MONTHLY SUMMARY.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1857, 6 July 1874, Page 3

MONTHLY SUMMARY.

The yield of.goldfor.tha .month shows a great increase over the preceeding one, and on looking) over tna list, of cru'shings we^njiithatthe' in,orea_s&us]dueimpre to general improvement than to any extraormine's;' There J ']ia3 ,(i ala6 !i .'fa'een : -'greater activity .0,-. t-->"--!t>--itr■■.»".;! f '.'! l i'i;] ZftAr.i;-; ,:'.-; :, amongßtjithe.jcrnsmngj.mills, .which jygre than before')arge :< as-''it is/ wbuld W greater if,,the tp'tal re'turn'frpmihe $fgriiiv .katidfushing.was < to .hand.-: <■ Only ahihv: gtalmeAt^idf' the gold from'the specimen l for lliis is' t'tf'hand' jet';; but;{a|liiß' mwe $e 'sVall ' of .impprtanpe the has be'eij;j)j;„na b^ knownva^.l.the-leajd-: ing-S mines, jilbion,; and !; Tobkeyi'there.hayeibeea no new cfis-i part -this mayjiperhapß,-. be' attributed to).he;fact that'in the Tookey,'; at all'SveitsV all works have been 1 stopped l in cbnsequeric'e of'thV^atM''-'having', risen'-' in the Pumping Association'g;shafi;.while the pumps were stopped for the attach-mentof^the'nw.-'plun'gerl;. IhTbtber por-' tion's 7; bf 'HheJVgolSfield.-'-'pkrticularly l tli.e Waio^Karaka%t, ! weliaye%''AdticeWr>-, tinued'.prosp'erity;attM dev'elopmeiit.jot .■ jtKe';^c^fs'bjf'the''dis in the low them'ohtli ; if a. brought prominently the public in i consequence of .there ; being twp : claimants/, for :9.raib'age;ic6ntributip.o s .idsteajol v Qf-,oiie.:> The Pumping Association, having sunk?' their'shaft tb a< depfch<bf } 400!FeefcV claim 1 to ! - benefit the'whole'pf, ; tbemines where:the' workings''' r are v ;beih'g> carried '•' on'' fro'iir shafts, sunk billow :th'e ! . level 1 of their snr-. foce;'ilncludih|. tW;mmes:j'oii' tbe'Vv/aibf .Earaka'"'fl'af;. J ' : pany,;havjing sdhktWeVshaft 'to 300 feet onthis; in ,pumping> also Claimed coptribufcioris from all'the min'es'-onr the aiWaio/Karaka'l'flatjtiAndi j ss ufed-notioeff;to-tijat;effect«!).'iffhei£minW owners, generally admittedi.bein'g' benpJ fite'd'-huVobj^cted-foi plying • two' 'party's" for'tic be^etiftlie^derived/' ; jbtest the-'questipnfsued' tbeCtfy'pf. ti.ondon'■■|Comp i Hny ; tribgtion'pf &&s'4 owners' / on'"Waio-KaMa ' held sejefai, jneetirigßj and de cid ed; tp ( ;'d efe nd .the ; *q but from some cauge thjßj. case cameh v there was 'no'dtfe>ce:made',^ conclusively to'havihg'lramea'.'the mine to a : certain. no v OpTii.oiicbutj' AQld;.th at7b7enejfifc iL been conferred on ; .Londpnrhy:. the actionof the Association pu'nps, butreserved, judgment*as to the extent of the' benefit derivediuntiltfsimiHr'MsP raised by the Bright Smile "against,the £ity pf \ London should Ve heard.- In/the mean; 1 ' time, however,.'th'eiwhole}]question was settled, i; by ; agreement, entered .iatp between,/ thej 'Pumping'-'•association-and"'[tbe;,';Bright;; -Sinile" Company? by;' which''lt 1 "was;decided' all the claims: bn■ ' Bright 1 . Smile receive' ; '7o i per: bent.: of the-. drainage/contributions,- whiletbe remain-: ing3opercent; is .to go ■< tolhevPumping Association. This intricate question being thus settled, it has. relieved.tho.se iatqrested;.ia tUp^fiEpgres^-"iiad j-p^osperriy^of'the.; goldfield^fratn, a'grpat '.deaJ^pTaoxiety,^ The, W-*6®-'®Cj§ j^*®, l ? - ',1?"™^-1*9 j?.!"4! P?' disastrous -la;the^extrejnw.^;MWy'mines' woul^lnWe'fb'cease'; opdrationsj'the;gold produce, of .the field would be lessened,and btindreds;df'minerg' would! be/thrown put of employment. "~lt is, therefore, very :gatisfactiory f! to : hav e"'td refer' to th'tf- settlement o£a ; difficulty: which threatened 'such .disastrous, results..- •.■'Amidst... a .good deal of prpspentyj h'o^ever^there' lias" been •gbme''disap'jipintment^ ,; ln-th6-''case-bf!the Old Wh'ai 1 minej ,the: 'expecTationsi. of the shareholders,.,were,- raised,.by; former splendid results, and they looked -forward.

