Trial Crushings.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1961, 17 April 1875, Page 2

Trial Crushings.

A parcel of 6cwt. of quarters brought from Tairua yesterday, being the lot which the - prospectors had previously upon ■ conveying from the i claim, for the^'pnrpose of testing. On arriving at" GraKainstown the stuff was conveyed to Mr Quint's one-stamper battery, in Willoughby-street, where it was treated to-day, but we have not been able to learn the result. Another-parcei was tested last night at the same establishment, but we have not learned the weigfit of it, or the return obtained. ) 'Later^probable Yield. We* have since learned that the crushing is not quite completed. 30 ounces,ofamalgam{ have be.en. obtained, md" the stone is expected to go 30 ounces 1 to the ton.' We alsq^understand the. return from the smaller parcel last night went at the rate of 40 ounces, per ton. - - -," --^ .- VisitTpf thfe iWtedlitt. , Captain Fraser, jwlio left for jlairua with Inspector Bullen. lastniphCrcfturned to*day.- 'He ;rode' ffbm ..th'o.Prbspccrors' Claim to 1 Grah'amstown in threo hours, without dismounting, This is sufficient proof .that the distance to Tnirua he « in sonic cases been exaggerated^ ,- Xhe» if, no work going on, except itt'tlies P*osp«e-" tors, but a good,~namber of men are on the ground, i > ~ \\i. ,