MINING MATTERS AT THE THAMES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 266, 12 November 1869, Page 2

MINING MATTERS AT THE THAMES.

_o (From the Auckland papers.) The Golden CROTVN.^The retorting of the amalgam from the late crushing of superior quality stone from the above claim was finished yesterday morning, aud the amount of gold deposited iu the Bank of New Zealand77Grahamslown. The whole amount was 82 ozs. 5 dwts. of gold. This return, with that from Brown and Campbell's battery, Tararu, and the battery on the claim on Saturday last, makes a total of nearly 2000 ozs. for less than a fortnight. Manukau Claim. — The gold obtained from the crushing of the above claim at the Waiotahi battery, and the Kuranui single stamper was melted at the Bank of New Zealand yesterday evening, and the amount obtained was 480 ouuces of pure gold. It will be seen from this, that the return of gold from this claim is not by any means on the decrease, and it is expected that the returns for the present month will be in excess of even this, as the mine is now in good working order for taking out any quantity of stone. The Dawn of Hope Crushing.— The retorting of the result of 300 tons of stone, crushed from the Dawn of Hope Company's ground at the Victoria Battery, has, at length, been completed, aud the last retorting took place yesterday, and yielded a little over seven ounces of gold, makiug the total 444 ozs. 10 dwts. of gold, or an average of nearly \l oz. to the ton. This is considered very satisfactory, as the stone being crushed is a large quantity which was not picked, and was obtained from different parts of the reef. Mr. Reid, miuing manager reports that the mine is now in good working order, aud that another large paddock of stone will shortly be ready for the mill. Monthly Return from the Prince Alfred Battery. — Through the courtesy of Mr. Hollis, manager of the Prince Alfred battery, we have been favored with the particulars of the month's crushing at this machine. There have been 321| tons crushed in the large battery, comprising quartz from seven different claims, varying in quantity from 106 to nine tons, aud the yield of gold obtained from this quantity is 544 ozs. 19 dwts. 13 grs. A crushing of 78 tons from the Mariner's Reef, and a ten-ton lot from the Fourth July are included in the figures representing the quantity of stone crushed j but as neither lots have been retorted yet, the retuins are not included in the total quantity of gold. The amount of gold only represents the result from 233^ tons of stone, giving an average of 2 oz. 6 dwts. 19 grs. to the ton. In the single stamper, there have been no less than ten lots crushed, varying in quantity from five tor.s to as many hundredweight, and comprising in all, 19 tons of stone which produced 16 ozs. 2 dwts. 15 grs. of gold, thus making the total product of the battery, for the month of September, exclusive of the Mariner's Reef aud Fourth July lots, 561 ozs. 2 dwts. 4 grs. of gold. In the single stamper returns, a three-ton lot from the Fourth July, is not included, the result of which is not yet retorted. The Shotover.— The usual monthly retorting at the ; Shotover machine took place on Monday evening, and turned out 491 ozs. of gold, a yield far in excess of last month's return, although there has been no machine except that erected

on the claim crushing for ; them this month.- 'The product of about 50 lbs. of specimens are included in this return. \ Thames Stock Exchange; r— There were a few trifling transactions at the l Thames Stock Exchange yesterday. We give the quotations : — Belfast, sellers at £2 10s., sold at £2 10s. ; Star of Fermanagh sold at 355.; Long Drives, buyers at . £95, sold at £97 10s.; Shooting Star sold at £6 2s. 6d.; Shotover sold at £1 55.; Eureka sold at 235.; Grand Trunk, sellers at £2 155.; Fourth of July, sellers at 20s; Great Allan lie, sellers at 25.;. Golden Eeef, sellers at 65.; Kelly's, sellers at £4.