to a repetition,of thesameimmediately, on the opening 5 of 1 a'new level. 'Had r their not'been: falsely raised by interested parties, who' an'xioUs 1 tio clear out; .their.shares in $ giyea ,time,-' shareholders wp.uldjpt have given way tpi a f pa'nic, : for the mine presents splendid pros'pect^'o.f'nch:/returns .iui'the future;,; Having .;thus briefly'aliuae'd "in.;.general; terms' to: s th'e ! aspect 'of affiifs,'we shall refer districts into .which :the field "is gejaerailytdiiVided; and "commence; with; the n j; .y :;;,! ii: , ri-i'Vy-i : ih : i : \- '■ 'PniiPiNG'-AssooriTioN' and- •Adjoining operations Pttmping;;Aß3ooiatioa:ibave,fori theimost paridu'rmg''the, last rhWthi'., been'eonfiij.ed toiattaching : ne'jjf'.plunger!' pumpi fixed at the 400-feot level in lieu.df. the; drawin?" HffcL 15thultimoV.ihertpump)'. y were-,stpppe'djto

co'nneijfcthe'massive-rods; or.hugejbeams of!• 'timbeiv these 'iwerer connected, and the pumps-with the'.draw-.' work toclear} the. '.water (which, by this" time had risen 100 feet) out of theimino,! before breaking the joint of the' drawing lift and substituting the. \ plunger.. Tho worbwas accomplished satisfactorily, j al-V was a most difficult.-: /one in consequencejoflhe massive weight "of the columns and If the least time hadbeen lost the water would have'riseh and a'hew set/bf pumps would'have to : be put'dbwn temporarily to drain it out; . agaiai :-.'Mt.'- th'e> gbinU.-, alt',. fitted : ' nicely' beforehandon the.'surface,and came,to-.' gether properly below., :The.men eraployed,Worked bravely and were well up to 'theiriduty.;?but although;'all possible expedition was ÜBed, the' water rose within, 1 oiie hour^aft'efthe 1 work was finished, so that hada single bolt gone •wrqog' or had-; the slightest'hitch occurred, the Association woul'd have; to animmense extra expense, and' itlieVpperatipiis would have been'stopped'for at least:another the'3rd instant the pumps with the - new. plunger attached .were' gtartedjpermanently to work again; They; \work smo6l;hly a'ndli easily, and' have alrea"dy ; made. suck a 1 reduction in .the water thai'itjs exacted 1 by the' end of this week the';sinki'ng of the shaft and the carrying'on of operations:at the ; 4o0 r ,. feet level—which have been' while the wprk.referred to in with |he ; pumps was progressing-r-will be resumed. e the sinking of thb Tookey /.-.shaft; .had r to be suspended. owing"to ;the ' same cause, for -.the; water -rose'''t6,''.,the-'.same level in : it. The works of the Caledonian - Company have not. been Retarded, and tne ! cross-cut east, pf %'e/ niain ;| shaft has been driven!, from-the main ,; level upwards of 100 feet; through - jblank v country at. the foot-wall', side of the main,reels"., ioflea have yet-been intersected; m> 'this .or6sa : eut, exTpeoted that it'would liav'e' cut : through" th'e rich' reef; of j ;the Manukau-'mine longbefore' this '.tini?. : 'i-Thiere is still a distance 'pt< about 130- feet' to continue ifc. to the unapte wn fo> ; fjs®\xj diwferiei;' - tho Albw^'

