A number of diggers have left Nullagine and are coming to Pilbarra.  Good
gold is being found at the latter spot.  About 70 men are there now.  The
latest news from the Ashburton is that the majority of the diggers are at
Mount Mortimer.  Several large nuggets have been found including a 150oz.
and a 138oz. nugget.  190 odd ounces have been brought in from the
different fields to-day, to my own knowledge.

Mr Woodward, the Government Geologist, arrived last evening overland from
Geraldton.  He leaves again in a few days for Nullagine.

NULLAGINE, June 2.
At present this place is almost deserted.  Sometime ago a rumour got about
that gold had been found in payable quantities at the Ashburton, and
although nothing definite could be heard about the find, a regular
stampede set in for Roebourne and the Ashburton.  Some men are said to
have gone straight from here and the Forty-mile, instead of going round by
Roebourne.  This of course is the best route for those that have horses,
and it will save a lot of travelling.  Up to date there has been really
nothing heard to induce men to go tearing off from here, but all sorts of
ridiculous yarns have been going about.  The supply of flour is very small
here, and lately no tobacco has been obtainable.  This last want is felt
almost as badly as the want of flour.  At the Four-mile, as Surridge and
Walters’ find is called, a good many got a little gold, but although it
extended over a large extent of country it was very patchy.  The reefs I
spoke about in my last letter, will no doubt turn out well.  One claim
belonging to Bingham & McArty, seems to promise well from the show on the
surface.  These men have dollied out a good few ounces of gold and seem to
have an immense body of stone.  There have been several other leaders
found that have turned out some very rich stone, but as a rule they have
had to be abandoned for the want of tools and water.  There is no mistake
about the richness of some of the surface stone.  The gold and some
specimens actually holds the quartz together.  There is a good opening
here for a battery of some sort, and also several machine sites could be
obtained.  All hands have had to come in from the Four-mile; as the water
is done in the clay-pan. There are still a few men fossicking about the
Forty-mile, and some men are said to have got a little gold on the
Congdon, a tributary of the De Gray River.  About the Congdon very little
is known here, and if anyone is getting gold, they keep it quiet.  At the
Conglomerate, as the main camp is called, I suppose there are still fifty
or sixty men left.  Some of them are making a living, and some are doing
fairly well.  Although the place is comparatively deserted just now, I
would not be the least surprised to see a bigger rush than ever set in
here.  There has been no rain here for a long time and the country is
beginning to look pretty dry.  It is to be hoped there is some truth in
the rumour about the Ashburton, both for the sake of the prospectors and
the many poor fellows that have started from here.  The latest paper I
have seen was dated the 20th March.  So you can tell how much we know of
the outside world.

MINING NEWS FROM KIMBERLEY

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

Mining matters here are almost at a standstill.

The shareholders in the Mount Bradley Claim have purchased machinery that
was brought up here for the St. Laurence, and are busy erecting it.  It is
expected that it will be up and in working order within two months' time.
It is certainly a pity that there has not been a (head?) battery erected
on this claim long ago. [Note: this sentence occurs on the fold line of
the article and has been torn.] Now instead of our ten stamper battery, it
is an eighty stamp battery that should be put on.  It is a well-known fact
that there is an unlimited supply of stone, and what has been crushed up
to the present time has gone two ounces to the ton.

The Jubilee has again started to work after the exemption.  Very good
results were obtained from this reef, when it was worked before.  The West
and Left Reef claim at Ruby Creek, has also started to work, with only
three men who are doing work under contract.  Very good gold can be easily
seen in stone in this reef, which is two foot four inches thick.

The Ruby Creek claim is suspended, as they have no water to carry on
crushing with.  The manager, Mr Rowe, has gone south.

The Rising Sun Claim, on Ruby Creek line of reef, is also suspended.  This
is the only one with machinery on it, that took advantage of the general
exemption granted by the Government.  But it was only suspended for the
last month of the exemption.  As the claim did not start work again after
the 1st of June it has been jumped.  The hearing comes on, on the 20th inst.

The Golden Crown Reef claim, at Reefton, is also suspended, pending
negotiations with Jackson's Gold Mining Company, which have been greatly
delayed in consequence of the continued interruption of the telegraph
line.  In fact, the present depressed state of the field is mainly due to
this continued interruption.

At Mount Dockerel nothing has been done in mining matters for some time.
There is only one claim with machinery on.  It was originally known as
Donald McNeil's fifty foot claim.  There has not been any work done on
this mine for nearly a period of twelve months.  The difficulty of
obtaining men is said to be the cause.
Derby, June 5.

MINING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

A NEW REGULATION.

