THE THAMES GOLDFIELD.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 27, 6 August 1869, Page 3

THE THAMES GOLDFIELD.

By late Auckland papers we'gather the following items. Respecting these goldfields:—The crushing of the Long Drive claim specimens was finished on June 21, and from 439 Ids of stone the handsome yield of 149 ounces ).6 dwts. of gold was obtained. '' 600 lbs of stone from the same claim yielded on May 11, 1840 ounces of smelted gold. This is the claim in which his Boyal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh has 25 shares, for each of which he paid £SO. The following are reported:—.Full share in Keily's claim, for £1000; a half original share in Dixon's No. 1 claim, £1200; a quarter-equal in Grolden Grate claim fetched £2OO, and some full shares £BOO per share, a quarter share in the Junction claim, £35.0 ; a half share in the Inverness claim, £450 ; a half share in the Shamrock claim, Waiotahi, £500; shares in the Long Drive at. £IOO per share. The fortunate proprietors of the Manukau claim have netted over £4OOO a-piece dividends. On June 15th, 1020 ounces of gold reached Auckland from the Shotover claim. 120 tons of stuff, from the Homeward Bound claim, has yielded 130 ounces of retorted gold. Through the courtesy of Mr. Muir, the manager, we are in a

position to know the amount of gold which has been yielded'from the Long Drive claim since April last, up to the 29th hist., amounting-in all to the magnificent return of 6375 ounces 7 dwts. 18 gi's. of smelted gold, of which the value, duty paid, amounts to the good round sum of £16,735 7s 10Jd.