i .MbANi*AiAßt.—The stopw In >o. 3 branch leader»above!i32 feet leyel.are produotog about theeamoquantity of cruahingßtuu as for some weeks past, but at present it la 01 lower, grade. A few gold-bearine: atones have come to hana this week, and the leaders indicate an imitrove ment. Tunnel Level, .No. 3 stopes: The leaders here are very small, but «f a' promisins: charac ter. Tho^£re;Bomegold-b^aiing stringers in the stone, though. I fear not riph'enough to pay. being inconvenient to, work. Two men have been put to drive-West: from tunnel level on footwaU portion bfNo. 3 i-eef. Two men are rising on leader a few feet behind face of above drive and some of the stone here has a likely appearance. 80"Feet Level: Four men are stoping south-west of cross-cut and Kast from shaft on a "kindly-lobkihg, leader, two inobes thick which has been previously stoped. There is yet an extensive, block of ground, .through which this leader passes to be woreed ' if wo meet with the same encouragement at and above 80 feet level as was experienced Delow. Morning Star J Section: Four men have been taken from the Btopes, and are now driving a crp3B-cnt from 60 feet level. By this evening, 30 'feat will have been driven in a northerly dfrec tion. Somo nice-looking leaders and a great number ot promising stringers have been inter seoted, one or two of which chewed a little gold. \X taluk most of these veins will run into each other in their course to the main slide, and it same Khali get a great deal of good crufthing- Btuffl from thjs quarter.—John G. Vivian. 2L.UgUBtl3.'"" ■■'"'<r ■ Jlii "■•■'■■ "■•-■■< - OT-854

)0 i Bomb pras.—l am now a taping oat from both levels with fair results. lam getting good gen eral crushing staff with "blotches of gold shew ing at every breaking down and picked stone 'occasionally.1 1 obtained about 30fts to day. The reef varies from lft to 3ft in width. The Union Company tapped a reef yesterday close to Home JRule'<o6undary shewing, gold < freely, t The course of the reef will runior a, long distance through .Home Rule ground.—John KirbYi AUgUBt 10.
