QUARTZ MINING.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 215, 14 March 1872, Page 6

QUARTZ MINING.

The Elizabeth . Company finished a crushing of 77 tons at their own battery on Friday last. The quantity of retorted gold obtained on cleaning up was 55ozs 15dwts 12grs, representing a yield of 14<klwts per ton. The battery of eight stamps was occupied for nine days and sixteen hours crushing the parcel of stone above mentioned. The additional tubes recently inserted in the boiler have not been found so efficacious as was expected ; and we believe the Company have decided to suspend work at the battery for a time in order to 'enable them to procure a new boiler. Reports from the claim continue highly favourable. The ground is very easily worked, and requires but little timbering ; while the auriferous stone is abundant, and, as proved by the yield above recorded, is fairly payable. It is to be much regretted that the operations of the Company should be so seriously retarded by reason of defective machinery. — " Cromwell Argus." A fortnight's crushing from the Star of the Enst claim was finished at the Star and Oak battery on the 17th ult. One hundred and eighty tons of quartz yielded 216 ozs. of retorted gold. — Ibid.

Iversen's Reef, Conroys, is at present in a state of quiescence, the workmen having been all paid off. We hear that if; is likely an effort will be made by the sbai'eholders to recommence operations at an early date. Several hundred tons of stone from the reef yielded an average of about an ounce to the ton, but latterly the returns have not been equal to the payment of working expenses. — Ibid.

Mr. George Bell, formerly manager for the Rough Ridge Quartz Mining Company, has been engaged in the same capacity by the shareholders in the Butchers Reef, Butchers Gully. Over £800 have already been expended on this claim, and although the present prospects are not over brilliant the shareholders are determined on giving the reef a further trial. We trust the attempt will prove successful —Ibid.

On his last trip 'from Inangahua, Mr. Broad brought down with him revenue received in that district for tlie past three weeks to the amount of £1722 Us.

Mr. Martin Kennedy, of Greymouth we learn, has contracted to place £6000 worth of machinery on Adam Smith's line of reef, Inangahua.