Mining. WEST COAST.

Otago Witness, Issue 1341, 11 August 1877, Page 3

Mining. WEST COAST.

NO TOWN. Our correspondent writes : — Miners are again complaining of the want of water, but the fine spell of frost we have had during the past month is now over, and we may expect a steady rainfall soon. A good few of our miners are now employed at road labonr in the locality, and the others are hard at work in their various claims. A prospecting party will make a start this week to give the ground a fair trial between No Tpwn and Red Jack's via the new track, and it is to be hoped that in^ such splendid-looking country they will soon find payable ground. — Grey River Argus.

BEEFION".

We take the following items from the Herald of July 26th ;—

The Hopeful Company have declared a dividend of 5s per share. The quantity of gold obtained from the crushing was larger than was anticipated. Welcome scrip has advanced to 455, offered, owing to the rich and strong body of stone now exposed. Excellent gold-bearing stone* continues to be obtained in the Just-in Time, The amount of stone now to grass cannot be less than 250 tons.

The Wealth of Nations return for the month was 4640zs 9dwts melted- gold. The 30th dividend of 3s. per 6500 th scrip was declared.

Sensationally good news reached us from Boatman's last night to the effect that in the Just-in-Time winze, at a depth of nearly seventy feet below the present workings, stone had been met with which is estimated to yield a pound weight of gold to the ton. The reef at the winze bottom is also said to be widening out considerably.

A small rush has set in at Redman's, near Ross, on to ground situated near the Kohinoor claim. Two shafts hare !been sunk on good gold, and others are expected to bottom shortly. The sinking ' is not more than thirty feet.