Yesterday's Government Gazette contains an important additional regulation
with respect to mining on private property.  Under this regulation the
Crown waives its right to minerals on alienated lands, provided that the
owner of the land complies with certain specified conditions.  The terms
of the regulation — which came into operation yesterday — are briefly as
follows: — The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner of
Crown Lands, grant a permit to the owner of the land to mine and remove
minerals.  The quantity and the value of the minerals raised from the land
must be entered in a book by the owner, who is also required to forward to
the Commissioner a quarterly return within the first seven days of
January, April, July, and October, accompanied by a statutory declaration
verifying the return and the entries made in the book.  A royalty attaches
to the raising of the minerals as follows: — Coal 6d. per ton; gold 2s.
per ounce, and for other minerals not less than £2 10s. per cent of the
market value of such minerals.  The Commissioner of Crown Lands has full
power to inspect the lands and check the entries in the book.  Failure to
comply with the terms of the regulation involves suspension or
cancellation of the permit granted by the Governor.  We publish the
regulation in full, in another column, in our summary of yesterday's
Government Gazette.

are still doing well.  One man found 6 ozs in a week at the Congan, and is
still well satisfied with his findings.

PILBARRA.

There are now about 40 men at Pilbarra.  The majority are only making
"tucker," although a few are said to be doing remarkably well.

NICKOL

being [sic] close handy to the town, is the centre of attraction among the
hangers-on, who are waiting till some more attractive news is received
from one of the outward fields.  A recent visitor to the creek reports
that a few of the diggers there are doing fairly well.

ASHBURTON.

There is no doubt, from latest advices, that this find is overcrowded.
The few who can get ground in the Main Gully and doing very
satisfactorily, and another fairly large nugget has been unearthed.  But
the fact of there being 800 men on a field capable of holding about 100,
is sufficient to show how matters stand.

MALLINA.

Mr E. Martin, who arrived in Cossack last Saturday, brought the news of
another very successful crushing at the Alfred Argles Goldmining Company's
Claim.  From 5 tons of stone over 20 ozs of gold were obtained.

THE CENTRAL AND FRASER CRUSHINGS.

It was reported in town, yesterday afternoon, that Mr Park had reached
York from Southern Cross with 120 ounces of gold from the Central mine.
It was also stated that Mr Fraser had arrived in York with 129 ounces of
gold from the Fraser's mine.  These amounts are the result of the
crushings on which these companies have been engaged.  We have received no
authoritative statement ourselves, upon the subject.

day, bringing a cake of gold weighing 42 ozs. 10 dwts., the result of a
crushing of 16 tons from the stone taken from the bottom of the shaft and
not picked.  Fuel is very scarce at the mine.

The latest news from Pilbarra is, that about 40 men are getting about half
an ounce per day each.

Mr Jacobsen's gold is being exhibited at the Union Bank.

and good gold has been found.  About a hundred ounces have been brought in
since Friday.  Many of the miners have come in for a spell, as water is
very scarce on the field.

THE CENTRAL G.M. COMPANY.

A GOOD CRUSHING.

Mr W. E. Clifton, legal manager of the above Company, has handed us the
following report, dated Southern Cross, 7th October: — Yours of the 1st
inst. to hand.  I have now to inform you that I finished cleaning up at
the Battery yesterday morning.  Yield 128 ounces from 125 tons stone, and
have handed over the management of the mine to Mr Cohn.  No. 2 underlie
shaft sunk 17 feet; total 31 feet from the surface.

GOLD MINING IN THE MALAY PENINSULA.

A Singapore correspondent, writing to a friend in Perth, under date Sept
20, refers to the Raub gold mine, which has attracted a good deal of
notice in Australia from time to time, and is situated in Pahang, one of
the States of the Malay Peninsula.  He says: "Mr Bibby, the manager of the
Raub mine, has come down from Pahang this week, bringing with him the
first gold, and there is a good deal of excitement about it.  It does not
seem much to boast of, but it is wonderful how excited people get about
it.  And yet it is quite uncertain whether Raub will be a paying concern,
and as the capital of the Company is £1,000,000 in £1 shares paid up to
17s 9d, it will have to be a rich mine to pay a good dividend.  At present
the shares of £1 each are only worth in Singapore about 1 1/2 dollars, and
possibly people who buy at that price might make 5 per cent. on their
money.  As a matter of fact, however, nobody holds shares as an
investment, but only on the chance of a boom."

oz. 10 dwts. This handsome cake is the result of a trial crushing of about
16 tons of stone, taken from the bottom of the shaft and crushed as it
first came to hand.  The gold has been deposited in the local branch of
the Union Bank, and is to be on exhibition there for some days.  News has
been received of the successful floating of the company in Sydney, and
also of machinery being now on its way from that city.  The success of
this claim ought to stimulate capitalists to put their money into the
other claims at Mallina, and hope to see a few more companies floated
before very long.

The only serious drawback is the lack of fuel, the country around Mallina
being very bare; but this difficulty could be overcome very easily, as the
country around is very level and well suited for laying tram rails.

PILBARRA.

The latest news from this place is that there are about 40 men still
there, and that all are doing well; the majority are getting half an ounce
per day each.

NULLAGINE.

No news has been received from this spot for the last few days.  Mr
Armitage, a gentleman who arrived in Sydney a few months back, and went
out to this field, returned last week, and thinks a great deal of the
Nullagine, and is now on his way back to Sydney to bring machinery to work
at this field.  The result of Mr Haaben's application for a mining lease
at the Nullagine is anxiously looked forward to.  It granted, Mr Haaben
intends to shift his valuable machinery, which is now lying idle at
Pilbarra.

