncan, of Shortland, accidentally shot himself. Accompanied by his Maori wife he had crossed the Thames, and was shooting pigs in a swamp about a mile above Opani Point. Ho was sitting down, smoking, and was pulling his gun to» wards ■him, when; it exploded, the bullet entering his breast. He only spoke a few words. His wife remained with him till he was quite dead, and then endeavoured to swim across the river for assistance. When she was in the river she saw a oanoe on the side she had left, and re-> turned and crossed in it. She. did not; reach the Shortland station lill nigliC * Next morning a party crossed the river,' and found tho body lying iu the swamp.Mr Duncan had lived for a considerable time amongst the natives, and was employed as an interpreter., .< The Licensing Meeting for the dis-" tricts of Hauraki aud Thames was held on April 21. In former 'years the Court was composed of the Justices of the Peace residing in the district, but under the Act passed last session Commissioners were nominated, who, with the Resident Magistrate, compose the Court/ !'he Commissioners for the districts of •' Hauraki und Thames are—John Brown, Esq., It, Workman, Esq., and it. Kenuan, Esq. Objections to a number of the houses were made on behalf of the Good Templars by Mr J. E. Macdonald, but these wore not sustained by the Court. The present Licensing Act contains a clause under which the license ; must be refused to any house on a poli-' ' tion signed by three-fourths of the residents of the district, but no attempt was made to put it iu force. , j' The first vessel of any siio built at tho '" Thames was launched on April 20, from the yard of Mr E.Stone, Shortland.it Che length of ttie vessel is 125 feet, breadth of beam, 22 feet; depth of hold, 8 feet; aud her registered tonnage about 200 tons, She is to be fitted witli a screw propeller, whioh can be unshipped wheu : ; necessary, She was named the 'Emu' by Mrs C. B. Stone, the daughter-in-law of the owner. 1 he' Emu' is a handsome 1 , vessel intended - for the coast trade.

The second anniversary soiree of the" Thames Congregational Church was held on April 21. The Mayor of the Borough . ' occupied the ohair. Amongst the speakers were tho chairman, Rev. B. C. Butland (the pastor of the church), Rev. Warlow Davies, of Auckland, Rav. VV. Jones, l'he soiree was very successful in a pecuniary sense. Mr F. C. Dean has been presented with a magnificent pendant consisting of alternate bars of greenstone, and rich, >

quartz specimens, made by Air Cookson,. jeweller, by the members of the fararu, tlighway Board, for gratuitous services as secretary. The Rev. Father Norris, who succeeded Father Nivard as Roman Oatholio priest at tho Thames, died on April 24. Soma weeks previously ho Bhowed signs of mental aberration, and gradually became worse- till he had to bg taken to the) Lunatic Asylum at Auokland. There he remaiuod for several days, when it appeared that he was affected with brain fever. He rapidly sank, bub entirely re* ' covered his reason before death. Father tf orris was highly respected. Disturbance has been threatened dur«.

