NENTHORN.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9512, 22 August 1892, Page 3

NENTHORN.

The. adjourned mooting of those desirous of : forming a rowing clul. ut the north end whs held in Al ills' Coimncraiil Hotel on l-'iidav iiiiiht ; Mr IV. Hurt, who was in tiio dmir, safd tlictv. • waa more iiulticemeut now for rowing than them ■' was in hi.H time, when they had to carry On-ir j boats half a mile lit low water. A provisional ' committee was a|)]ioint«l to inako arran«e----i ments with Mr I'Yrd Patcrson for the use ut lii« shed and slip. An apology was read from K>: 1 »lohn b. Gillies.

thorn at tL * H Tl t "f llrn0(l from Nc"thorn at the end of last week, states that Mr Wicks has sot the Crresus batteiy and water race in thorough repair. The battery has been workins splendidly for the last 10 day* mittim' through stone for the Crojsus mine A wash in took place on Thursday, resulting iii a return of about GOoz retorted gold. The battery is now under engagement to start crushiii" (!()'or 70 tons of stone from the Surprise mine The stone is being carted to the battery and is'spoken very highly of as to quality. Good results are fully anticipated. Several other parcels of quartz arc being taken out from various claims on the field to be crushed and treated as soon as the Surprise stone has been put through. The battery is capable of putting through fully 70 tons weekly and as the charge for crushing is low there is now every inducement for prospectors to take out stone, whieu can easily be had in every direction for miles around. The great difficulty in the past has been the uncertainty, or almost impossibility of getting quartz crushed after being brought to grass The Bonanza s putting on extra hands, and are taking out very promising stone The Jacob and Daddy mines have also been taken up again and are being tested. The Eureka struck the old No. 2 cHit days ago about ISOft from the main shaft, but was immediately Hooded out by an inbreak of water. Since then all labour has been employed in reducing the water, and it is expected that by Monday next everything will be in readiness for raising stone. At present five hands are employed, but three more are engaged to start work to-day. The weather during the last few days has been very cold with heavy showers of rain and snow. This has kept mining matters back somewhat, as the ground is very sloppy and cartage difficult. With abundance of water in this district and crushing certain and cheap, then; is a good opening for parties of imrsevcrimf men—not uic-u who will go from place to place and try a few shovelfuls here anrl there, but who will settle down to work and are willing that if at first they don't succeed to try again. There is every chance of their ultimately coining across stone that will pay them very well for any early disappointment. The secretary of the Uuncdin Cold T)ri'd"in-' Company (Limited) received the following feh>grain from the dredgenmstc-r on Saturday.— " Dredging six days for JSoz gold." The Dunstm Timer; reports :-" The old Ophir Company's battery, now owned by ~S\v Cnllaghor, is likely to be soon in work- again. A party has been formed to work Itymi's reef, which' ha-i always been suppo.-wd to rontaiu payable stonr. The battery is to be driven by-steam, .Mr Harrington's engine being employed, and whether the reef turns out. well or not. it is at any rate likely to have a thorough trial if Ihe parl.j can only make .irrangujiients to get water enough lor the tab!.-.." Work at Kndeavmir inlet is once more proceedint.', and the fir.-ttdiipmnit of antimony on- under tlio naw proprietary nrrived in Wellington la-l week. It consisted of 2;) limn of first-claw <.re, which will be shipped to England to be smelted.