MINING AT THE THAMES.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 920, 30 January 1872, Page 3

MINING AT THE THAMES.

MuIiTUM-in-paßto.—Another crushig for this company has just been Mpleted at Weston's machine. The uantity of stone put through was 2G ins, giving a most satisfactory return fs9ozs. of gold. To be added to lis there is a parcel of 730z. the roduct of the specimens picked from ie general stuff, which makes a total f 1320z5. or at the rate of 520z. to be ton. A moro economical style of forking is now being introduced into fcemine, and a low level tunnel is being arried in and if the quality of the tone continues anything like what it las been up to the presont, some ;ood dividends ought to be paid to the hareholders.

Cyclops, Upper Tarartj.—The low evel drive which is being entered to :ut the reef has been completed for a listance of 138 feet, and the country irst class working stuff, eo that there a every prospect of its soon being in is far as the lode. Prom the excellent irospects which have already been (brained from this reef, and the fact that the farther they eank the winze the better and richer the reef was, the shareholders are very sanguine asHo the ultimate result of their undertaking, but the want of a road is a tremendous drawback to them, and also to all claimholders in the district. Tie Tararu road, so nicely promised, has not made so much progress as was wpected. Perhaps the Government intend to wait for the nest wetseasou, as the ground may then soften, and the work be more easily done than at present, or perhaps they don't care whether the road is made or not. Present appearaucea favor tho latter supposition.

Black Forest.—We saw a fine parcel of about 201bs of specimens on Saturday ; which were taken from the leader in this claim, next to GrSbrge Stevenson. The crushing win shortly take place, as blsldea the fine parcel of upe'eitnena now on han.i. tiiore are. pome thirty tons of good crushing dirt in the paddock, $Ma leauer is the snmo as tim George oteveii-jon people ar: working on, and it speaks well for itn quality tLat the gold is so well distributed through it

The following returns of gold are to hand :—Caledonian, 2380z ; Una, 25cz 14dwts ; Californian, 168oz 18dwts • Victory, lloz sdwt 13grs; Whau, 81oz 3dwt 12grs ; Multum-in Parvo, 590z.