GERMAN TERBACE.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 361, 26 September 1868, Page 3

GERMAN TERBACE.

Homer and party are constructing a dam to save the surface water of the flat, and will be ready to " commence washing in a few days. Langrish and party are testing the rest of their ground on the north sido of the Terrace. Stewart and party are putting in a tunnel, which is to bo 500 feet in fength 1 above that of Homer and party. Holm and party are crushing their tailings, and have had considerable expense and labor in erecting tueir crushing machine. Seven parties have commenced on the north end of German Terrace, and areputting in tunnels. Walker and party's claim has much improved, and is giving a very fair yield. Skipper and party, besides two other claims, are short of water, and have their wash dirt paddocked, waiting for rain At Giles' Terrace there are now eight claims on gold. Dollar and party struik gold on Friday. Their claim is situated next to Nichols and party. Davis and party, have a very rich class of washdirt, and are washing for the past few days. Evans and party, have commenced washing and have brought in water. Perry and party are hampered considerably by the injunction, they state where eight men could work before, only half that number can now work. Gidley and party have reached wash dirt, at present it is thin, but improve as they get in. Williamson and party are washing, and have a fair class of wash dirt. Simon and party's claim at Deadman's Creek Terrace, is turning out better than was at first anticipated, their wash dirt is of the same description as that of Perry and party on Giles Terrace.

M'Clusky and party who are at work within three niles of the Woimangaroa Quartz reef, put in a tunnel°of 300 feet in length, and then sunk a shaft where there came on some scaly gold of the same description as that of Poverty Terrace, and up the Buller. They now find that they have made their tunnel 16 feet too high, and have commenced a nnw tunnel. Mee and party who are on the Fair Downs, have a "fine kind of gold, the same as that found on the Caledonian.

Ware and party's wash dirt is improving, and doubtless when they get in further will be much better. It is evident that there are several seams of gold, which run in a line with the range, as far as the Waimangaroa, the gold that M'Cluskey and party have come on, is the same description as that of Poverty Ten-ace where the lead was lost and it is clear that there are several distinct runs of gold in this line of couutry, which doubtless will be all opened in a little time, when we may hope to have one continuity of working from the Caledonian to the Nackawa. A.t Ballarat Terrace, Smith and party have five feet of wash dirt in their ground, and it is of a highly remunerative class. Groodall and party whose claim adjoins that of Smith and party have also five feet of wash dirt of the'same character. At the Caledonian there is nothing now in mining affairs to report. The requisition for a post-office has been very numer. usly signed, and the residents are anxious to have two mails in each week. The portions of the Caledonian track which required gravelling have been nearly finished, and when completed, the road will be in a very good state as far as the other side of Poverty Terrace. There was a rumour of some new ground having been opened in a northeasterly direction, yesterday, but I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the statement.