ing the mouth at Ohineinuri, oa accouat of a sale of land. One party had sold to .-. Mr H. 0. loung, and these were • threateaed by natives who are opposed to the selling of land. ■ ,; The adjourned session of the Auckland Provincial Council was opened on the Ist of May. A long message were brought down from hi 3 Honor the Superintendent setting forth the arrangements which he had made with the General Government in refereuce to provincial affiirs. The message entered at great length into the administration of waste lauds and other subjects. The Superintendent has ob« - lained £10,000 from the General Government for expenditure on public works, on the security of the provincial lands. A new Highways Act and a new Education Act have been iutroduood into the • Council. The latter is generally oon« , demaed, and has no chance of passing. ) On Kay 2, a man named. Charles Aasley, a Ualf-oasto, was severely hurt at, fcheKirikiri saw-mill by a log falling oa his leg. A minor named James MoAuliffe was killed in the Central|ltaly mine on May 2. ' by a fall of stuff from the roof of the drive iu which he was working. Another man, named Ityland, was also injured by the same came. MoAuliffe was well known on the field and highly respected. The monthly competition of the Thames Scottish Volunteers for Captain Murray's medal took place on Saturday, at Pari' wai ranges,'4oo, 500, and 600 yards, 7. ' shots at each range. There was soum' excellent shooting mado. Tho soores for'"'' the day were: vol. dharpe,' 61; liieafc; Dej, 61; Vol. J. Brown, 62; Vol. tforgie, 60; Sergfc. Campbell, 60. More than usual interest was attaohed to the result of this match, as it was to oount for Sao last stage in firing for £6, the value of the .. Old Vv"hau share lately presented to tho Scottish Company by Mr John Berth- uT wick. This was divided into three prizes, and was supplemented by Mr Oevin with a bottle of Sootch whisky for i. the fourth aggregate prize. The follow- : ingaro the winners: Lieut. Dey,Vol. r ; ' Jas. Brown, Sergeant Campbell, Vol. 'i J?orgie. . •■!■ •,'[ On the morning of May 5, a fire broke • out in the melting-house of the Union Bank, Grahanistown. The fire was discovered by oue of tho men working in the TiiiMßs ADVEuirsEa oifiso, next t0... the bank. Mr Grant, the manager, who was sleeping in his house, adjoining the. v' bank, was rousod, and measures wore ••■ taken to prevent tho spread of the fire.'''' The Fire Brigados happily sucoeedod in doing this, to thoir great credit. „ Only .r,' the bank was destroyed, worth about £1,2000r£1,3C0, , V ~ "";:■'.

fHE THAMES AWEETISER, SATURDAY, MAY 9, ]M ttTflitTrmriTTi innin lWHM,it l '-H l «^^- > " l *» jllrt * IMte '^^*» >wt,,M - "-Vi MmiiII i i i mil mr.n' "imihiiii in hi" ■ ■ , mtm m --..-. , ' ■ i ■■mwiiii MJi" iiifi'iiiMM M J ,i|,V, B ' M ni M ,,-.^ r >! T^. Vt T L-, 1 _ 1 __ lf i_^ The Western Times (Sxitet paper) mentions gQUTHBRN TELEGRAM'S MONTHLY SUMMARY this portion of the company's ground, finob from all the lodes previously worked performed opening up the various reefs in • he case of a young couple who were ruined by J-UUCiUllfUVia, iVlUiUriUl OUmiViaai. . fhe markod guccesg whi(jli . fc t0 bi! order to be ready tb keep the ful'force of 0*A fli io^^^3^^„A gBI - ) nn f he Manukau in a similar work highly auriferous. In & 3 t the gold found the new plant at work, but some of those rS«5htw5etShdK OUE GOLDFIELDS. has stimulated further prospect- ia this lode is the deepest below the sea reefs did not prove payable, and the "Tichborne Bonds." After the cross-exami- Wellington Friduv As will be seen from our annexed list of ™S by t' 10 adjoining companies, levol of any visible gold hitherto found general avorago was small. Now that nation of the Claimant by Sir John C.leridge ■*.„■ \, n ,.