.Oaledpnian hasjalsp been driven past the. boundary'about 150' feet, but no reefs were intersected ■since'biir'report on the ;mine contained in last summary. The tributes of this company are being worked to- considerable advantage, and . fresh ground for new sections is now bciny opened up by axrossrcut driven- from the .old Hazelbank';shaft at.a depth' of>about •15/) feet belov?;the.:creek level.—The :Manukau reef.andl'its[rich, prospects.has iboeu feature"; in .(lie whole, ofrthis locality, and no wonder either, forthp lode is a most extraordinary .'bn>, and '$e; extentv of; already beeU;pperied'?abbut' 170 feet in length, shows/gpiifroin; face to;face, not : inj.small quantities]or patohes, 'but in- a /riph. continuous M.iwjiilst'the quality of thje stone coming to handfrom it has never ;.been ex.ce%d sipeej the rich shot-of gold. ,in; the Caledonian'mine was worked out;' : pn the 15.th.ultimo:-the'drive]South'! on ; .the reef reached the - shaft which had beeh''c'6litihued fo ; :thisileY'el4h(drder; ; t6 "afford and a'me'ansiaf-getting' down the large timbers- required'for minfinjgv' purposes 1 -in /''working ('oiit'J this ''great'rejef. On'the 20th •.ultimp'a.maghifice'ht 'lot of rich and jvejry heavily impregnated, was blasted dpwnufrom thp:ifao.e.iof t ?:tiie.jdri.ye.;'ao.rtb7 towards the on the 22nd a .parcel of stone-equally rich in quality but! smaller in quanaty.was.taken oiitofthe south face. Since then gold : has ■ .plentifully■.atf'both -ends' i -tons -of .have 'coni.etohandfrom the lode from the' ',26thiillimo'tothe'present. The'goWeral: crushing" for' the -company, in,; ,psrt of the m'onthinciuded'a'iotbfsahd-' ;stbne,--which-reduced-the-averager-bulr-latterly the amount of atnajgam produced ; daily has been very great, and a retorting of general • stuff ; amalgam ajpne-.twhiph-'tqok place. last week./produc'ed jold. ■ .'TheOspecimens iare "crushed, and a first'infltilmentof the gold .from 559ozs,jwas lodged in the bank" on Saturday night. This crushing'will riot' be'completed until tp-rnp;vro,vv,,. and .it, will, probably, add. another IjOOOdzsi or mor'ey splendid yield deposited. Hitherto the' 1 employed "an> average •fdrce of 12 head of stampers crushing, but recently the force'..haso been increased ;M ••^-il~^-.~ a £ off arrange■Ments are made "for 'stbping"out~thTreef '.expeditiously,] an'j;extra,;forcej^ill;be at .'bhce' started. In allJitVlihbod before .month expires u 'the"M'anukau mine Wiill* 6 iout''suffiy nt(ric¥''ro6k■?■ ' ; to employ forty head.,pf stampers constantly up to. their : Ml, capacity.—Tn the Oure mine'i'crosi'but l has" beeu-driven to and;there .'yere.iudi-f cations "on Sa'turaiiy,'high't ,'pf ' s 'it3" prox" fimity. It has matter :pf-j;doubt I) whether/ ■ the . ! 'Ma4ukautrief maintained a separatercdurae, or whether it formed a junction .with, the No. 2 reef, a)parajlel : lode. j workedjindva.ntagepuslyinjtlip O'ureminoj Ih aUiprobability:afew|day,S'Vvprk)Wiiypii cide the point, for there h quartz now in the face it is icthe i.:M)an'ukau -. rebf Isor-roinotO citi certainly ocoapies 'the position' Which that--'reef should Ji 'occhp'y i -'it ,, 'it f 'm'MiitiiiJM '<$ Separate and distiacfc 'course.F-Th'e'Golden •Qrpwn;Qpm.pany;have alsp driven -cut at jevel, for- this; reefo:,.but; without and. it appears.that: whatever, the result may be.regarding a'j'unctjon of the lodes ofc;their:sirikeV:jthore is; jijo dpjbjt, whoever }hut, thjay.,, jjju .going) 'down .somewhere;.between ine.,-l.Qo"?eet teif pbrtionof "t which'has'beßti, ;1' visibeingoientered-.tp;' 'put'this reef on its strike southward,iand' there is good reason.toanticipate saccess in this i ,^ : .,.. y j T ,^ ; ,; j WAio-KiBiKA BisTHfcT,— I 'We have already briefly-alluded.to the important re« suits of the last month's operations iu this district, butiaprdprt.o be more specific we shall further refer to' it.' 