THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 29, 15 November 1873, Page 9

THE GOLDFIELDS.

OTA.OO. The last Southern Escort which arrived in Dunedin brought the following quantities of /gold : Switzers, 1905 OZ9 9dwta , Lawrence, 16,30zs lOJwtsj Wmtahuna, 528 OZ s 6dw E s; Tokomairiro, S6io«. 3dw7s fforthem JKsoort 8039 OZ9 3dwts ; Total, 12,4010z9 The crushing of tlie Heart of Oak Company, the ' Cromwell Aram ' ■rates, realised 190 ounces, being nearly at the' rate of an ounce Ke ' . „ u Ie T\ O ' NeU ', O i peka m > wa9ue <3-«P recently, and obtained results which exceeded their expectations. Water witU them is plentiful and hey are enabled to put through a large quantity of stuff. lie 'Mount Ida Chronicle" concludes a description of the Marejrhenua goldfield as follows :-« It fc very much to be wished ««at the geolog.cal survey could be made of this field by the ProvinS Geologist. A report would, we are certain, prove of great value to the SrXenuaf ddfidd. Qom^^ * ""* ** ° f t ™ lue of *• »n M V l H et ° f g< ? d rA^ between devenand twelve ounces wasunearthed by a party of Chinese at Conroy's gully durina the nast week and disposed of to the Bank of WzJLJ at Clyde on^e Srdmst So far as the 'DunsUn Times' can remember, this is the larges nugget as ye discovered in the Alexandra district. it Ta solid pece of gold having but a few specks of quartz embedded ia it. fl-h? v n i• , Mmi u g Com P an y 8 d »m, situated at the head of Gabriel s gully which has been in course of construction for upwards ot seven months, was completed on the Ist inst. It is a work of con! ■idemble magnitude. This dam will cost its owners upwards of £500 5 but when the great saving of water by the company I taken into «m " sideration, there is no doubb the work will pay itsslf in less than twelve months, and be a great eource of profit. "WEST COAST. We learn from the Wton papers that the Fiery Cross reef is lookmg admirable, and is five feet thick at northern face, .showing a-« The manager of the Kanieri Lake Water Co. reports thit the tanou* works are progressing satisfactorily. The amount of" work already under contract ia about 4} miles, the probable cost of which estimates to be £0454. There are 5890 shares on the register, and with others yet to go down, will bring the share list to over 6000 good. The Boss Q-uardiaa 'of the 28th ult. contains the following W mg items :-« Tie undershot wheol at the Kohinoor claim, Kedmans, was christened last Saturday morning. The honour devolved upon Miss Bridget Coghlan, who broke the customary bottle of champagne upon it, and named it the < Perseverance.' There were great rejoSgs on the occasio^-The shareholders are proceeding with the formation of the Greenland Water Race as rapidly as circumstances will permit. There are three miles of the race line already complete, and another mile and a half is expected to be ready in about a fortnight. The entire length wul be between eight and nine miles, but we are not ia a position to state when it will be finished."