MINING NEWS.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 361, 9 April 1903, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

The liver has been falling steadi'y during the past week,

Mr James Samson will sell the Gunion'« Beach dredge and c'aim by auction, at Dunedin, on Thursday next.

The New Golden Beach Hydraulic E evatmg and Dredging Company are putting the dredge in thorough repair, and the overhauling will be pushed forward as speedily a possible so as to get the dredge on the rich wash when opening out. The public have taken up more than the required number of ■hares offered them and so put the company in a position to thoroughly renovate the dredge and make a start to work the claim.

A case of importance to dredging companies occupied the attention of the Warden's Court at Alexandra on Monday and Tuesday, the hearing being a lengthy one. The case was one in which the Unity Dredging Company sued the Davis Bend Com pany for damage caused by the latter company's dredge carrying away the atern line of the Unity dredge, when passing down the river, and thereby destroying the tail chute. The plaintiffs alleged negligence on the part of tbe mister of the Davis Bend dredge, in not giving notice of his intention to pass, in not having the buckets laced up, and in not taking up such a position as would enable him to have a clear view of the passage. For the defence it was alleged that the line of the Unity dredge was not lowered sufficiently, and that therefore the Unity Company was responsible for the accident, and further that it was not incumbent on the Davis Bend Company to give notice. The Warden upheld the contention of the plain tiffs solicitor, and awarded damages to the extent of the actual amount paid for a new chute. Mr Angus Kennedy, who is in charge of the work of lengthening the ladder of New River Molyneux Oo.'s dredge, on behalf of Messrs A. and T. Burt, expects to have the job completed this week. The Dunstan Lead dredge obtained the very satisfactory return of 590z odd last week. Good returns may be expect-d for sime time to come. The return of 40oz from the Sandy Point dredge last week was a highly satisfactory one. The Unity dredge has been closed down until the river falls to a more suitable level.

DREDGING RETURNS. The following are the returns for the week ending Saturday, April 4th, 1903 :

ozdwtgrs | Cromwell No 2, Cromwell 67 11 0 Bise and Shine, Up'er Clutha ... 60 9 0 Earnscleugh No 2, Alexandra 129h 60 0 0 Dunstan Lead, Alexandra 09 5 0 Matau, Clyde, week ... 47 0 0 Perseverance No. 1, Alexandra... 41 8 19 1 Sandy Point, Alexandra, 105h 40 9 0 New Royal Maori, Upper Clutha, 38 10 0 Waimumu Queen, Gore 38 9 0 Roxburgh Jubilee, Roxb'rgb.llTh 38 5 12 1 Upper Waipori, Waipori, 14ihr... 38 0 o Enterprise No 1, Alexandra 37 3 18| Ettrick, Roxburgh, 136hrs 35 0 c Otago No 2, Beaumont 33 0 0 Waikaka United No 1, Waikaka 33 0 0 Success, Waipori 27 4 0 Waikaka Syndicate, Waikaka ... 27 0 u Central Charlton, near Gore, 123hr 27 0 0 Perseverance No 2, Alexandra... 24 11 2 Golden Gate. Millers Flat, 6dys 24 4 0 Endeavour, Roxburgn, meek ... 24 0 0 Island Block, Beaumont, 23 12 0 Electric No. 1, Cromwell 23 11 0 Grand Junction, Nevis River ... 23 0 0 Sheddon's Freehold, Waikaka, wk 23 0 0 Golden Run. Millers Flat 22 16 0 Mystery Flat, Waikaia, 22 14 0 Alexandra Lead, Alexandra, 120h 22 3 0 Taniwha, Tuapeka River 22 0 0 Meg and Annie, Eawarau River 21 14 0 Happy Valley. Tuapeka. wk 21 14 0 Inch Valley, near Palmerston ... 20 14 0 Molyneux Hydraulic, Alex'dra, 138h 20 12 6 Earnscleugh No 1, Alexandra, 97h 19 11 0 Patterson's Freehold, Waikaka 19 7 0 Gabriel. Tuapeka Flat... 18 17 «0 Champion, Beaumont, wk 18 14 20 | Royal Waimumu, near Gore 18 4 0 Muddy Creek, Waikaia, 123h ... 17 1 0 Golden Bed, Millers Flat, 124hrs 16 15 0 Cairntrodlie, Poolburn, 130hrs 15 14 0 Enfield, Waipori, 15 10 0 Moa No 2, Alexandra, 130hn ... 14 19 0 Waikaka United No 2, Waikaka 14 13 12 i Waikaka Queen, Waikaka, 129hrs 14 13 o! Chicago, Alexandra, 11 Ohrs 14 13 0 Inchdale. near Palmerston, 13Shrs 14 0 0 New Golden Gravel, Beaumont... 13 16 0 MacCharlton, near Gore 13 9 c Spec Gully, near Gore, 134hrs ... 13 1 0 Tuapeka, Tuapeka Flat, wk ... 13 0 0 Reliance, Tuapeka Flat 12 5 0 Waimumu Central,near Gore,] 12h 12 4 0 Globe. Waikaka, I27hrs 11 18 0 Olrig, Manuherikia, 124h 11 12 0 Electric No 2, Cromwell 11 10 0 Charlton Creek, near Gore, 112hs 11 7 c Centra] Mataura, Mataura, 130b 11 5 0 Riley's Beach. Cromwell, 10 13 0 Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat, wTs 10 0 0 Otago, Miller's Flat, 6dys 9 0 0 Ngapara No. 3, Nevis, 84h 6 16 0 Point d'Or, Cromwell... Total for 63 dredges ... ] 6 0 0 1499 8 17 Average per dredge 23 0