TASMANIAN MINING NEWS.

Inangahua Times, Volume 21, 20 November 1878, Page 2

TASMANIAN MINING NEWS.

BRAJfDT CBBrK. Tit nun- Star.— .l rutmur tns current in Lauieeston on October 17 Unit thii company had got som» good stono near tho boundary of Mid Oliro Brunch Co., but wo lmvo not bfcn ahU to obtain nny conßi'inntion of the rumour. Union. — In consequnnco of tho news concerning tho Enoru;etio Claim, wo nro informed, the sh.iros of tho Union Com" pnny Imvo advanced from 7< to 12i and 14', find have an upward tendency. Ours Branch —Mr Williams reports concerning the golden stono struck at tho 20-foot lore! from Iho prMp'rling shift tlvit it was en*; into 12 foot from tho shaft. Tha k>l.l \t risible in \ho hoirt of tlie atone, and tho prcso-ifc undorUf of tho ho io is tn a untuhcrly diroction. Tho still increases in th# miiiti shaft croift'Otit, and tho crofii»cut is boing pushed sto.tdily nhend. Opntu.— Mr Trozi«o report* thnk tho enqine-horscs oro all bolted in position, and tho shaft has boon coinmenco.l, but; cannot bo procccde I wir.h until t ha necessary timl>«r nrrircs fr.>m 'ho Dm, Umox. — Worlt on this claim vr.-is to b« rcsirned on Monday last, Slmro< nro «111 l rising, too qntatiaus boin^ now nbmit 20*. OiiiVß Branch. •— Sonn sptonJid in >!ji of stone from tho roof rocuntly struo^c \ tins clniin nro on view \t Mr A. orri j i ofllco, Bt. Jo!>n stroot. Tim urold U vtjll diflfnacd ihrou^hout iho nnd it is estimated that h is sndlfiontly rich to go nn ounco to tho ton, if not more. Tha body of Atono which has been struck ii about a foot wide. ExßßOniro. — By latest aosonnts the boro in this olrtim is throut;!) cloron foot of rich wash without getting bottom. Two arrivals from tho cluira on Sunday nitfht report thnfc they saw an exoocdingly rich sampla wiinhi'd from tho bore, ond they confirm proviout reports concerning the richnoss of tho discovery. Pbinci; of Walk?.— lhc raining nincnRor roports that ho Ims bottomed tho lait boro put down nt 75 foot, ndj lining and on tho same load ns Dilly's United. If«> wont through 8 feet of trash, an 1 a go) l ptoapect of gold w:n WHshod from a dull full of tho trushdirt. Th« r.^stilts aro considored highly satisfactory, He Iracoi tho dcop lend through tho wholo of the company's claim. UNiON.—Tho shares of tho Union C\, whose claim is only nb.vit 4') feot from tha Kuorgotic bore, continuo to adranoci Aud latest qmtntions nro 2ih.