'This pbr'tiou of the gold field at for some time past, has hell "forth indications of greater'prosperitjr and RermanPncejthjitt; any other part of the field. The reefs have improved in quality downwards;- and the as,, a; rale;; supply; quartz to a larger number of stampers than those of any other district, or Indeed \ve ; might say all' the- other- idistriPts- put' jtogether. T-wo.olaifns; alone, wid Queen, of Beauty, employ"arif iaggregatb force.aUh'e.present I2d'h'ead'bf Sta'mpers 1 , and : each : C3mpan ; y will have to increase their crushing, power before long. The Bird-in-Hand has 15 head perman:ently;;engaged,;. and'ynVthe course of another^month; the City of. London will be in'apposition'to keepirpm ip'W.ty' head stiiff''from jtheir mine. The" •JBriglit;- Smile mine, from the largo scale on which operations ;are carried : on, : ; "(the that they are working at the deepest level,' occupies the premier' ' position. The new, levels has; developed In our. last summary we 'alluded. new,reef.which ! had;'been followed"from')libWafcs'a'.? : wa'rid.' This 'to. itsjuue.-' tiqii with the No. 1 reef, and,on tbe 12tb7 ultimo rich' gold' was fouudiu-it. . . No. 2 reef also turned but splendid crushing stuff. ,:.On thp,l3th ultimo/ an important discovery was made ia this mine. There is aslide or cross-course which runs north and south at a certain distance westward or seaward of the main "shaft. In none of theupper le.v.els have the reefs ever been followed or found' beyond this 'slide. 'Fears were entertained that water would break in, but iu this new level it was deemed safe to continue .the search. The. .drive was qpntiaued .through the slide, No. 2. reef,' rjiclier and • as strongias ever,' was recovered oii the other Sideofit. , The No.'l, reef has been folr' lowed up. to.th.e.slide also; but has not yet been found beyond it, although cross-cuts arenow-'beingdriveiiin aea'rcli-ofit. Beyond the fact that the stuff is coming out in large- quantities': and' paying-'' handsomely, ~aIL, rpuud.i. we havp=not much more to say regarding this Important mine. The Queen of' Beauty is scarcely, •if at all, second in'importance to the' BrighJ)..timile. j The newjevel, at 270 foot, in depth, has,prpjed rich beyond all ex-' pectatibns.' The No.'l reef was interacted on the 15th ultimo. It. proved .to be, nine .feet thick, and contained. a richer : ; show of gold thjin any of the upp,er,levelsT 2 reefhas for many months past supplied the gre'ator pprtioh: of the .crushing stuff. In the .upper'.levels this 'reef jvas little more dhan payable, but in the present one. itls, y^oldiiig,splpatjidly. Tbe N0.,1 : reef is not yet opeued up to any great extent. Jn the upper levels it was! the chief source from whi;h go|d supplies dividends were ; draivn/and it is : evident,,.that .in the new, r level,it bas.-im-prbv'ed id the s'ams■_prPportibu as the 1 No. 2 has done.- 4 "'Vhe' ; latter'being now'a'rich addii, profitable reef, averaging 12-; feetdn wiJtlj, the; No.: 1 ! reef : has. ga|nedin isizo and quality, .in tniho is considered ,by'.,mauy;exoelient judges, and we believe justly'so, 'to be the best tninJQg p^D^ty (topi aest,t(xlaat on the -; ; .Tfi^^'^WW^.flw^W»'"'ii!i'

