COROMANDEL.

New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1741, 12 November 1862, Page 5

COROMANDEL.

[I'KOM OUK OWN COIIIIESI'ONUENT.] November Oth, 18C2. This week a considerable quantity of gold lias been taken Ironi the various rich claims in the Driving Creek, uni) more particularly from Gibson s, Kelly s, Mr. Edward Wood's (No. 2), and from the now celebrated No. 3 (Farrell’s claim). In this latter claim a drive has been made in the western bank of the creek, and the same vein of rich stone has been struck as that found in the shaft on the eastern bank. From Mo. 15 no gold has been taken this week, as the owners are sinking a shaft in the bunk of the creek, Imiu which they will he aide to tunnel and work out the leader far below the level of the creek. A leader has also been struck in a tunnel on the ground belonging to the United Gold Mining Company in the hank of the main creek, hut whether it is auriferous is more than I can at present say. The hill-sinking m this neighbourhood seems to be making rapid progress. Mr. Ring's shaft is now nearly one hundred loot in depth ; there is a good chance of several of the rich 1-alters crowning this claim. I have been informed by several parties of a new discovery having been made at Kikowhakarere ot a leader containing visible gold. The fortunate findeis, who have been pi os peeling in this direction for seine time past, intend, 1 believe, to apply for an extended t r fling claim. Thws it is tjiaf our gojthhelds IS

Sou"'? ,|“ D.?vi? g Crcck. ery direC,io '' havo c,a * m (Murphy’s reef), several leaders me »iU nl d ir!i lch ° ne ot ' the sl >areholder’s tells rierht JoJ W ° ° r crusl,in o* Jones has the first right ot water power. t.ikS°n 0l n a r h TJ gully ’. fro,n which so much gold has been J f k r ' “. dllFerent times, does not appear as though it CXhaUSt(KI - for on Several occasions I have •mil t,., .A ><ut y 11 sa )' s that he is making wages as been doing so for some time past. There is • arge scope of ground here for one or more puddling machines, and they would prove a good speculation, ■ s almost impossible to wash a single dish of soil mm tie sui,ace to the pipe-clay without obtaining par teles of gold. The depth of sinking in this gully vanes from three to eight feet. On more than one occasion 1 have picked up small pieces of stone richly impregnated with gold in the heaps of old tailings, which are composed almost entirely of quartz, and " UCI ~ , ave VL ' r y hide hesitation in saying would pay weM lor crushing. On Ihursday, the Tasmanian Maid towed the Sophia hulk into the harbour, and in less than an hour Irom the time of her arrival steamed out again mr Auckland. She returned again yesterday at her usual time, after a trip of four hours. The hulk is to , be luted as an hotel and a store-house; she is likely to prove very useful, as the steamer will be able to lav alongs.de and discharge cargo into her .it any time of tide; and should passengers a,.'ivc at low water they can go on board the hulk and be quite as comfortable as they would be on shore, and be landed at K ipanga at high water, and so avoid having to wade across an extensive mud flat. For iho last two or three days we have boon visited by heavy Westerly gales, which Use quite a sea in our little harbour.