„„ , ' "V the orashines which have taken place and it n fully expected hat the new rich on the Thames. A depth of 70 feet below the Old Whau Company have employed the young man became disheartened and dea- Q1 ™* e d DBOemb " lrin, It me which has transni ed ™f of the Manukau mine wil bo found (ho former level, or a total depth of 2S8 half the crushing force, it is expect, as ponding, and died in a short lime, his early Jasfc, 182,a96 telegrams were for- u . ur & tuo mB , mi p in this cross-eut. However, the work is feet has now been reached, and at this there have been evident signs of improvedeath being attributed to vexatiou consequent warded, being 45,081 more than in the since the publication ot our last monthly only now commenced. We shall pro- depth the now level is to be opened, ment recently, that the company's own upon the feeling that he had lost his money, con . e8poa( ji Q « quar t ei . 0 f 1372 The re summai T oa tlie 10tl1 of A P ri1, tuere is a be able to record results next Meanwhile winzes have been sunk ou all mine will keep the remainder profitably and had shown a great want of prudence. * J ' " decreage ia the yield 0 f g0 \i But this month. In the intermediate levels of the the reefs to meet this new level, and upon employed.-Tho Golden Calf Company A horrible discovery was made in Newtown, ;:,!„. decrease is not by any means so great as mine the ground has been worked during the stuff taken out of the winzes the have successfully opened up their mine at Bolton, a district inhabited chiefly by Irish. ™ 3recel the last three months . ,'„,.„.?„, the month with greac success. Gold has crushing mills of the company have of the 260-feet levol. The reef at this denth The houses there are built baek-to-back, and of, the previous year.-It is stated that was CUe on mat occasion over beea found ja varioU3 portions 0 f j ti and j ato bee|1 milin , y om pi 0 y e( i. The yields is not so rich as it was at the upper level , underneath a pair situated in Soho-street aud Mr Lemon, Superintendent of the Tele- the month preceding, and the decrease in the main portion of the stuff crushed obtained and the prospects visible pro- but it is nevertheless turning out good Back Soho street respectively was a cellar, graph, is perfecting a system of his own the present instance can be accounted for has been obtained from these mise that this new level will be richer payable stuff, upon which 10 head of divided into two^mpartments.called front and' J J • P J a W com 0 jsown . f ory manner. There are Wels.-In our last summary we alluded than those above in the same proportion stampers are kept employed.-The now '■ 5 2; J5 %£££% 5* one w "ll eZEt as 11 -eral important crushing, to be com- <° S nl T ?* "f **" "*1 % tZ tailor, named John M'Loughlin. The cellar Napier.-Messrs Steele and leogh have largely added to the returns; owing the claim. We have now to record that in reality than ever they have been be- crushing is now going on which is likely had been closed for many months, and the front commenced, an action for damages for to the exigencies of the mail service, we the speculative ideas then entertained fore.-The Eird-iu- Hand mine has been to yield well, and a large proportion of window was both boarded and shuttered. On libel against the Evenin* iribune are obliged to publish before the full with regard to the reef have proved cor- more fully developed at the new level re- the stuff in it is from the new foot-wall Monday afternoon, a little boy, named John ° ' month has expired. Hence those returns rfict * Us course has been driven on for cently. It will be recollected that in our, reef. James Cooper, aged eight years," a grandson of Napiee, Friday. t u ]AA hhi • a length of from 60 to 70 feet, and a rich last summary we alluded to the cutting j Miscellaneous.—The South British M'Loughlin, was, playing ; in the'yard of his The telegraph extension to Poverty nav ° t0 De exouaeQ ' mi tUer0 13 run of gold has been discovered and of the lode in the new level driven from I Association are sinking a mua shaft from ?