encouraging character, especially as thejf affect not only the City of Londnu Company, but the City of York and other adjoining .ffine's.i T^ works of the mine hayo, recently 'been confined ; to two—bile a drive on the course of a cross-reef met with in thp 1$ fee.t tho. other thl sinking of la winze' on >theiNo;'2-reef, '; nekr the boundary of the Queen of Beauty mine at the 200-feet level. This is being.. put down to meet the level now beins; driven along'-.fche t reefr jflt ■.a-: 0f. r 270 . feet in the .Quleiboj r ßeauty'sh'aft; and. • thp not berns'accb'mplis'h ! edyet uo'special 1 ' interest at preseut attaches to the work. Bat with the ofher ; the case is..different. The drive had w ueeh continued tp ; vfithin' \ abbut 30 feet of the Oily of xbr'k bbun- ' bary op to ; meet its junction with JhejNo.jl reet,, They do.not; run quite parallel courses, but .to;meet at anhicutb : angle somewheri- close- {to ijhe'City -o'f' York. Tho cross-reef/';. whibh^befbrP. 1 had been of little.-worths-improved:. at! the point indicated •inequality.!, and size, and soon after a junction of reefs iivas met with.. It was not the junction ■ expected, however, but an entirely new reef across the gre ; 4t>masß ; -of" qiiartz in -which/gold ; ; he ■ drive was • Continued ■ up : ;tb' thp'- : Gify- of York boundary,'--'arid 40• ■ tons- 0f sto'rte-' • taken out of it i ;cr.ash«d': | for wvgobd' ! yield; ■■ of |36| ounces ■'gbld.fJiTho-pbcu'liari advantages of this lode would make an average ofl7dwts to the ton payable, as when it is ■ opened up, 10 men with pick could keep 40 head of stampers' employed' easily,.»ilt' present, howevPri'therMis^'watttgof'j Ven^' which will be provided for during •th'e.ensuing mbn'thby-drivingibnthe' Nb/'' 1 reef from the'-p'oirit'ati^hiehlopeiitiois 1 ceased formerly, and cpnnecting%;with • .the present drive!'-This"' c wi'll WableQ;hei :; City of York'Cohtp'auy.to utilise'--tho sent level with the sanction of the Ci'tyi'of' 1 . Lpndon directors, and work on the same rebf to the advantage of the share- : holders. Karly in the month rich gold was 5 - 's'truokl Qri tti'e 'drive <"> 'seaward■< • oil the course of the Bird-in;Hand reef, Irid latterly there has been^'a'-gV^t 1 wprjovement in the size and quality of the lodo intheotherdirection.-The crushingsfop thislcompany are now paying very handsomely. -A crushing for the Queen of* the May whioh took place recently ~o4ly cyield e A 'aXhio'derata'ir'esfdlt, (hufi theV company is in a good financial position, and the minbjwillSa6ffi;.bejbp;ep."edi upßg advantage.— A.n important discovery was 'mkdeon the 3rd instant in the Exchange, mine. Good gold was struck in a reef 2 feet thick„.bufc''the workldonpon -it sifi'coj isjnot ope r ii'ititbkny- ! exteuti so as to further prove its worth.— I'lw 'n<|w shaft of the OroTvn Priilce'liavirig ; ■ reached a,:,depth pOOi fpot the. manager , odened ou't'a'dro'ss'-clft'and ihte'rs'e'cted'tue" ' Njo. 3 reef on the 25th febt thick, and contained-,a,rich-show .of,, -.gold. The cross-cut 1 ' has 'since bebhV !ca|rried ou towards the Nos..2,.and!reefs, hand." IVirizes" are sunk on both to tlie requisite de'pfch'j'.a.'nd gold3Sho\vs t freely : in] them. During the month theipoppet iheads, brace, and capacious, q'uarfz hopper, i "belonging to this new shaft have been completed, and a winding-engine is in , course of erection. Probably before next taijmmary^thare'..'.will f ibe im'po'rtant'tne'ws . from this mme.M*s j; 'u . \iunn •;•:« l.sw ■.*;

