KARAKA CREEK.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3020, 19 October 1878, Page 2

KARA KA CREEK.

Mining in this locality is steadily progressing, and wo expect in a short time to have to record an account of payable returns from several claims lately taken up.

Bull, Scanlan and party have a long paddock of quartz ready for the mill, which will be carted as soon as the roads are practicable for drays. They are working a portion of the Atlantic claim on the Collarbone Creek.

The Little Nell claim, on the Collarbone

owners had about 50 ounces of gold for thei mpnthwof'*?B^ptember, and it looks weir for "a flood', return for this month. The City of Adelaide finished a good payable crushing last week,'and the City of Manchester have a crushing now going | on at the Coulabah battery which shows up for a good return. ' The shareholders of the Lord Nelson are getting out a paddock of payable quartz, and intend commencing to crush next week. The Trafalgar people are also engaged in getting a lot of quartz ready, and will crush soon. Hart and party have also a lot of quartz ready for the mill as soon as.it can be sledged to the wire tramway. The Ouehunga owners are still driving for the run of gold worked' in the upper level, but as the ground is very hard it will take some time yet to arrive at the; right place. . „„. „„ The Little Lizzie people have nearly beat the water, and will be soon iv a position to prospect their low level; and several other claims in the. neighborhood are working steadily with fair returns.