New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-14

psrjcuary favorable 20 the miner. Water has been
abundant, but not in eIcees - s genefany tne case
in the Winter months and the weather has never oeon
90 severe 10 interrupt the opersisons 10 tne
inc m of the quartz reefs, the supply from which
would sppear 10 be ine1haustibe, aud TO the separa
ton of the metal by of machinery, the present
satisfactory state OF tie escort returns must however
be chiefly sserbed. .
Tir Welbourns Age say., respecting the diggings;
"Ths intelligence received from the vsnous diggngs
during the pas. few weeks has sbundantiy conhrned
the reports Of the prosperous condition OF ths Woe
of the roldfelds IL would be difficult 10 select any
ore healthy for special observ ation the advices con-
fIming a uniform Improvement in the yield From
private communications from Castiemaihe We are IN
formed OF widely extending quartz-crushing operations
and, although the miners there are "ofkihg 1ueu!'
and scarcely any reports have appeared OF their pro-
ceesinrs sill the success which has been met WITH
entities this district 10 rank with the foremost OF quartz
localities The parties spoken OF as the most success
ful are Cornish miners who, with steady persistence
Iicb charactsrzes their class 60 quietly using the
oldfs shioned stamping mill, which long experience IN
the old country has shown them - be the safest the
least expensive aud the best great error has oeen
made by tie use of complicated, cumDrons ana
.ypen--a machinerv: and We have seen parties
Who have returned % town regretuns having en-
numbered themselves with all manner of intricate
apparatus which experience has taught taem 10
be perfectly valueless. The great dlfhcuty Is
in the process of amalgatnstion; and none OF the
mact inery in present employ seems at ah adequate 10
the proper performance of this branch OF the opera
tons. From Bendigo the accounts received are more
than usually cheering and the yield OF gold Is reported
to be larger than Il was This is in great measure
to be accounted for IN the Increased returns from the
opart z-reefs where many arr meeting WIN consdef-
Die results Rich as this colony has proved to be IN
auval deposits Of the precious metal it Is stated oy
persons engaged in the operation, that the quartz
efs are even more extensive and rich and that the
gr atest yield of gold which has yet been produced
will be obtained from these reefs. The question eN-
citing much attention at present, ana a quartz
crushng mania" is by means an improbable event.
On Bendigo already upward of 900 leases have been
orsrted to parties on The quartzreef. The question
of the plurality of leases il exciting much discussion,
the miners contending that the monopoly OF the qautz
dykes by few wealthy individuals will operats to the
exclusion ofthe working miners. Several new quartz
mining companies have been projected of ate Their
protectors state that having had their attention
attracted to the numerous rich and extensive
veins ofauriferous quartz in which the colony aboQnds
they have come to the conclusion that The period has
arrived for the formation of colonial mining couranl
the objects of which viii be to purchase or lease aur
erous land and TO establish thereon works for the re
duction of minerals upon the most approved principles
osNPAR,rIvE QUARTERLY STATEMENT or GOLD PRODUCED