embraces *U,' ; Jlaifg_e.. niambe'r '-'tif mines to J di|r % di<ppKal J ' will only permit 1 via .ib't'efeF'briefly! 'IV tlie Old Whau mine^.wo^nay.e.already; 'alluded, and 'aUhongh fl someliiiiile''(]isap i . v pointment has been experiticed regarding, iits prospects and returns during the'iasf month, there appears to be no cause for any uneasy feeling. On the Bth ultimo g6ld was struck in the new level in veins--brandling off the main reef, and on the 1 jlth gold was struck in the lode itself. Qn the 18th tbe junction of the two reefs was found, and here gold showed .als'd, 1 and from that time to the present/gold litis/ b sen of daily occurrence, and'tlie average' o'the crushing has gone on I i niay confidently be anticipate! that under tbe careful experienced manage■ment of Mr Prank- Ddy'kih' the develop-' m'ent of the miue will make such progress that the'payme'Ut-'Of dividends will; be resumed.—ln "'the" aibiirhia mine, there' 'have bee'h ! 'few' cliangbli '6f v importance. (The block of reef opened from Dixoh'ii" No. 1 level has been worked ,-4r-,, rangements have beetf'malle "w!th i: the' : 'Old Whau Company ..whereby,; pu t pay- ; njent of £500, the Alburnia obtains permission to work from the Old Whau adit, which will enables; themiitojopen.iupl .and develop the rich shot ~of. goldiiofVthe 'Whau mine. A start has not yet .been made pending the sanction of the Black Angel Company, to whom a portion, of the' adit belongs.—On ihel3lh'ultimo ; the "Black Angel Company Obtained ; a very fair yield 1 from' a 1 or us ;iito tSlidri out. of a large brown reef at an "uppe"r level. Tho same lode has been opened at torn level ofi,all,._and. gold .jjas.struck: in it on the'3rd inst'/ The prospects.'of: the', of Freedom j'proved.: On the : i6tu ,ultimo:'gpld.was .struck in the main reef agtinsfc the Black Angel boundary. Subsequently^' 'ihore important discovery took place in a section, of the company's mine wh[ch:..lias ; been little prospected, namely that" which ■ lies between the main winze and the Lincoln Castle boundary, where there is a length of about 200 feet .'of? reef "ihjact. Gold was struck in thii'reef on'thV 15th, and since then has continued to shoiv greater or less quantity every day, so that' there are good pr,o,spects : of, payable, -re- ; turns. Crushinrj:'will-beoommehoed''n ! eit J week, and the infallible test of the battery .will best prove the worth of the find. -The idrive on the course of the Black Angel reef in thVbottbm leveljof ?that mine has, ;now been'•'carried'to >the' boundary of Dixon's No. 1, aud the latter company in accordance with arrangements previously rjinde for the use of the Black ( Arigei level' \yinzoand winding engine will continue the drive through their own ground, and open up a deep section _ of the n\iue. This work jbe'j, co'mmehced' immediately.—Gold ■•wasistruck-;in : : 'the. ' Watchman on the 3rd ultimo, in what is believedto; be,the Übliban i reef.,Vlfc,mea-.i iures little, change in the Moanataiari mine, except i tjiat the yields are all profitable and constantly 'improving.—ln the Golden-: Calf tiie sinking'of the main shaft is being con-' jtinuod. t:outholßfch,ultimo a branch, of rich quartz stringers wore cut through at b! depth of about 300 feet. The half--yearly meeting of. the company was held, on the 2ad'Wtaut. ;; ' ,! '(he|' i rop'6rtrea'd.' showed that 7'iG tons of'qiiartzici'ash'e'd' produced 1,4310zs 19dtvts of gold, value£3,B3s 2s 7d. A amount; iig in all to £1,425 "IBs h'ad 'beeri-'paid; and there waa a workiug balance of £399 dn hand.—There is a crushing for the Central Italy now going. on which is likely to pay very handsomely, ajidjlhe'; prospeotsof the mine hive improved're ;J oantly-particularly in, the deeper levels. I MisgsLii\sjioi7S.r7Aa)iongs|4h,Q ( pther pomoas. of t$ &iosfißfyik%lw of' iymvk latest tj». Ifck w^&Ol.

