INANGAHUA MINING ITEMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1649, 17 November 1873, Page 2

INANGAHUA MINING ITEMS.

[HBEAJiP, NOV. 15.]

The gratifying intelligence reached Reef ton yesterday that the reef had been struck in the El Dorado tunnel, Boatman's.

In No. 2. North, Larry's, the reef at the northern face is now 7ft in width, with a very good show of gold. In the Prospector's claim, after sinking the shaft and having gone a short distance on the reef, it was decided to suspend operations until the pumping gear had beeti received. Excellent atone was obtained at the foot of the shaft. Next week it is expected lhat everything will be in working order for a fair start at continuing the shaft.

A very important discovery was made in the Just-in-Time mine, on Thursday, when the Fiery Cross lode was found exposed on the surface 60ft to the eastward of the run of stone which is at present being worked. The information is reliable, and must tend to greatly increase the value of the Just-in-Time Company's property. Mr James Clarke, mining manager, reached Reefton the same afternoon in order to acquaint the resident directory with the satisfactory intelligence. .

APPLICATIONS FOR GOLP-MINING LEASES.

United Consols, Shiel's line,' west of North British Gold-mining Company's, lease. Area, 16 acres. Applied f ot by John Trennery. The surveyor reported

that the extent of the ground as surveyed is 15a. 3r. 2p. The ground had been previously applied for by William Evans, but is now abandoned. The ground i 3 taken up on behalf of the Ajax Goldmining Company for the purpose of intersecting the reef now being worked by the G< lden Fleece Company, and includes a portion of the lease applied for by William Evans, four acres of which was granted but not accepted, so that it should now be cancelled; He recommended the. grant of the lease, as the Ajax Company was the, first; to bring machinery into the district, and their venture as yet had not very successful. The application had been adjourned from July 14 to admit of Evans's lease being ; cancelled, iand the Warden now recommended that the application should be granted. : • North British Gold Mining Company, north and adjoining present lease ; area, 4 acres. Applied for by James Arthur Thorpe. The surveyor recommended the application to the Warden, reporting that the ground applied for was the surplus ground originally* applied for by the North British; Company, of which they were granted a reduced area, which is now being worked by them. They had expended a large amount of money in con-: nection with it, and had held same under miner's rights. Try Again Gold-mining Company, 10 acres, situated peg and peg with the north boundary of the Just-in-Time Company's ground, Boatman's. iApplied for .by Frank Mathias and others. . The ground, had been previously applied for, but the applicants had failed to take up the lease. The surveyor reported that ith'e present applicants had got the reef on the surface, and were' putting on men to prove its continuation. Application recommended^ subject to a road being allowed for travellers. . !

Boatman's Creek Gold-miningCbmpany, four acres four perches, situated east of Just-in-Time Company. Applied for by David Young aud others. The surveyor reported that this was the ground origin? ally held by the prospectors, Thompson and party, who sold to the present ,applir cants. A large amount of work hadbeeii done, and considerable quantity of quartz had been got out ready for crushing, who^ the tramway reached the Justrin-Tim6 battery. , Application recommended. ,^ i Welcome' Gold-mining Company, 1200 ft along the reef, north of and adjoining the Hopeful (Caplin's lease). Applied for by Brennan and others. The surveyor re^ ported tHat. the ground had been forfeited and taken, up by the present applicants^ who had obtained indications of the reef on the surface; and are going to drive a tunnel from the Hopeful shaft to prove the grounds Application recommended, i