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REPORTS.
f To snsnre lowrtimi of r«ru;t- which rhoatdb*
brief and potntml, tbe copy matt be Itgiblr written
en ene side of tbe paper aniy, and Mr the slf-nature
of the Miniuc Manucer or Secratarr «i the Com
paav.l
Tixdal'a CoOLG»RDiE.-Joly11:-M«in Shift
Total depth, 125 ft.; ground lurJer and *i|(hly
min*r»IU*d. with sreat batches o( mondic ail orsr
bottom. Julv ti :- Vain Shaft. VH ft : no cbasee.
So. t underlay crosKui cnanMU J with Mala Shaft.
Company's machinery will sboitiy be dispatched to
nine.
Scctess PBOsrscnxo (Karaalpl, W.A.)-Jaly
3:-Qoldtn Beicn Leaso-Stnck Uadetlay Shaft
nfk.stoMsbewtaiieod gold all way. ConUoned
?aether shaft 110 ft. nortb on solid *t«ne, showinc
gold freely all throBgb. Rave some rich stone at
grass. Kuraalpi Loase-Sbaft down 20 ft; rtvf
small, bat shows lair gold. Htarteil to sink snotber
shaft ICO yards north; reef bare of nice size, as J
looks well, showing good sold.
Kkvell Cross —fortnight, July It --Continued
?inking on No. 1 Shaft. Material roniut* of rcof
aad spurs of reef, with hard and soft mullock run
nine between ore; shows a little vbiblegold occi
?ionally.
IVAMiOEdlaanaa's Fiad).— July 21 :-HemnTing
nan iato Main Shaft to cusb ou work of linking.
Nico stone still coning out, and reef uni'it.-tfnlnK
width little over 8 It. Water sttutk in Urmt
lloulder Engiae Shaft at 170 f L . and this shaft only
6 ia. above level of lmnlioo. Wat«r nsving botu
secured ia three blocks in c!os* proximity tu ilm
Bine points to tbe orobahilitr of our cett'Rg it liku
»l»e. Air Sliaft low 44 ft. ; stone much iinpmiitu
with dsptb. Fiading after hut cleaninf; up I was
able to contitme cnuhlnc for Company, 1 did no.
and malt i* 10 tons for 40 nz.
Kleamora —Fortnight, July IS:— Cleaned op to
day for 113 oz loiiwt. imelted t-M from 2JT t-m of
stone, of wbich Jit tons were f.-vui No. 8
workiup, 17 from No. 2 workings, and IS
from (nmaces. Qoantity of coueontrates col
lected 6) tons; two antimony furnicc* in bU-t
produced 8 toai of crude f-r i-ompany and 7 tons
far tributers. Main bliaft now down Kl ft.. Ir.irine
6| ft to cunoleu contract Stoiies Ht end of north
diive at 400 producing nearly all crashing .stem*,
and looking vary well. In **Vifr. Irtel stnrtirg to
?top* north from crosscut at SSOft. in fr-.iu .hull.
New battery tested, and will he all in readine^ for
start on August 1. Boasting farnacc nearly com
pleted.
PnopRJETAUr.-Week. August 1:-Darlii tf* No.
1 LeTei-Nurth drive from -o. I wr»tcr.t-i».ui ex
Undcd 40 ft.; toial. 86 ft. I'allortnn's No. Z Ucol
-No. 1 tut crosscut driven 10 ft. : 'ot .1 :-0 It. S».
2 Level— iXortb-nest ritive extended .'- ft.;ti-til, M
ft. Dicktnwr.'s Shaft mint lu It.; Inial, j-.'u ft.
Wieg1* Nil. l Urel-Nurlh-f.vr. ilnvu fiom No. I
east croucut eitemlei! v: 1 1. ; toUl, IU it. K uox's
Shsft— diarted siiuih drire to connrci with north
wut -irir« from No. t east crow-cut, nnO atl .nnei-d it
33 ft Draw's So. 4 Lord— Sr.utb drite driven 1 1
ft ; total, 07 ft Nn. 1 Level— No I uprne »i^-n 15
ft; total, 72 ft, and to connection with No. 1
IsveL No. 1 V»vtl Weal, croxKcuUromnnrtli-e.ua
drive nimded 22 ft.; total, -iaft.stiil tocuniec
tion wiih No. 1 uprise. \\V.ttlierly's No 1 Lotel
Northct»t drire eitt-ndnl V- ft.; lotal. 159 ll.
KT. «JF.«RGtPKOi'KirrARV O.M. Co. (CmlcaMie).
— Form elit. Jnl- &:— I'amcn vvt ol comjil-ti.m,
and only roadwiivi to tako ant; upi iiy will Im
abont 125,000 cations, not including height of eui
bankments. Suall at, once bf{iu sinking ebafu un
leases.
MOUST BlKCF.«s O.M. Co. (f'.wl^inlic) — Fort-
nijtht, July 5:-.MakinB good pruer«--* in I-'*:* ?l-»'i;
splendid h'l;lin(! eround aud loujfii in eirar.ito.
'Vell-Timberiui5 tlni-bcd and rtsiiMeil sinking;
doptli to date, I(:7 ft Oarlne ls.it, 7 ft. tiatsiiu;
inflow of water iacreaxd considerably, and now
about 3no rallon* per dour.
Ll!«D*tY'3 (CoolR»rdie)-F(.rtuigbt, July 12:
Leas«)S3, No. 1 tbaft, Central Kcef— Cnt -!o*n
and timbered shaft, raised brace Met izo.mI ipoci
measof gold in quartz when cutting doom. In
east drive cat tkroaub small leader slionim; po.R
Leas* ISO. No. 2 Shaft— Centr.l reef wetl drive
60 ft io drive ia level; cut small qtmtz le:idsr.
