LARRY'S.

West Coast Times, Issue 2562, 6 December 1873, Page 3

LARRY'S.

Mining affairs her^ are about to brighten upi ft'gain. The pumping gear for the Caledonian cqirinany lifts been landed at tfie eliiim, aud as soon as the water wheel, by which it is to be driven, is construe ed, a proper start will be made to work the mind. , , , So. I South have resumed work and are. making, good; progress:, Tb.e. tunnel is In b&y^ndV.the/Jjase line, and it is expected that. the;reef;;wllii soon be intercepted. The tunnel in this claim is being put in at a, forty-feet lower level than that of No. 2 South. ...■.;•-.. No. 2 South, or the >fil Desperandum Company are progressing as usual. The reef &t the south face is ? or 9 feet wide, j s,hpwiti« goodg.old ; but at the north end t|le B,{o'ne TA n^ P lo^ i" leaders, though coVering a large face. But still , the leaders a»d dark rubble stone, of which it is coniposed, contain excellent gold, and will no doubt give a. large yield on being crushed. The company are about to hold an important meeting when it is anticipated that steps will be taken towards placing crushing machinery on the ground at otice. , ; This place, like Boatman's, is now attracting considerable attention. Claims which have been \ong idle are being repegged, and others are anxiously watching opportunities to jump the forfeited leases.