the" Nonpareil has been increasfd by the issue of new shares, and work has been resumed. An attempt to am.ilgam.ate this mine with 'the failed ;in consequence of.'the companies' not being able to agree as to terms. Prospecting works are .now,.being carried on in, the, ;AVa{temata,4-A?: claim Recently jtlkejijupj near the Karaka hill, adjoining the Una/ .hasjleveloped a good lode from which several crushings have been taken. The Thames (Sold--Mining-Company.has pur- • chased,.the. mine,, of it was 'taken o'n.the ; 29tli ult.' In"the"Uh'a i 'the*'onlf wdrt'nowifi progress js ( ;thq driving,of the main .tunnel It as no'w'ih 650 feet, leaving 250'feet'more J to drive before the fle.de is j intersected. ■•-,..,[The,,,Lp.vd 1 •mi'ae t '„.onrithe : jiKaraka is also f, oeihg opened up for what gives promise of f being'ti prosperous.future, ; :by<tKe pro/. f ,},',] : ■ ti G6BOMiNDEn : .--We!!have;jittle to' add .regarding tbii disitricti; -''ikfany ; ofT the mines are doing well. The .Union Beach (formerly Harp) had a yield of 30lozs , gold. r during the month, "frotri ' a (i crushed. : The ,i -Whd'dAave-thoughWt, : <out: of 3 a -smallparcel ; 6f specimens obtained aireturaVdf;nearly;,'2|oZS -to'the -lb.wrChe •'Tokiite'rf had 'affair -moßth's field; :and;on ; ;t'h ! e ,; wb < 6le i the /-prospects'bf 'this mining ''districtiookpromising.^'i(--.'r. ;-l><\A. The Gold Ywri. r^'We. 'Usual* list of the crushings completed since our last summary. , In several inis ; :only ap'proxiitfa'tel' b;Qt ! aB I "CorrecbJ;as : possible: - - GOp^EiJTUaNSfi?^;,JQM 6. iXKO'Vt.'j .VmitoX-S- '.ii(i:.il

• ClMl OR COJIPANV.iiJ :i.'STOHB!CI«J?HEb)J! jjGOM). , 3)J: ; -'--.'Ci.03<.'0( i (a: n«0 2 • Ditto Ditto' - - ,76.0 0 5210 0 ''"Ditto Poverty tribute - 40 0 0 mIOO 12 0 .All Nations • - - - 80 0 0 145 10 0 WI. VM.'t O W&£SQWJM) Bright Srailo • ■ • 801 00 . 884 0.0 Mrd!in-HaAa.l.l;S-' ; .i'TA;i- 448 0 0 miOl 15 0 Black Angel- - • - 200 0 0 180 00 Caledonian. .-. ■_...>.'.. .-._87 8 0 61 OjO Ditto - - -. - 73 0 0 43 0 0 Ditto .... 74-0 0 34 0 o Ditto - -" ■ - - 81 2 0 83 0 0 Crown Prince -.. -. ■ 75 0 0 14310 0 bLty c 6< j AuflclMi(Coram\tel)fOO c'si r o i (WiftiO City of London ■ ■ 85 0 0 2410 Coliban - - - ■ 35 0 6 4015 '0 .Dauntless tribute - • - 0.0 67. « 5 0 Ditto ..... 00 00 23 4 0 « -Ditto -.