the reefing line, and nothing at all in alluvial digging.  The Ruby Queen
mine is being worked slowly by a few hands under a temporary manager, but
the battery is still hung up until further orders.  The scarcity of water
has had something to do with this.  Some provisions of a slight nature was
made for the conservation of water for battery purposes, but too late to
be at any service during last season.  Mr Row has opened up the claim in a
thorough business-like manner, and has now a very fair opportunity of
carrying on operations with great facility, ... Bradley's Tunnel Company
have purchased the St Lawrence battery of 10-head, and are erecting this
on their own ground. ...  It is rumoured on the field that Mr Walsh has
floated a Mount Dockerel property on the Victorian market, and that the
"advance agent" of the Company will shortly arrive to view the holding and
make arrangements to start working the claims. ... Steady work is being
done at the Lady Margaret claim at the Brockman.  On the whole the news is
very defective and disappointing from a mining point of view.

THE "LITTLE HERO" NUGGET.

A nnmber [sic] of persons visited the Union Bank, yesterday, in order to
inspect the nugget brought down by the Franklin from the Nor'-West.  The
"Little Hero" — which is the name bestowed upon it — has been weighed at
the Bank, and turned the scale at 333 ozs. 8 dwts.