GOLDEN CALF.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2140, 12 November 1875, Page 2

GOLDEN CALF.

The late crushing demonstrated that there was gold in the large reef upon which stoping and driving had been carried on, but in too small quantity to warrant the directors to continue. Driving on the reef, or rather the junction of reefs No 1 and 2, is now in hand, the bulk of the, stone being hungry, but not devoid of gold either, in the foot or hanging-wall, with an occasional presence in tbe body of the reef, which is.near 12 feet wide, a portion of this ■has-been brought to., the surface for milling purposes. This quantity will now be rapidly increased, as a change for the better has occurred in the"- constitution of the reef, and the whole of it willibe crushed. The manager, Mr Dunlop, will push this drive in as last as possible, in order to reach the underlay of that portion of the lode worked profitably in the upper level: this is estimated at 30 feet distance, and still further on a winze has been sunk 40 feet, giving good gold; the main object will be to reach that locality. Should

the present output of quartz yield well, there will be no difficulty, but every probability of a superior class of quartz revfArding..the effort* put forth to bring this company fo the Irdnti-, There are other smaller leaders already driven upon to some extent which would be worth while .pursuing, as gold has been and may apain be found in payable quantities. The means at command, for developing the "jprospeets ",;ate.Bcarcely commensurate irith the undertaking.