THE THAMES GOLD EIELD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1516, 3 October 1868, Page 6

THE THAMES GOLD EIELD.

MINING MATTERS. (Abridged from the Thames Advertiser of yes- : terday.) The Tower [of Londou, at the head of the Waiotahi and the Karaka, struck a new leader in their ground, a rich sample from which wa3 exhibited at this office yesterday. The Sleeping Beauty claim, next the Golden Star, and above the victoria Battery, Moanatairi,' tested quartz from threo i of their leaders yesterday, at Spencer's berdan. The stone was treated with sodiumised quicksilver, and from one of the leaders containing large quantities of mundic, fourteen grains of retorted gold were obtained from five pounds of stone. The Lord Derby, four men s ground, adjoins the Lord Cairns on its lowest boundary, and has been taken up about four months. The workings of this claim are situated almost on the creek level, and the ground gives every indication of proving remarkably remunerative. The Sailor Prince is situated ou the same spur, but nearer the mouth of the The claim takes in both sides of the spur, and is joined by the Mariner's Reef and Tui claims. A shaft is being sunk on the crown of the hill, in order to catch the Mariner's Reef. Several leaders haw also exposed themselves in the shaft. The Star of Waipipi, on the Karaka side of the same spur, is bounded by the Star of Taranaki, Tower cf London, Little Muuukau, and Cuckoo claims. A. drive excavated about sixty feet has exposed a leader four feet in thickness, upon which a shaft is also being sunk somewhat hi "her up. Some of the stone from this leader was tested by the shareholders with very good

results. . The Monarch claim', head of the Waiotahi.— some excellent specimen stone continues to be taken from one of the numerous leaders on this claim, the same leader from which the Great Britain crushed a day or two since. The Constance claim, adjoining the Sacramento and Alabama, at the head of the Karaka and Waiotahi creeks, struck gold on Wednesday last. The Lord Nelson claim, Karaka hill, has just completed a crushing of three and a half tons of stone from their reef at Gibbons' machine, the yield being somewhat over three and a half ounces to the ton. No less than 58 ounces of amalgam were taken out of the Chilian mill, the whole of which would otherwise have been lost.

The Poverty claim has just retorted seventysix ounces of gold, the product of nineteen tons of stuff from their usual monthly crushing. Owing to the state of the' roads, "thirteen tons remaiu on the claim over and above the month's crushing. The titar of Fermanagh.—a claim of four men's ground, on the Alabama Creek, adjoins the .Royal Charter and Royal Mint claims, next the Greenstone and Lucky Hit. The party are putting in a prospecting drive, and expect to catch the Adelaide leader, which is supposed to run right through their ground. The Epsom Rise claim, Karaka, between thq Lord Nelson and Blooming Star c'aims, struck the Lord Nelson leader on Tuesday last, from which some excellent specimens have been taken out. They have also gone eight feet through, a reef at present, but have not yet reached its extremity. The British Queen is a claim of six men's ground, situated at the head of Tinker's Gully, adjoining Sweeney's and Burfie's claims, and has been worked about six weeks by J. Beggs and party. There are two large reefs, one eight and the other six feet in width, composed of fine-looking stone, from which some good specimens have been extracted. NATIVE LANDS — DISPUTED BOUNDARIES. F. D. Fenton, Esq, Chief Judge, held a Chamber Sitting of tlie Native Lands Court yesterday, at the Court House, at 4 p.m., in order to dispose of several applications for adjudication in disputed boundary cases at "Waiotalii, nnd to adjust surveys of lands passed through the Court at its sitting on the 23rd of June last.

Kauwaeranga No. 23 was first called on.. In this case the certificate of the Court had been ordered to Aperahama Te lieiroa, Tanumeha Te Moananui, Hirawa Hori Aperahama, without restrictions.