SHAW FALLS.

A large nugget weighing 39 oz. 8 dwts. was brought into town last week
from the Shaw Falls, (the scene of the finding of the "Little Hero" nugget
of 333 oz. 8 dwts.) by a man named Mouson, who had only been there a week.
 This is the third large nugget unearthed at this spot, besides the
hundreds of ounces found since its discovery.  Everything points to the
success of this find, but water will have to be procured first.

ASHBURTON.

Latest reports are very satisfactory.  There are about 500 men at the last
found spot, which is about 20 miles from the "Top Find," and good gold is
being obtained.  A digger told me that a friend of his had been lucky
enough to secure two large nuggets, one of 50 oz. and the other 60 oz.,
and had written to him to proceed to the field without delay.  Very few
diggers are returning from the Ashburton, although the news of the
discovery of the "Little Hero" nugget must have reached there some time
back, which fact is another good sign, showing that the diggers are quite
satisfied with what they are on now.

Mr Greene, of Cook Greene & Co., and an old digger, considers there are
plenty of reefs but the men are so busy they cannot trouble about
prospecting for them.  A few specimens have been received in town, which
carry an enormous amount of gold.

The Bank is giving the highest price for this gold , as the assays proved
very satisfactory.

NICKOL.

About a dozen men are always to be found at this find, and gold in small
but payable quantities can always be had by deep sinking.

Rumours of a gold discovery place to Roebourne have been spread lately,
the latest place stated being near the Flying Foam, about 20 miles
distant, but no reliable news has been received yet.

As far as I can gather about 200 ozs. of gold have been brought into town
from the different finds within the last few days.  A great deal of the
Ashburton gold is taken away by the diggers without passing through
Roebourne at all, going straight from Onslow.

THE COLLIE COAL COMPANY.

There is every probability, states the Southern Times, of the 22nd inst.,
of the Collie Company's operations being vigorously prosecuted at an early
date, thanks to the great interest taken in the progress of the district
by our Resident Magistrate, Colonel Angelo having placed himself in
communication with some representative gentleman occupying influential
positions in the coal mining industries of the world, and to have been
favourably impressed with the indications, reports, and analysis of the
Company's coal, and from whom very satisfactory replies have been
received.  Colonel Arthur, of London, writes referring to the Company's
property, "I have not been idle in respect to it, and he shall hear from
me at length in a mail or so.  I have seen several people and put others
on the plant."  Lieutenant General Gordon, writes from the United Service
Club, Pall Mall, London.  "I have read Colonel Angelo's papers with
interest.  I was this morning in the City and saw the Secretary of the
Metropolitan Coal Co. of Sydney.  He has to do with other collieries in
New Zealand.  He says Sir John Coode has lately been writing of the great
want of coal in Western Australia, so I told him all about the Collie
Commercial Coal Co. and its views as set forth in the printed prospectus.
He is much interested.  Mr McArthur is one of his directors and I
suggested that Colonel Arthur might see him and Mr Harroway at College
Hall Chambers, the Offices of the Coal Companies, and perhaps he would
find he could promote the Company's wishes."

FRASER'S G.M. CO.

The following report dated Southern Cross, September 19th, was received,
yesterday, from the mining manager: —

I have pleasure in reporting that during the past fortnight our battery
has had a run of over nine full days, crushing 110 tons stone, yielding
118 ozs. gold.  In the water shaft we are excavating chamber to receive
Tangye pump, shall immediately after commence driving for lode.  The
ground at Fraser's shaft continues opening as usual, and the other parts
of the mine are in a satisfactory condition.

FRASER'S SOUTH G.M. COMPANY.

[BY TELEGRAPH.]

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE).

ADELAIDE, September 29.
Shares in Fraser's South Gold Mining Company are quoted on 'Change here.
— Pro 3s 6d, con. 2s 9d.

THE BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY.

[BY TELEGRAPH.]

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

ADELAIDE, Sept 29.
It is announced that the 49th dividend of the Broken Hill Proprietary
Company, of a shilling per share, amounting to £48,000 will be payable on
October 15.  It is also explained that sufficient funds are hand to pay
the usual 2s dividend, but the directors have declared that it is best not
to do so.

THE NOR-WEST GOLDFIELDS.

ARRIVAL OF 500 OZS. OF GOLD IN ROEBOURNE.

THE GOVERNMENT GEOLOGIST'S OPINION OF THE ASHBURTON FIELD.

[BY TELEGRAPH.]

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

ROEBOURNE, Sept 29.
Close on 300 ounces of gold were brought into Roebourne from the different
finds on Saturday and 200 ounces to-day, including Walsh's large nuggets
weighing fifty odd ounces and sixty odd ounces respectively.  The latest
news from Coongan is not encouraging.  The men are all leaving, some for
Nullagine and others for Pilbarra.  Pontt Bros. have opened a store and
Egina.  There are about 30 men now there and close on a hundred at
Pilbarra, and all are doing well.

The Government Geologist gives a good account of the Ashburton fields.  He
says that the men are only scraping the top and a running from field to
field.  He thinks that the field will prove a splendid one.