™ghers house, when he..dropped a stick Bay was opened as far as the Wairoa ""other reason, which of more impor- opened up in it. In fact there is a the engine-shaft. Since that lime the which to prospect the lodes striking down into the cellar area, fie went down the steps , ■; TT , r „ . tance still. In many instances, as m richer show of eod extend n2 for a lwflm Wn wpII nnonnrl im nnrl m.nol. fnH,.ai»Unf«,»i, B .i,.[orii j to-day. His Honor the Superintendent ,he case of tho.Albuiia and OldVhau, hm he Mu Hil '« SJS.S&t?S T r g6 / T qUaati °5 ° f Hch St0a6 haVe f t01, T ai ? r tka em ' ° pei ! e , d / P - 0a f he 0f teu Mof stampers, which is showJT Z^^^U^SS, > Ett7a-2 S a JnSK,S 8 £ ujcrus bed m conseq of want 0 ame s since the famous Caledonian sliot upforagood average of .aounoetothe which.they are lilcelf I catry to a sue! police having been communicated with, an SlS - Prett y JaDe sails to-night for ffater or tue u P- Batteries. Ilio of gold was discovered and worked. The ton. There has not been any retorting cessM issue, namely, the prospecting of entrance was effected. A horrible sight then Poverty Bay and Auckland with 32 head sea , so " uas f ea exceptionally dry so tar, first crushing of 250 tons taken out of it yet this month, but the appearance of the the largo district in which their shaft is presented itself. Lying upon her back on the of catt i e and 20 0 gheep for Auckland -7 7-°! W& *Z n ° f T advailc, "S wel yielded 636ms lOdwte gold. Since then stuff at the battery, and.of the reef in the being sunk.-The Waitemata Company floor of the cellar was a woman, who, to all 86p ° Auolu . an(1 " into the winter mouths, there has not yet a double, force of stampers have been mine arealike satisfactory.-In the are at present oarryin* oa prospecting appearances, had been staved to death. There Dunedin, Friday, been any rainfall ot sulhcienfc magnitude employed aud operations carried out on a Crown Prince mine the sinking of tho works.-Work has not°beon resumed in ' was not a particle of flesh upoujior bonos, The applications under the nominated to increase the creeks to any perceptible larger scale. The old shaft of the iVIanu- new engine-shaft has been tho principal the Nonpareil-The 'Kuraoui horn i ™S S i? f m: She wa3 n b ( V hl i ,Iy /' Vnd s y stem of immigration have been for- exte J lL °f n omm . , on ?\ flat tl ,he \™ bem sank, and is now nearly work carried on. This is now down Drive, and All Nations, are all yielding » P Sin f'. 1 • S f aQ d ! < f erad « ire * warded by the immieration office bv the ?T hl - g ll3 "?■ md ?' )elldenfc of fch ° 3e *°™ to the requisite level. Tim will be about 120 feet, but has not yet reached a fairly. ' b I a Petticoat, a pair of stays, and cloqs Bound warded oy tne immjratioa office by the inte rmittent supplies, for iu many in- U3e d for ventilating purposes, and as a sufficient depth for opening the new level. Commanded -Some finds of imoori mailam0imtedtO2 ' A380U ' 3 --- Ranees the requisite water supply is ob- me ans of fcndinVdoin the long Meanwhile'winzes 'are Line sunk on tanceTe reprted 03^1 n. Mwma „ ATT ™n ptlWrobSiVfem'ti,; timbet3 ; eqail ' ed for , tb , min0 fl t0 f J and2 *> rf tb I™}' limits ofthegoldfield are sprain,audtherehadbeenseverebmisesonher MININQ MA1TERS. J lent^jK ".^Cli 1 ?!^ 6 3 T 6 • the , g T ad L^ M L e there is rich gold showingm both, bein? extended rapidly there. Several arms and leg* Marks of violence were obser- ■ * water raised irom tne 1 umpingAssocia- reef is worked out, but the During the month also the No. 3 reef, a of the old mines are yielding handsomely, 7abVon her neck and at the back of her head, Old Whatt -Tn this mine Min nor ,'11 1 /11 °i • • P main workings as hitherto will be carried lode which had previously been but little aud some of the crushing* which have ' WLi V aCk -T, C,0tted f Saca t ? °T beM W f" m ° ar la3t S ™' blood. Nothing