THE YILGARN G.M. COMPANY.
Encouraging reports have been received from the manager of this mine. At
present, crushing operations are being carried on by a spring dolly, and
by this primitive means only, the crushing averages, we are informed, from
4 1/2 oz to five ozs per ton. By the last mail from Yilgarn, a parcel of
gold weighing 8 1/2 ounces was received, and it is now expected that the
returns will quite pay the working expenses, besides providing for opening
up and proving the property.
THE ASHBURTON GOLDFIELD.
A correspondent writing to us from Onslow, under date August 5th, states:
— By the S.S. Franklin 24 returned diggers left for the south, and I think
with very few exceptions, most of them had done a little good at our
goldfields. I know of 200 odd ounces of gold being shipped by the same
opportunity, and of this one man had contributed 70 ozs. I have also seen
part of the 59 oz nugget. Another young fellow had a very nice specimen
weighing 13 ozs 15 dwts., and it did not appear to have much quartz in it.
The general impression is that there were too many people for the space
of the field, which appears to be very small.
Several parties are out prospecting in different parts, and it is thought
very likely that they may meet with some new discovery.
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