GILLESPIE'S BEACH.

West Coast Times, Issue 3185, 20 December 1875, Page 2

GILLESPIE'S BEACH.

(tfßoii our own coß«ESFom>&iT,)'

, The deep lead is progressing satisfactorily, as regards energy and .labor towards testing it. It was never supposed at first that it could be properly proved in" a short time. It will, however; require a great amount of labor and machinery to properly prove the claims. WhelaM and patty are washing then* second paddock. It is likely to be a'good oriel They are" 15 or 20' feet further to seaward in this paddock than \a their first one. They told me, .they.could wash prospects from half tp_qne pennyweight on tfie shovel. I.ivisited th,ejr plaim a d§jf or,sq ago, but , the . water, at. the, time was above their washdirf,.sol had noth«d.tin opportunity to wash a prospect. Tfiey nave erected A £ew JiuMp, 50 ffeet ilt letigth, and they will shortly c6m'm ) en I ce to build a larger wheel. Their claim is proved beyond a doubt to be a good one. Guinnere and Nicholson have made another attempt their second paddock. In. their first they, on the niullook bar (as *aq in Wtielan's paddock), \ Tljey commenced afterwards to open another paddock to the seaward, but foiled to bottom it they not having sufficient ground opened, and with only one Caliroraian pump, it, was not capable to keep t the water out of the paddock' to go tfie Requisite depth, although they had between 20 and 30 men on their claim, to reader them all the as*9istan Ice"1 cc" they c'oulfl. Their prospects were from, half a grain to dffe grain to the shovel at the depth they went. Their intention is to erect a water- wheel and pump, as they are thoroughly convinced they are* now on the lead. . Mej&s Butler and party of six men will shortly make an attempt to bottom their paddock. They have dpened a large scope of ground, and, with plenty of assistance and favorable feather, I have no doubt they will He able to bottom. Welch and Hbare are making great preparations on their ground and have contracted for a water-wheel and pump, to be erected itn'mediately. Several other parties are pushing ahead »s fast as possible. It is a heavy undertaking for small parties to prove a' claim and put it in working order.

" As' between 4 cucumber &&& a watermelon," says a Westerly edrlbf; "give'qs, brandy and water." The Columbus Journal qtseriMn? »H Ohio p6Mc«uV *Sys: U U& »«* Q one»t man by profession, atad he earni hia bread, by the sweat of his jaw."