MINING NEWS.
The river still continues to fall steadily, the height last evening at the Alexandra bridge being about sft 9in above the' nor. mat' mark.
■: The Chicago Dredging Company advertise for an engineer: The Alexandra Lead and Golden Beach dredges are working steadily. Messrs Young, Buchanan and Co. report having sold the Chatto Creek Go's dredge and claim by auction on Saturday last* The lot was knocked down to Mr B. Davis for £SO.
The Undaunted Company (Matakanni) washed up 930z from the boxes for the month of March.
The Monte Christo dredge is being got in readiness to resume operations. The Hartley and Riley dredge had a narrow escape from sinking one day last week, having sprung a leak during the time there was no one on board. A passer-by noticed there was something wrong and gave the alarm. Fortunately, the pontoons were pumped out in time to save the dredge. The Moa dredge is still in the repairers hands.
The Fourteen-mile dredge is being put; in readiness for a start j It is not intended to use the electrical power during the coming season, and the steam plant will be used instead. The coal road; to the dredge is now being put in order.' The old Fourteen-mile dredge, whilst being floated down the river on Monday, struck a snag and sunk at a point near Shingle Creek, and it is feared she will become a total wreck. The dredge was recently sold to a syndicate, who intended to takeher to Waikaia.
DREDGING UETDRNS.
The following are the returns for the week ending Saturday. April 2nd, 1904:
ozdwt grf Electric No. 2, Cromwell 322. 0 0 Golden Bed, Miller's Flat, 6dys 75*17 0 Perseverance No. 1, Alexandra ... 68.18 12 Golden Ban. Millers Flat 68 17 0 Boxburgh Jubilee, Boxb'rgh, 135h 14 15 6 Biae and Shine, Up'er Glutha .„ 48 6 0 Electric No 1, Cromwell 46 10 0 Lady Boxburgh, BoxWgh 40 10 0 Sandy Point, Alexandra, 40. 2 10 Dunstan Lead, Alexandra, ... 37 0 0 BisingSun, Upper Clutha 38 5 0 Otago No 2, Beaumont 33 0 0 Waikaka United*No 1, Waikaka 31 1 0 New Prince Arthur, Shotover ... 2$ 0 0 Olrig.Manuherikia, 22hrs . ' ... 25 17 0 Waikaka Queen, Waikaka ! ... 24 9 0 Bise and Shine No 2 Cromwell 24? 0 0 MacCharlton, near Gore, lllhrs 22 11 0 Ettrick, Boxburgh, 134hrs 21,15 0 Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat,... 19 0 0 Tuapeka, Tuapeka Flat, 18 7 0 New Golden Beacb, Alexandra 17 18 0 Golden Gate. Millers Flat, 6dys Enterprise No 1, Alexandra ... 17 1 0 16 8 18 .Otago. Miller's Flat, 5dys 15 0 0 Junction Electric No 1, Cromwell 15 0 0 Central Mataura, Mataura, 12 11 0 Waikaka, Waikaka, 106hrs 8 3 0 ! Waimumu "Extended, Gore 7 0 0 Inchdale, near Palmerston, 5 4 0 Total for 53 dredges ] L205 5 6
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 412, 7 April 1904, Page 4
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478MINING NEWS. Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 412, 7 April 1904, Page 4
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