is.known as to how or when been for some time are now '«• 1 1 # P™ m K °. ae - level, and the stuff for crushing will be nection with the new shaft, and in the reef mary w be found included in the ahegot into t e cellar, as ; both doors were- u " e c S e d PffA' r? T™' nM tho Golden Crown engine itself as well as in a branch of it which annexed gold list:fastened when she was found. From the quan- I" 118 oom P ieteo -- lesieiaay uuemanagei but those which were then made have s b a ffc. Atrooddeal has been done in was struck in the mdn 'nhifr mnH rrM\ Monday, a man, named William Smith, identi- shaft being completed, but it is not in- !"i re '2n, Z Sfi7d and if! . Goldo . a °™ w . n aad Ouw mmes orosa-oats been driven on up to he Exchange boun- claim oe OOmpaw. Sjone Cuusued. Gold fiedthedeceasedashissister.in.law. Hername, tended to crush until there are about 200 J Z Ssffi da iy , where a fine lookmg reef with a rich , ho stated, was Lonsdale, and she was a widow, tons in the battery, so as to have suffi- P ro8 " W as muon due to tne and 111 the Imperial Crown mine, now let show of gold hi been left standing in the § g S g I B, aged 46. 8he had been in the workhouse foJ ci ent on hand fora good start and a P , r , 9 1 m on tribute, through which a considerable face. The Exchange Company have now .... ... in „ * °** . some time, and was given to drink. From the sup l °f n e 0 f »" acoide! iW ° F M de ' "j mme ? "\ . B ' section of the reef strikes, a drive is now applied for the use of the Crown Prince " , 3 S ° n ° n ° wl ° woandsuponherheadandneckthereisstrong will be a retorfngXTfi at ft! directions as to the new discoveries which go ing on from tho Imperial City shaft workings, for the purpose of continuing B,?cl"°ncV3 "- 10J 0 0 So au 8 p 1CI o n offo U lp.a y . company's amal- WeZ eft f "ew to opening tup for working the drive on this lode into their own ■ " 2 "S 0 °o On the last night of the old year a poor gam obtained from the tailinff treated in f 7 ' mi *?\ 1 • cousr f ulate In the other mines in tbs neighbourhood mine, but no reply has yet been received Ditto - - - .35000 453 0 0 woman, the wife of a labourer in the village of the berdans. «»■">£ "eated «» ourselves on not only the improved pros- there is little further to report. There is to their application. Meanwhile the main Black Angel 90 0 0 220 0 0 ■Aber, near Bangor, was delivered of twins. EedWhite and Blue Tbibute -A ft Y '"If "ii *!! 1 ff i° a good deal of prospecting going on which workings of the Exchange mine are mak- Bemligo independent-■ - 100 0 0 117 00 •fhe first was born during the closing hour of the crusliine of 23 tons for Brown 'and 7v S e ™J.; as well as on the1 heathy may be expected to lead to good results ing good progress, and a now reef was Caledonian - - - - 03 0 0 87 0 0 old year, andJhe second an hour or so.after the paTtyi tributer« of tho No 2 seorion f eellQ « of 183 aa * elasticity whiob by and by. recently struck in them, close to the Ditto " " " -M0 «-00 opening of the new year The peculiarity of J f £ m White and Blue mine Sa! ? the prolonged period of Waio-Kakaka DisTUicr.-The same Bright Smile boundary, iu which, how- ™> " " " " » ° ° 3 ° 5 »» .meyeMhesamemonth.northesameda, J. amaljam wij.not SSSelSK '. ". 1 £\) * J" HPffOTA-I rni?TT?flDA\lQ- Ji«ldwillbeover2o z3 tothoton. aQd inking events of the past a,d of their scheme as ia the good looking stuff, on which crushing crownPriuoo. - - .9000 iu BPJiOIAL TELEGRAMS., Gomen for the P t ™A^Pu,rn W i*n C3se .f the Pumping Assocmtionlhe ml be shortly commenced. Eureka i'11 - . . i» 0 0 mif 5 0 • —*_ : Golden Crown took place last night, but tut™. J ADJOisiwo seeurifey required by the Government was Moanataiabi Distbict.-The mines Golden Age tribute - - 2300 2700 /- (P«Anglo-AustraUanPress Tole 2 rapn Agency.) the exact return is not yet to hand. Si72?«S considered Hoo pressing. Each company in tho upper portion of the Moanataiari Ditto - - . . 