5 quartz, is just what might bo expected from a good critic. Ho is astonished at the unusual wealth of gold in our leaders. Mr. Levy's body has been foundin a shaft in the neighbourhood of Mr. Cole's claim. An in quest has been held, the results of which will be published shortly. — "Daily Southern Cross," Feb. L , February 4th! This week promises fairly to bo a very golden one. Four claims are busily engaged taking out fine stone. The claim of Mr. E. Wood, and Mr. T. Robinson, on the Juuction, formerly Eric Hausson's claim, has taken out about 4 pounds, weight of rich specimens. The last formation struck is a solid body of quartz two feet and a half thick ; and the general pros pects of the claim are most satisfactory. Mr. Kelly has taken out quarlz this week ; which in its " size " and richness surpasses any leader quartz yet brought to liglft; in Coromandel. I saw a large tin dish heaped up with beautiful specimens yesterday • to-day the golden harvest has continued. I expect that 30 or 40 pounds weight of specimens will be eveceded by that claim in this week. No. 5 reef claim, since its last " haul " of 54 ounces, has changed the ounces into " pound* weights " of specimens, in the last two days. No. 15, creek claim, of Gribble and Co. is continuing its golden funds, and thxis the horizon of our prospects wears a little warmer tint than a week or two back. Mr. Hartley has inspected, for the last three days, all our points of mining interest. His general impression of Coromandel prospects is most favourable to the place. The great ques tion as to the existence of a well-defined reef on the Driving Creek, has in my mind received 'a strongly favourable evidence by Mr. Hartley's verdict, that " though he had scon leaders oc cassionaly as rich as those we possess ; and no reef in their neighbourhood, yet ' here ' the close proximity of so many golden leaders makes the absence of a reef impossible." Mr. Hartley returns to the south ; but there is a groat likelihood of his returning to Coromandel after some months, with the view of giving the place a trial. 