- ;• > - rj- -, -tO -1 88.. ~85,18 r .O - f? -?\i4o, $ OJj |82\$$0 aoiilenAgVtvibute I"'-'""- 7"'0"B U "5)i7 '3' 0 /Hoi)e(Tapn)T-' (7 v,--:-...- 30 0 0 12 0 0 'Harbour View (Coromariael 01 64 60 10 0 [Kuranui,.., -~: -.', - ■ •■, 250 0 0 j»9U7, 0 Long Drive tribute" "V 1 . 80 0 0 OlliMO :-Lpyalty.i >•-, ..,., -~,. ..., r 25 0 0 t«29 15 0 : 4tto l '' al^'-/'''.i;, W 0 910 0 .Lincoln Castle - • - 12 0 0 515 0

Moanataiari - £ U->; XXpfrW 218" <0\ 0. '"Ditto"" - '-.- > R&oV-^O 1 V*)&W».*rrfium •<??/•&■»,&*$& ° ° Middle'Slar tribute ■' "'■ ■ 10' O'O 0 Messenger's tribute' - .- 15 0 0 )»1515 0 ''ManufeSr S - ;J(: - abC '-i : ' '-'1000 0 0 854 0.0 Ditto, instalment from u/ j ""'"Specimens - - 559 0 0 New Caledonia tribute ■ 47 0 0 33 2 0 Ml 0.-uO ~,-;.32f 0 0 Oldi'WhauiicjTi,'-. ■■niv.iii •.riii«Po| ; O.,.q,,. i; O i 3j li; o. .0 !• sDlttoiir fit',;- i.j W.i.ifw.: -..• ° ,Only;Ohanrio -rnhuvk itis.tjJMl%& ° JPttinb/Bjlßaell.tribute,.-:.:- Hs; r: 4s : Jp,,0.. ri1 ,31 J 17 0 ;Queaaoflßßautyv4,.; i ..i^n, r ,#q. JJ 0,.J!. ) 403. 0; himxoiwilius '&•!..-, : : - ,f i^Ditto;< : XiJ'.:-- phvolr.'i liFl. 1 * " Queen of the.'Sf a;b.-;J: mii ° ° ilioS^kd:Sh!vmi'ac^'tribute;'ior)QOt!Pi#! Hl7B 4 ° iii Ditto- o!h - tlr • Klfl8oLl|i9)»»W ° ° JKoyalOalc(eoromatHlel) ■■■^M ii M) 74 0 0 i.feed White and Blue.-t).:ibute wtfkfl ifo™® 7 ° '-South Devon)) - o}r - ..-yi-jO; 0 1; ,0! 3 5 iShotover tribute c-J;- \lk\ Q..?0.-.fi) 4 0 0 Sundviejjincfndiug Gold from v-,j;t>l

b Tailings, about - ::i- <;.,_{ :: J -;'ii >\. {iCrilOOO 0 0 iToiateaCCoronmiidelL-/, ; ; :-.f. ,100:;0i,fl; 73 13 0 hiDittoY-.;/ iTi'oo"^3i i - i i'.i.'M-;.'10p.. i 0,'.|) 8213 0 1710 0. Twenty-thirdoi June - - "lo'lO b 23 15 0 .!:ookeys.(Lowe'stribute) - 25 00ml 7 018 Tookey tribute (Long's) - 25 0 0 20 7 0 ;!JHioaßeach(Cororaandel)| - 62 1 0^0 Tft 3ol 0 0 ifnatribufe- >'.. .L i Uioiob Vmls 12 0 Who'd Have Thought it (C'd'l) 0 010 24 6 0 .'AVatchiuautrJibiiteji ;.;,t:.r.,j (ftjcj 4.57,0 0 xWesfcCqa3fcfci;iWt.oji: .-, 01 .-t.v.9.0 <;ftrP..-;.ji,7.4-i' 0 ° Wade, ;,-.,•,.-; ;.-- ; i.>.-j ~-• -, V'o', o,'i 13 16 0 . .',-i.''' '. '■, .'.. '■ '• •" " ; ' ; total"' ,< . '■'' : im'usvi,m\ o K;;:.( 0 60 7,40311 2

2,815f.i103 3,223- 9 22 m means that the quantity stated is in melted gold. .. ! -'-'"'' : H ', ! —' ■'' ""'"'o> :j.- .'', ;;,:,-Jf^'i