On hearing the evidence of applicants, represented br Mr. C. O. Davis, the Court ordered the suspension of the certificate for one week, in order to enable Mr. Davis to make an application for a re-hearing. The dispute arose, as in the remaining applications, in consequence of surveys made by different professional gentlemen over-lapping, and causing confusion amongst purchasers.

In this case Mr. Beveridge appeared to watch the interest of Mr. Home, a lessee ; and Mr. FT. If. Lusk the interest of Mr. De Hirsch, a lessee.

The following ate the remaining blocks in which the surveys were adjusted to the satisfaction of his Honor, after evidence of the surveyors, Mr. D. Kyre and Messrs. Davy and McFarlane, had been taken :—

E.auwaeranga, block 24, surveyor, Mr. E. Davy, certificate ordered without restriction to Wiremu Kingi A warn Te Porou and Taritiu Kingi. Kauwaeranga, E. No. 5, surveyor Mr. Eyre, certificate ordered to Aihi Pepene and Jiori Aperahama without restrictions. Parareka block, certificate granted to Paneha Marutuahuo Kapaua <ind Te Kemera Tiraruahine. Parts coloured brown to be inalienable to any person but her Majesty. Kauwaeranga. K JN'o. 2 block, surveyor Mr. Eyre, certificate ordered to Mango, Tanumeha Te Moananui, Ngapari, "VViremu Kingi. No restrictions. Kauwaeranga, E So. 3 block, surveyor Mr. JCyre, certificate ordered to l?ewai-Te Kiore, Nikorima Poutotara, Manaoi 'Tutepaora, Tupotiki, Kchara Papapuaki. Part coloured brown inalienable to any but her Majesty. This closed the adjustment, and the Chief Judge remarked that the Court had been put to great trouble and considerable expense through the fault of the surveyors, and in all future cases of a similar nature the Court would recommend the suspension of the surveyor's certificates. The sitting was then dissolved.

MASONRY. A meeting of Master Masons of tlie Irish and English. Constitutions, convened by advertisement in these columns, -was held at the Courthouse last evening, and verv numerously attended.

Captain Skene was called to the chair, and intimated that the object for which they had been called together was the consideration of the desirability of at once procuring a place of meeting for the Lodge formed in this town, Tinder tlie Irish Constitution some months ago. The dispensation had been received some time, and the officers of the Lodge formed at a' meeting held about six months ago, but no place of meeting had bean fixed upon up to the present time. The following are the officers chosen Dr. Sam, W.M.; W. Caiy, Esq., S.W.; E. F. Power. Esk., J\W.; N. S. Walker, Esq.; Treasurer ; W. T. Swan, Esq., M.G-.A., Secretary. The furniture of the Lodge has also been lying idle for some time, and it is desirable it should be turned to account. A majority of the meeting appeared in favor of the formation of a Joint Stock Company for the erection of a hall, which might be turned into a profitable investment with the exercise of a little caution. Several sites were proposed and schemes propounded, but it was ultimately de-

cided to leave the matter in the hands of the officers, who were instructed to mate the necessary provision, and report to a future meeting the result of .their efforts.. The brethren then separated. THE ALL NATIONS' YIELD. There was a slight inaccuracy in the figures in our report of tho yield from the specimen stone of the All Nations claim. There were 5521b. crushed, and not 550 as stated, the yield of which was 854iozs. 12dwts. 20grs. The weight before melting was S76ozs. 4 y-y e understand there is every probability the yield from the quartz stack for the next crushing will realise l,oooozs. of gold.

THE WARDEN'S COURT. Thuesdat. (Befoie 'Lowfchor Broacl, Eeq., Judge.) DAVIS V. SI'GTTIfiE. HiND-IM-HiND Y. ATJEOEA, This was a claim brought by tiie shreholders of the Hand-in-Hand Claim, Waiotahi, against tlie shareholders of the Aurora Claim, Waiotahi, to recover possession of a piece of ground alleged to be illegally held and worked upon, by the latter. Mr. Bcvsridge appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Maedonald for the defendants. The Court reserved judgment until next day. The Court then rose.