East drive driven 10 ft; total, 10 Iu; cut leader
0 in. thick, showing cold. Prosnectine been
carried on in weral phres on both loi-ii-s with
favourable resuiu. Coupleteil rough blacfeuMh's
shop.
CosoaovB's Baylet'a Reward SoiTii.-Aajrnst
S:-lte*f 12 ft. wide in mini; wonderfully rich gold
beinf ilsen.
New Alma axd Victoria.— \V*ek, Autn-t 5:—
No. 2 Underlay Shaft. fro« No. 14 I-ovel, 2£t ft,
Iteef formation 3 fi- thick, with IS in. »oliit pyrites
againsi haniing *all, showine little yoM.
Mac's Kekf (Clare) -Mia't dov.n to CO ft.; reef
look* very promislni;; H ft. from trass. Mr.
Hawker asiayttl two lots stone; one went 0 dwt. to
ton and other 9 dwt. Work being pushed on fast
as po-(ible.
Mou.nt Lvell.— Week, Jntv 5:— F.neine Shift,
100-f.. L*v*l—South drive still in schist and iron
(?tone. Intermediate 75 ft., North Level-Uork
?andatouf and con;lom«rate; easy to wotk. M It,
South Level- ,»o improttment in ironnd, which
still very hard and tight. No. 1 Winze-Winze
?inking dot in schtst aail Ironnton*, former lying
between iron- ton* and pyrites. Slopes- Work in
north stopes ca-ried on as muni; faces rnntinus to
furni«h ore as required. Ore Wiuu— Winza at end
nf west crosscut sunk 6 ft,: total, 2a ft. Thii
beinir, reqaired depth work lieio Hopped till
connection made with north ?nteimcditte levsL
-'o. i Tunnel— Contractors driven 20 ft ; total,
US* ft Country still ve-y favonrah'e for hreatins,
being weathered schist and conglomerate. .Stir
face— New ore abed cnmplctei!. txe rai»«l— 245
bacs, weif bint 12 tons 15 ewe.., containing lO.StfO oz.
?liver and i tons 18 cwt. i qr. 10 lb. copper, or
averat* of 824 nz ailrer and S3 per Cent. »f copper
per ton. Ore dispatched -217 liar*, wciciiinc 11
tons 13 cwt. S qr. S lb., contalnln; 111,181 ot. «ilr«r
anil S tons IS cwt. -2 qr 10 )b. copper. Week.
July IX: — Stoping west of north levol
anil an floor above carried on as usual and
rich ore broken. Ore ntiivd-C?3 (tags, weigh
ing 14 tons 7 ewt. 1 or. 14 lb., cnntuni* 9.7JO oc
tilver ami 3 torn 3 cwt. 1 qr. IGUi. ropier, or au
at/craf-a of SSI 07. ullrcr and 20 per cent copper per
Inn. Dispatchtd-S'w hue*, wuiehini! 10 tons 14
cwt I qr. tt |i-., containing 15,151 oz. sUror and
Skmsllcwt 2qi. 13 lb. copner.
I'.LorK H.-W^ek, Aucust 1 --.South Shaft, N'o. 4
Level— Face very hard in north drire. Total dl*
Udc« from rrn-wut is 1G7| ft, anil a littls ore is
eh'winc on fnotoall »lil' of UriTc. No. 3 Level,
No. 3 Winze— Bottom U mixture nf ore and country.
Miin hioft, N.i. 4 Uvel— Innoa'h drivo a little ore
rhowinc in fare North Shsft— Uottom in country
vary bard fur slnkine. EUven trnrHs of arboDite',
contalnioe about Gl mm, nnri liftern truckx concen
tr-t--s. enntainins abont SO tons, sent to Port Ada
laide work*.
VEF.L River. -Jnly nt):-Xo. 5 Tunael-The
country nevsed through excei-ilingly hard, and reef
completely iamm«d out for »lxmi 15ft; li&vocat
tlironeb and reef is neain iu band. Reef Is yet
small, bat e-hows fair gold In noliri stone. On
breaking through jam we cnt hravy l!o-r of water
coming in from face of drire, which i* still runn nr.
This is eood indiritlion of l.treer reef ahead.
Maion's Wiaw— Country punted tlitoiiRh tcu h-trd,
and r**f pinched, but re:f ap|-««rs t' lis openiae
eotatain, and some very fair none h.-.i lie n raiitd
from here. Stop-» in bottom of intenceiiinea |r»,l
cnotlnne about ume. Thero is about 30 tntu
stone in the pass from this and niw*, which trill
be crn-hml ai noon as we cin get supply liruwnotl
Bakers CREEK.-F--rtni|r,ht, July ».-C'o%netl
np on ?Stli IukU iot Hi o: 3 -W|. irneUc.l goM,
from 472 tons ore, of *hirh i3« t-ins was
from Smith's Bcsf nnO V.S fns from
Big B**f : avarsf*. 1 02. 17 dirt. 10 cr. p-r ton.
Main hh«ft-Lnd ? is in tnnpne-wMl. No. 0 Uttl
—Lode 9 in. wide; iihown, fttr cnld. No. 2Winte,
from No. 8 to No 'J Level— l-ode Gin wido; show*
v«ry goo-i gold. In stope-i l«ck No. 8 l«vel »n-l
hetwetn No*. 1 ami 2 winrn« lode strnng, yielrtu
f^ir averace stone. .South, No. 2 Wlnzi-!,odo
-mall*r. and rarrisspMchtsvery ticlioiv. Sto-ies
back N0.4 Urel-3irotiR We csrrying hiihly pay
able ore, with very bipb-grade stone in patches.
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