MURRAY CREEK.

Inangahua Times, Issue 79, 6 September 1878, Page 2

MURRAY CREEK.

(FJIOM OUII MININa BEPOTISB.)

INDEPENDENT.

Wednesday, Soptombor 4. Six men nro now employed in driving tho intormodiato loyal south. In the latter end of last wock tho rcof narrowed down to about throo foot; on Monday and Tuesday, however, it again oommonood to open out, and now moasuros six foot with visible signs of inoronsing, Tho oom« puny nro about completing arrangoraonts with tho Dauntloss Extondod Company for tho crushing of threo thouinnd tons o\ stono at thoiv battory at Black's Point Tho total amount of oxponao for orushing por ton of twenty »sovon fcot is not to oxoood 12s Bd, including cartage X boliovc this will bo tho iirat timo in tholnangahun district that quartz has boon got to a battery by this moans of transit, and is fl proof of tho bonoflt derived from tbc making of good roods, thoroby allowing of free competition, as well as tho starting of now industries, whioh, previous to the oponing up of road communication were impoNsiblo. By tho timo this crushing will bo completed tho company will have thor mino thoroughly oponed up { and will then, it is confidently oxpootod, be in a position to occupy flftoan or twenty head of stamps for yoars to come. Undor thoho oircumstanoos orushing aocommotion in tho futuro should bo obtainod on moro easy terms.