1000 27150 •—- There will probably be lOOozs gold as the outIa y m thls ™f so f ar > so .. would be compeliad to mortgage their district, to which wo. referred at some QoideuCrown - . - 113 0 0 mss 0 0 / •RXT'RAORDTNATIY fiFTAHGK result of the stuff from the hanging-wall -u' 1 jT b • lmm • dividends,. besides giving ample soou- length in our last, still maintain the posi- inverneji tribute - ■ - 30 0 orous 4 0 I JiiLlJlAUKJJlJNA.EY OUAKtrB. er cruslied U d U ul , n 7 Ditto 6500 7500 / . AGAINST AN AUCKLAND MEE- Sfwef Q a f Oaledoman there is still a greater' ar j this they declined to do, and arrived, mainly in consequence the K —' - - - - UO 0 o«wh 0 CHANT. was broken down yesterday, in which infa ™ te ™<«>d m this locality mw negotiations are now progressing richness of the Old Whau mine and the T Ditt n °: " " • " "? ° °„ mm ° ° Auckland, Friday. there was a fair LT Tgdd, an] ° f n This scheme consists of sinking one of the important discoveries made in the Al- SSSL '. ' ' 'SX ! - The charge against J. S.Macfarane Pro.p.ota of the mine ar" improving. XtSs C fl °Sn SSTr* Ia to the Old ." ." J •j'iij • u ur n 1. j Crush ng w be commenced about Mon- "mucugreatei in otner quarters. JM Bright bmtle shaft, to a depth of 700 feet, Wnau, its richness continues. S nee our Aloauataiari - . - - soo 0 0 255 0 0 occupied al day in the Police CourMnd snjw 11 0 e commenced atiout Mon th 13 feeling is natural enough The con- thus draining the whole ot the adjoining last summary dividends to the amount S - - . . loo Till , , has not yet concluded. Ihomas Craig, —:—■ Mence displayed by the claimholders mines, and enabling the companies work- of £10,500 have been paid to the share- ibrnibg star tribute 1 . -' 10 io 0 kit 0 the principal witness, deposed that he DIVIDENDS have invested immense sums of ing them to carry on operations without holders in this company, and although MiluukM - - - - 250 0 0 63010 0 remembered news coming at the end of The following dividends hara Wen na ld T™ 7 ™ deve 7 meu t, not only of pumping machinery of their own. The latterly thero has not been so much gold - 5 o'o 1 2 0 nu , 0 „ n ,, . u • , , ■ n • I0 omn « r a-,™enas nave Deen paid their own mines, but in the solu ion of schema nromises to be hkhlv successful hi mar nnh i> k in n nnaannann * n ( New CaloJonia tribute ■ 0 133 ru2 0 October 1870, that Hams had seized since the pubhcation of our last list, the great question of the gold-bearing ?,2 'mT 2 bare J pTelt been' aTdefiili nTn bS W **™>*V«»»>W ■ 10 0 0 , s 0 0 certain logs at Wangapoua. Saw J. S. «x "****»- m qualities of our reefs at great depths. The tork t a - u 0 0 10 0 0 Macfarlane about the matter. Saw, him Ctyof ««• & P« ■ .,_. in-ogress, therefore, of the Pumping A, lodes iu the Waio-ltaraka district have s lol fe T '. \ '. \ Vol 5!! about that time. Had a conversa- _. on 5.O00 shares - - £1,250 aociatiou-s operations, as well-as those of improved in riehness in proportion to the groaad and workings'from eollapse. Im- dZ 0 fi 1 0 tion with him about the logs in his H^' 1 * ™ *?? W J mines adioimnjf, have ox- depth reached, and there is therefore a "portent repairs have recently been B.tto 2 ' office in Queen-street. After consulta- n]rl 'h a VI T" ' 1 TlT 'fCf 0t ''» ri Po«itive OBrtainty that .the extoasive carried on, and the whole mine is now Ditto 120 00 105 0 0 : tion we came to the conclusion Z r 01d fP" 1 15 - £ 3 per share on tl0 m nth. Ihe successfa1 noguunn-. wheme.of operations proposed will not brought to a state of thorough working Point Russell tribute - - 40 0 0 85 0 0 tion we came to the conclusion that it 8,000 shares - - - - 9,000 of the loan for continuing the sinking of only be remunerative to the individual order. The company has engaged a fore" Qneeu o£ Beauty - . . 