g 2 ;ioft-ln each instance on stone valued at 2oz per « tin A crashing of unpicked ore from these (ixcava t?ons yieWed 3o7g |odwt of retorted gold, or, approxi mM*M'ilEmaudloCo!,tUie original prospector!! of tho field, had a trial crushing of live tons of sj«nei from two different shafts ill their claim which yielded Vioz of cold. An Interest in this claim has been recently scld for a large sum of money, and the pro prietar v are about to erect a 10-stamper battery .•with *!,<. mvviMrv cold-savlnE appliances. Two of tne present companyl, claim! adjoin this holding on it, western and the other ou Its eastern boundary. The re«f iti the Prospectors' (known as the Golden Crystal) Claim have, in addition to several others, been traced through the leases of the Consolidated hesitation in stating that lit vnmrtin now offered comprehend some of the rfch?st West and 'nost permanent lodes on the EoWfield.aSitho prospect, of the Company aro not excelled by those of any other property yet OPLarße!' tb^dies tlof n'aurlferous oro. practically un limited in quantity, abound In the Company s leases, aud the facilities for bringing stone to grass are un rivalled ou the field. The Directors desire to draw special attention to tho fact that, the lodes In tho three claims can In every instance be tapped by low-level tunnels giving close on 200 ft of backs. By this means the great ex pense involved in hoisting and pumping will be dis eased with; and as the quartz can be trucked dTect into the battery, Instead of be!n K carted long distances for reduction, a considerable saving will be efOomparedw^h the outlay necessitated in raising and millinE stone in other claims, the Consolidated Company will, by reason of tho natural facilities available, obtain an additional profit on every ton of ore reduced, which may safely bo computed at lOdwt atThe Sus Company, which offer ed 20 000 shares for public subscription, was floated within 13 days, and."nee then surplus applications to the extent of 6000 shares hnve been received; and the scrip, which was selling at 8d and Is, has gone up rapidly to 2s 6d and 3». and many sellers ho ding for a higher nrice. 