The gold returns of the following dredging companies are to hand :— Otago, lioz 12dwt for four days' dredging; Golden Treasure, 16J02 for three days' dredging ; Upper Wai pori, 30oz 15dwt 12grfor 128 hours 1 dredging ; Jutland Flat, 220z for 132 hours' dredging. Our Millers Flat correspondent informs us that the Golden Run Co. are getting things ship-shape at the Island Block Extended claim. The manager has had the water-race cleaned out and the pipe-line altered, has also got the elevator in position, and expects to have his boxes put right and everything in full working order in the course of a few days. Considerable excitement prevails over the reported discovery of a 300oz nugget in the Devon Consols mine at Blackflag, N.S.W. A number of small slugs were obtained in the same locality. A rush has set in,and the coun try has been pegged out for miles. The surface adjoining Lake Evan has been marked as claims. The reefs can be traced for about a m^e.
The drought, which generally spells any thing but good fortune, proved a godsend to one man residing at Gurrajung, near Parkes, New South Wales. Having run short of water, he began to dig a well in his garden, and before going far ran foul of a reef. The first blow of the pick broke off a piece of immensely rich stone containing about 14oz of gold, and two dishes of stuff taken from the leader are estimated to contain 40oz. The man contented himself without searching further for water, and went and sold half an interest ia the well for £500.
THE DRUGGIST'S ADVICE.
