PIGEONGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3722, 29 November 1880, Page 2

PIGEONGRAMS.

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Sunday, 12.45. In .the Early Dawn.claim a reef has been cut, and is four or five feet in width, composed of a light colored crystal* Used quartz. No gold has been teen in it yet, but goldbearing stone has been picked up upon the surface. The ground is somewhat hard but driving will be com* menced at once. Morning Star struck a reef, but up to date have not been able to ascertain its size. In pounding up the stone they report having found colors of gold. In the adjoining claim, the Morning Light, the same reef has been cut, but as yet no gold has been found in it., The following are the only claims | registered on the field :— Dunn and McPeak, called the Golden Hili, on the spur adjoining the prospector's claim, two men's ground. Moore, Bramby, Balph, Carrick, Coxhead, G. Muir, Gedleigh, E. Muir, Bose of Denmark, situated f mile S.E. Prospector's claim, eight men's ground. The following notices of pegging out have been lodged with the Mining Eegistrar:— Te Aroha No. 2—Three men's ground. Prospectors' Gullyj —300 yards from Prospectors, by Davies, Wilson, and Hankers. T. Quran's —» Three men's ground,

adjoining S.W. boundary of Prospectors, by Quinn, Brown, and Croke. The Gisborne—Four men's ground, situated N.E. of Prospectors, by Sproat and Waiters.

Te Aroha No. 2—Fifteen men's ground situated S.W. Prospectors, Turtle, Gavin, and 30 others.

Te Aroha No. 2 South—Six men's ground. Sounded N.W. by Gribble's claim, Onyon, Grant, and four others. Victoria—Twelve men's ground, situated N.W. Prospectors claim, Wilson and others.

Queen of Beauty—Two men's ground, adjoins Bright Smile, and north of Hot Springs hotel, McLean and Clark,

Our Boys—Four men's ground, east of Prospectors': Me Williams, W. J. Gomes, Ritchie, and Gordon.

The United—Fifteen men's ground, situated 1000 feet south west of Prospectors' claim: Gribble, Whitaker, Whyte, Mclntyre, Lapham, and others.' (Ashby and party, and Anderson and party have lodged objections to this). The Hamilton—Five men's ground, situated 600 yards south of Prospectors': Crosby and others. W,aitoa Prospecting Association.—Ten men's ground north east of United Claim: Page, Sandes, O'Halloran and others. The Moana—Three men's ground, \ mile south of Prospectors': Thornton, Walker and others.

Morgan's Claim—Fifteen men's ground, peg and peg north side of Prospectors': Akahatu Morgan, Fraser, Pepene, Parr, Quin, Lavery, McKee and others. Bright Smile—Six men's gronnd, half a mile. north of the Prospectors': Roe, McLiver, Barton, Jennings, Burbridge, Adams.

Golden Crown—Two men's ground, joining the Prospectors': Allen, and Dillon.

Early Dawn—Eight men's ground, situated south of the Prospectors' spur, and 500 yards south of Gribble's drive: Ifitzpatrick, Heathcote/ and others. Morning Light—Eight men's ground, north of Wood's claim, and in a line with the Prospectors': Tregoweth, Gavin, Jones, Gibbons, and others.

Nonpariel—Seven men's ground, peg and peg north side of Prospectors': Scott, Wingate, Stone, McLean, J. Kneebone, McCabe, and T E!neebone.

The Edison—Eight men's ground, adjoining the Prospectors' northern boundary ; Marrinan, Shaw, and others. Prince of Wales—Six men's ground, on the slope of the main Aroha range: Martin, Cole, and others.

Waverly—Seven men's ground, south of the Prospectors',: Bedmond and six natives.

Fern Hill—Four men's ground, 500 yards south-west • Prospectors': Fraser, Sandss and others.

Sunbeam—Five men's ground, 40 chains south of Prospectors', adjoining Wood and Action's claim: Murdoek, Stubbing and others.

Golden Gate—Fifteen men's ground, west of Prospectors': Fitzgerald, Healy, Whitaker, Eeilly and others. Golden Eagle—Fifteen men's ground, north of Prospectors' and Bast of Hot Springs reserve: Kelly, Thomas, Fraser, Murray, Ehrenfried, Phillips, Wilson and others. Juno^-Six men's ground, south of Prospectors': Adams, Christy and others. Clem Comes—Four men's ground, north-west of Prospectors': Comes and others. Paltridge Claim—Three men's ground, north of Prospectors': Paltridge and others. - Comstock—Seren men's ground, south and south-west of Prospectors': McCombie and others. Golden Hill—Five men's ground, south west of Prospectors': Hicks and other. Huntley—Three men's ground, 600 yards south-west of Prospectors': Ander-; son and others. Golden Gate No. 2—Fire men's ground, west of Prospectors': Fitzgerald, Swain, Healy and others. Free Lance No. I—Eight men's ground, west of Prospectors': Scanlan, Wickham and others. Free Lance No, 2—Nine men's ground, south-east of Prospectors': Murphy and others. Golden Eagle No. 2—Six men's ground, north, of Prospectors': Mclsaacs' and party. Morning Star—Thirteen men's ground, south of the Prospectors': Vaughan, Jenkins, and others. Puke-Paeroa—Four men's ground, south-w|it of the Prospectors': Wick and parly. s United—Thirteen men's ground, north* west of the Prospectors': Fergusson, Mclntyre and others. Belmont—Fire men's ground, north of Prospectors': Austin and party. Downers—Six men's ground, south of Prospectors': Turtle and party.

This day, Noon. Yesterday I sent you a full list of the claims pegged oat, their area, and locality, so that now I can only send yon some gossip. The high wind yesterday, and Saturday night played fantastic' tricks with the tents of the noble diggers. I, with others, had a " change come over the spirit of our dreams, when a fiercer gust than usual towards midnight took our tent bodily away, leaving us exposed to the tender mercies of the storm. We had little time for prayer, and getting on our ordinary apparel was no easy matter. We were not alone in our misfortune, which was <some consolation, and to recover our lost tent required all our attention. After a time we found our particular piece of canvass* and re-erected it, but comfort for the rest of the night there was none. Messrs Farrell Bros, are erecting a large store for Captain Moore, and Mr Clothworthy's place is in a forward state. The disputed ground at the corner of the Prospectors' has 51 claimants, and is called facetiously " The blind half hundred." It is probable the number will be reduced to 46 or 47, as it is proposed to strike out Austin and party of the Belmont claim, who ineroach about one man's ground into the disputed piece. There has been considerable delay in getting the survey made of the disputed claim, but all are at work to* day, and the plan will be lodged with the Warden by Wednesday. I believe all parties are now agreeable to amalgamate, in -fact, it is generally admitted to be the only way out of the difficulties. It is proposed to be put to the shareholders whether Mclntyre, Ferguson, Marriman, and Corbett should not be allowed a larger proportion, because of their earlier prospecting the ground than some of the others. Some of the half hundred are in favour of the proposal, but others are opposed. There is considerable indignation expressed here at the unfairness of the

deductions made in the leader of the Advertiser upon the subject of the indignation meeting, and probably more will be heard on the subject.