GERMAN TERRACE.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 289, 4 July 1868, Page 7

GERMAN TERRACE.

(FEOM Oirit OWN CORReSPONUENT. )

Strewer and party have put in a tunneltof 700 feet, and have been at work six months making good wages, their wash-dirt i snot of a very rich class. Bastard and party are proceeding with their long tunnel and are now in 300 feet, they purpose driving 500 more, which they think will answer their purpose. Conrad and party are into an old tunnel 500 feet, looking for the lead, which they have lost, but have sanguine expectations of finding it., Mr Conrad is one of the original prospectors of the G-eruian Terrace. It is thought there are three leads of gold on this terrace, viz. front, middle, and back towards the range. Langrishe and party are erecting machinery for the purpose of crushing their tailings, and have a wheel up.' They hope to be at work again in a few days.

Bogue and party have put in a tunnel of 500 feet and are making about £7 a week, their washdirt is of an average class, and they have been six months working. Passmore and. party of Ballarat terrace are in 300 feet, and have been making good wages.

, POVERTY TERRACE,

M'Kenzie and party of Poverty terrace have a tunnel in of 400 feet, are washing for the past three weeks, and are making £8 a week.

Braithwaite's claim on the Caledonian is still maintaining its rich character. From Monday morning up to Wednesday night they had 40 oz. of amalgum on the plates, taking no account of the tub. There is about two months work on this lead, then they have a hiSher lead which they purpose working. The street road, is nearly completed it is at present being fascined previous to laying on gravel. The new ground opened at the head of Deadman's creek is four miles up the river from the beach, and can be easily approached by walking as far as Mr M'Kennas store, at the creek, the taking the old track to the right, which leads through the bush for a short distance, by old workings and opens on the Pakihi, on which a path runs straight across to a terrace, and after going over the terrace, a branch track to the left brings one on the workings. Simons and party are putting in a tunnel, which is to be 150 feet, they are now in about 60 feet, and have had a prospect of two grains to the shovel, out of an old tunnel a few yards above them Their present tunnel is sinking, and this they say will tend to their advantage, as there are three leads of gold here, which connect into one and by those means they hope to strike the main lead.

M'Farlane and party are engaged a little below Simons and party are making a tunnel which is to be 400 feet, they are at present in about 90 feet. They hope to have a good report of their ground iu the course of a few weeks.

Barry and party are working higher up and are making £lO a week, they have been at work for the past two months on this ground. All the available ground between this and Giles' Terrace has been pegged off. Giles' Terrace is situated about half a mile to the right of the ground at Deadman's. Evans and party are the prospectors of this terrace ; they have put in a tunnel seventy feet, and are preparing to wash. Robert Walker, of of German Terrace, bought a share in this claim on Tuesday for £IOO ; as Mr Walker is an old and experienced miner, this in itself is ample proof of the richness of the ground. Davies and party are putting in a tunnel which is to be 200 feet, they have at present got in about 30 feet. There over 50 men on this ground, and every available spot is pegged off. Mr Barrie of German Terrace, has made an addition to his premises in the shape of a baker's shop, the advantage of which will be fully appreciated, as it is the first bakery opened on this terrace.

All the miners on German Terrace have signed a memorial to Mr Kynnersley, praying that a track may beconstructed from Long's accommodation house to German Terrace; the memorial also states that an extension of the present track from the Caledonian would be of no use to them, as it would be considerably out of their way when proceeding to town, and points out to the Commissioner the growing importance of the district.

Mr Barrie showed me a track yesterday which has been marked right down the spur, and ends on a level with the Arawaite at Long's. This would be little over a mile, and would be a most inexpensive track to make, as it would require no drainage or

fascines, and by it, parties coming from German Terrace could reach Long's in about 15 minutes. A track when made here would also be availed of by the men on Giles Terrace, and the importance of those two places are certainly entitled to a few" chains of trade being made for them , this would be a saving of time to the German Terrace men, and most undoubtedly is their most direct road to the Buller as well as being of use to their neighbors. By German Terrace was the old track "to the Caledonian, and they naturally seek for the same advantages their Caledonian neighbors have obtained, which I hope the Commissioner on his return will take into his favorable consideration.