MINING NEWS.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, 24 November 1904, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

The height of the *•* »t «he Alesandra bridge last efening was 9f; ratove the "normal" mark. The Molyneux Hydraabc dredge is !r> working steadily. __ £j£^^^y dredging Zll^^gGad^Sww^-J^-iw^^og- 1 * lwSihg~smbothlyr The Clyde Go's dredge started dredging on Surday night. She is taking a cat up the beach on the west side, a little below the bridge. In oooseqaenee of the high river, the fourteen mile had to stop dredging at the end of last week. The Ifatau is working into Muttontown Ga<iy. We understand that the ground is very deep. The lady Anne dredge, Waik ia. obtained the handsome return of 204 zs last week. The Duke of Gordon,

another Waikaia venture, is reports \ te^have^btiripe^loyerlOOja^ nzmQe ppfcp!» • • • The Halfway House dredge is being taken op the river about two miles to work a piece of ground on tribute. Good progress is being made with the shifting np of the River Molyneux dredge to the. bridge, We cull the following pars from the "Cromwell Argus":—Electric 2 has pim-pfosrjeoting along toer banklKtely — nMg , ppipt, but haa evidently hnen working old ground. Towards the middle* of the week she struck a ridge with deep ground on each side. The dredgemaster expects that good sold may be got on the inside of this ridge. Electric 1 is still undergoing a thorough overhaul —We hear that the Criffel Face Hydraulic Sluicing claim, of Cardrona, is on the market with a view to floating it into a company. A shaft has been sunk to 90 feet.' From this 12 ozs of gold was obtained. Favorable reports have been received of this claim, and the knowing ones say that it is a real good thing, but time alone .will tell.

DREDGING EETURNB. . . ozdwtgr U&i Anna, Waikaia 20*14 0 Otoeo No 2, Beaumont ._ 93 0 0 Bwifw«iißon«i,De»Gore ... WOO BL» fc Shine No 1, Cromwell .. 50 7 0 Seta Wattaka, Waikaka ... 36 11 0 Uaddy Creek, Waikaia ... 33 16 0 Waikaka United No I, Waikaka 31 2 0 Walmamu. near Gere 30 0 0 TJpi>erWaippri.Waipon ... gJ J IhnHHi Lead. Charlton Creek 22 7 0 Blue aad Shine No 2, Cromwell 22 6 0 Central Chariton, near Goce .. 22 fi 0 Nugent Wood, Waikaia ... 21 0 0 WaW* Syndicate-Waikaka... « 0 • jWwprlae Ho I. Alexandra ... 20 422 Otaeo Ho 1 * J J United No 2, Waikaka 19 3 0 m 'wm» Gases.<Jote ... 17 4 0 ...... No 2, Cromwell 16 14 0 nVlTfr Waikaia - ... 14 12 0 G.hrkd.TßapekarLU ... 14 3 0 Saterpritt No 2. Alexandra ... 12 13 0 Matan.Oljde }g }J J WaJkakar Waikaia "> \ l " ----- "Waflaiai" WsStafar" !____—--

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