150 0 0 122 1 0 was best to get a good .many men to Messengers, April 15th, Ispersharoon the arge shaf from the present 400-feet claims concerned, but will tend still fur- of 20 head of stampers at the Moana- m ° 150 ° ° uuo ° go down and take possession of the logs 3,000 shares .... 150 je>'el to a further depth of 30J feet has ther to advance the wealth, importance, taiari new battery, and to this they are Difcto 200 0 0 222 0 0 by force. Merence was then made to Old Whau April 29th, 10s per share infused a great deal of vitality into all tho and true prosperity of tho whole gold- now forwarding stuff, In consequence of " B ° 1 ° 5115 I Toune Harris If he was there and on3 < U00stes ' " ■ 1,500 mines adioimng, but particularly iu the field. The greatest credit must be want of water the company's L mill ta <»"» 6i 0 0 34 8 0 SLSeoiwartohlht Total . -'. ■ ■" ""S I Anm .Vn„n W w.«,v »„ *• 1 1 - ; ' o • ■ ?• , le ™ L ot . tu . e been at such pains to mike tho seheme a the first lmufall the whole plant w II be Sons ofiteJom - - . 77 0 0 m4 n n down. Young Harris was particularly - PumpingAssociationssha ft. Butpunci- suceeS3 , The difficulty was notsomuch started to work-In our last summary Sumlrioyuclls Gold from ° mentioned. It was the defendant who POLICE OOUET.-Yestbbday. P%,mthe works ot the Association has iujn-ocuring the loan, but in'inducing the we alluded to an important new reef Ming*, about- - - 100) 0 0 made the suggestions to shoot Harris. Before J. Kbddeli, Esq., IUI. tho vitality been most apparent. Active claimholders to offer the requisite which had been opened in the Alburnia To ' {atea ( Coroilul,acl ) - ■ 80 0 0 0000 It was often mentioned. He said he had , LiMm.-Kdmud Jones, a youth Pf e P ai ' afcl0ns were at commenced for security. There were so many separate mine, but although we in common Ditto ' " " - ; wo 0 0 93150 such power both with the bank the iurv about 16; or 17 years of age, was charged Pl acm g the massive castings connected and even antagonistic interests to com- with others at that time deemed the l™ nb f • " " " 13 ° ° 910 °, n that he did, on the 7th instant, from the plunger pump m position bine. This has been satisfactorily accom- find an important one we were far from If™ ' >' ' ' 15 ° ° ° 12 ° 10 ° and the Government that he could get me . shop 0 f Joh „ Townsend, Grahamstown, jt "e 400-feet level, where a place for a plished, and it may be considered one of imagining that it would prove so highly W* I *. ° off. The proposition was made frequently, feloniously steal the sum of 6s, the pro' to be excavated. The greater the most important events ia the interests important as it is. Instead of being Wnod " iiaTO - thou S tt ' l '(Cdl) 5 0 0 40 0 0 It was said seriously, and was brought up perty of the said John Townsend. Ser- P ortlo ! 1 . ot tuIS massire work is now fixed 0 f the goldfield which has occurred for merely a cross-lode connecting two other xoiai - - 0 491 is uf siflT™ ' too often to be in a joking way. I was gennt Elliott applied for a remand until ™ P os i^ n » a !} 1 1, t ehIi0od ta ? many years. The combination of interests reefs, it has proved to be an independent • Previous Mouth - i <n n' >r r , togodownwith men that were to be Monda y- The prisoner was only arrested 1Q g f th« sha t will be resumed this required in carrying these negotiations to reef of great richness, aud from its ap- ' '-! . ' ! °_! birprl TwMtnbirpmM. «nd f«ll n,™ at half-past 10 o'clock last night, and m ?. ™' liatel y upon the success- a successful issue cannot fail to result in pearance and position the manager and Decrease - . 710055 29105 s hied, lwastohiremnand ellthem th ti t h « ful issue of the negotiations for the loan, muc h practical good. In regard others competent to iudge, are perfectly „, m Z„ m„ „„,„«». 17, \ „ if they would not fight for the loas they ■ tm,-«m.nJ ».« ™.«i. J 0V1UBUl ; e ' a conference of all the comoames in- i„ tl,. AmM hW. ™m„ ",:„fi„j n,L;> :. -.U?'.*.-/."• 7 »meao* that the quaubtjr Btated u m malted goal.