The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-05
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Wa have every to anticipate much bulkier par
ce Is the wet sets in, and this for two
reasons In the first place. large portions OF the chief
months Of summer and secondly, the plan Of bringing
water from distance in such quantities work pro
Gradually Obtaining amongst the more intelligent portion
Of the mining community. This system has been, and
continues 70 be, most successful in California where
works OF magnitude yet uninterrupted in Australia
constantly the great advantage Of the pro-
ecors and the public at large There another expected
constitute The moiety OF gold produce We al
luce quartz dykes which inersec the aurferous
disrc.s In every direction These mostly run north and
south but spurs frequently discovered branching of
from the loses of equal richness, though not of
fimlisr magnitude. Hitherto, except In one instance,
TO which shsll more particularly allude whoa
come 70 speak Of quartz mining, what GOLD has
been obtained from the reefs Is mostly secured by
the ,use process Of breaking ~, up the Tcn iumps
intermediate contiguous clay slate rnus thousands Of
TONS averaging from one to two ounces are either piled
up Tor the happy day when cheap and good machinery
will be furpahed within reasonable distance, sold
abandoned the road contractor There TO be sure
few favored spots were toerabe machinery has bsea
erected tie mutual advantage OF the proprietary aud
the miners the quartz being ricn enough G., averaging
than tao ounces per ton, TO admit Of hgo price
being paid The small which up TO very recent
period been ao we'd by the local governing bodies to
the quartz Miners have operated unfavorably No
very large pans Of operation could be carried on and
besides quarz reef frequently dip almost PRECAUTIONARY
for 80 100 feet thereby rendering the process Of
traction both tedious and expensive the Consequence Of
doned their claims and mill not beog guaranteed
sufficient quartz keep their machaery in constant en-
poy ment have either removed their plant to some more
promising locality or sold II al ruinous sacrifice.
WATER sUPPLY.
This question has been for me agaiing both the
diRges and the metropolitan specustors Several CON-
nation amongst which the saudhurst Company stands
foremost Ia our last summary We descdbed with
considerable minuteness the plan Of t1eir operation.
Of municipality OF SAndhurst than for tue benedt
OF the MIXERS; and In consequence . company has
been foot EysAn Fiat the purpose OF placing
mining district OF extent, but almost unavoidable
during the summer upon equal perhaps better foot
ing than other goldneids naturally more svoraoly stu
ated. AZ BAAArAt, too, certain movements iodcstve OF
similar result have been initiated but distinct action
has been taken beyond survey, the upenot Of which
has been . highly favorable report Ia the meAntme
what has not yet been done by large companies has
been accomplished upon . small scale by bodies OF
miners Ssrs n psu o. 'as SaAn nave
swamps and sources OF rivers-a collection made
by means OF dams aud other conirivances. Tue
water thus obtained Is then led In dches varying In
length from five 10 twenty I've miles, OF ope
ratous. In almost all these instances mechanical
agency has been employed, the water finding It's way by
cable but situated upon such level that art
fetal must be used before drop OF water dad
ts way there An experiment-and hitherto most
ctssfu one-has been made nj Baara 10 raise water by
engine power from the deep snkngs 10 toe shall
ow ground inienoed TO be washed process which viii
Experience has taught hs Of allow sink
ngs on the gold fields will pay 70 rework by means OF
cd again upon the old system and finally abandoned
BY the Chinese, who TO great extent occupy the same
poson upon the gold folds that the paah dogs do In the
cities Of the East 10 this fact men are daily becoming
alive and In another year may safely predict
that there will not be an available source OF water
any OF tho gold fields not taken up for mining pur
poses Thus the body OF water throughout tho
country which from time 70 time runs utterly TO waste,
and occasionally loss OF life and destruction OF
property, will be almost all turned 70 useful pur-
pose.
The length TO which have extended previous
marks render an especial brevy necessary subject
quartz OF the companies In existence,
ma, II ,he clunes stand, dsc grne In tns there are
ing 10 shares going 70 the protector wne furnishes
nsger OF the mine and other oscrs The quartz raised
by working sbareholders, and delivered by them 10
the Port Philip Company who average charge e. los
per crush and AmAlga The Clunes Com pany
further subjected o charge Of ton per cent OF the gross
land stll, under all these difficulties, the last half years
report showed net dividends amounting 70 nearly fi2oo
while large OF money has set aside for plant
aad machinery, - 10 extend the operations.
There reasonable proapccs OF many years work In
store there being no less 'nsn four dssnc, dykes IN
observed at dep<h OF ninety feet from the surface thus
partially upsettng the theory propcundcd BY the mining
commsscn who laid down the result Of their oDscr
yasions that quartz odes became poorer |. they ran
deeper.
A. We ,.id above, the Prs.sn, soysr9msn, propose
Iienssea These have been extensively
applied for and companies win very shortly be formed
The very excellent which have 70 the Cunes
Company under highly disadvaniascous circumstance,
caused number OF persons Of enterprise and capt
tai about the formation Of similar companies upon
crown lands where the ost nominal yearly rental
win charged ana the disntegrasoa Of the god be
done st . much lower rate
with reference 70 the machinery employed for quartz
crushing the palm must be awarded 70 the Port Pnlp
Company. After series Of experiments u discover
ID that stamping upon loose iron beds the best
thod that could be adopted. BY the means In q,
Cupss seventy per cent Of The yield Of gold saved In
The stamp bcds while the remaining thirty 10 elected by
OF amalgnmAtion-a very small proportion OF the
quartz crushed being subeced 70 the action Of the
curry. This s managed BY only taking the dcposi, len
upon what termed strikes," which are series Of
Inclined planes, covered with thick bisnkenng The
small quantity OF quartz thus pu, into the amalgama,or
therefore enables the subsection OF 10 the action
mercury for long time. Honce thorough am.gsma
ton epsues, which has never Jet been the
there was . discharge simultaneous with the supply
Cpian mills going out OF fashion x,spt for crushing
small quantities OF quartz wners the supply press
rious and nom number OF small parties.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS AT MELBOURNE.
The subjoned sta ement supplies taos OF imports and
exports 1t the port OF Melbourne from the
OF the present year
Week ended. fmprtf Erpcrts