TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4277, 29 July 1875, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

[FROM OUR OWN COl-.RESrONDENTr,] Thames, Wcdneidiy. The show on the plates and the amal r .m on hand resulting from the crashing iov the Lorn? Drive, of five head of stampers at the Moanatairi mill, promise even a better riturn than that obtained last month. The Queen of the May gold retorted f ( r 250 ounces, vielded on melting 250 OZ3. 4 d-rts. The Bright Smile realised 13S ozs. 3 dwts. melted gold from 142 ozs. retorted. The Black Angel tributcrs, Wing it.; and \\ ileox. have amalgamated, and now work the block from engine or main level to surface in common. From 40 tons forwarded to the Moanatairi mill, 55J ozs. were <b:ained, which on melting gave 54 ozs. 5 dwt i. gold. Twenty lbs. specimens were obt liied in the Crown Princess, on Monday, : r '_m No. 2 and specimen reefs. Crushing is g->ing on at the hUI Bright Smile mill satisfactorily. The foitnight's return of gold for tiie City of London is comiuratively small, 223 ounces being the battery return, where, howrvcr, 30 stampers have l>een running for 7 o.iys only. This has been partially owing to intc n upturns and from a portion of the Kuranui mi!l crushing for other parties. On melting, th. • weight of = gold proved to be 21liozs. G dwt:.. In the mine, the manager has just started to drive from the newly-completed chamber at the 420-feet level.

The Waiotahi Association' 6 mill is partially employed in reducing the Company's own" stuff, with fair prospects. Th : manager, Mr. Smith, has placed man to break out stone from the three-foot rcf. as also from the leaders on foot-wall reef.

The West Coast tribute, held by M'etherall and party, have commenced crus'iiig an SO- - lot at the Waiotahi battery. The work of sinking the main nhaft of the Pumping Association progresses, 11 feet C inches having been taken out diring the past fortnight. Seven sets of ] ermancnt timbers hav<; been placed below th: 500-feet mark. The contractors are now in good working country; and the water completely under control. The sediment of l.me mentioned formerly has been modified by the influx of a cold-water stream, thereby rendering t'ie fine particles more soluble, and to some extent lessening the annoyance. Sales : Caledonian (double), 7«'S, 76s 6d, and SOs ; City of London, 52s 6d ; Queen of the May, !»s 6d ; New Exchange, Is 3d and Is 4d ; Cure, 235, 255, and 25s 6d ; Golden Calf (double), 17s Cd; Gem, Cs ; Britannia, 2s 3d; Red Queen, la 3d, Is 4d, i\nd Is 5<L Sellers : Caledonian (double), SO3 ; City of London, 52s 6d ; City of York, 10s 6d ; New Exchange, Is 3d; Cure, 26s ; Go'den Calf {2nd issue), 7s ; Old Whan, 6s ; G-ici, Cs Cd; Tairua, 55s ; Britannia, 2s 4d ; El Dorado, 4s ; RedQueen,ls4d- Buyers: Caledoniar. (double), SOs ; Cure, 24s Cd; Golden Calf (2nd issue), Cs Cd; Old Whau, os 6d ; Gem, 6s : Tairua, 52s 6d; Red Queen, Is 3d; Bank of New Zealand, £17 15s.

Nevesvtlle, Wednesday morning. In the Prospectors' claim the manager has commenced to driro into the big rjef, from where the test of 5 cwt. was taken, and the show continues splendid, both in •-he solid stone and in the amount of loose gold. The reef has been pierced nearer to the Gem boundary than ever, and tho rich prospects obtained are not one whit bebird those formerly got In fact there apj>ears an almost unlimited quantity of rich crushing dirt available, that will take years to exhaust. The manager is bringing in a small stream of water for sluicing. The Gem started a face on the inside of their southern boundary, and after :. few feet were cleared found the reef, which, on testing, gave satisfactory results. The manager intends starting from the last hole sunk in the Prospectors' and to carry prospecting right through into the Gem ground. The El Dorado people earned up their ton of stone to Nevesville yesterday, and will forward it to Puriri as soon as possible. The value is estimated at :"rom 2to 4 ozs. per ton. The reef is now di i\ en on for 6 feet, but no sign of footwall yet.

In the Ajax, stone has been sent up from the shaft, and from a dishful of pounded stuff a good show of gold was got The Puketui have completed their paddock, and ■will commence driving upon the reef exposed in the face of their < xoavation ; this is the same lode discovered formerlyhigher up the hill. New ground continues to be taken up. The latest piece, pegged out by Br.rclay and party, seven acres, lies between Porter's and Goldsworthy's leaders, on the El Dorado or pastern line. Coromasdel, Wednesday. The Tokatea obtained another splendid haul of 300 lbs. of specimens isince the SO lbs. reported,—total on hand 750 lbs. They are busy timbering up. More specimens are expected to-morrow. The Union Beach has nothing reported, bnt they expect a haul of specimens tomorrow. Gold is visible. [press agency.] Wellington, Wednesday. The following telegram has be-in received by the Government from the Agent-General, dated London, July, announcing vessels to sail in June: —Carisbrcok Castlu, with 3G4 emigrants, for Auckland ; Chile, with 190, for Taranaki and Nelscn; Helen Denny, with 229, for .Napier; the Waimea and InvercargUl, with 702, for Otago ; Waikato and Merope, with 591, for Canterbury ; Herschel, with 248, for Wellington.