MINING NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11486, 20 January 1903, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

Tie correct return from the North Beach Conrpany'* dredge last week was 460* idwt Jot 124 hours' work; the previoua week's return was 260z edwt, and wt» obtained for 67 houna' work on the aaingJe lend. The master of the Greenstone Creek Company's dredge, reporting under date 14th inst., state** that' the new screen should be ready .'about the 'end l of the present week, when it ia hoped that the bridge over the Tetenmkau, vrhioh was partially destroyed by recent floods, will be aufliciently lepanea to allow 01 traffic over it. If it ie not repaired, it Will be necessary to cart the screen to thfr claim via MaTsden. Since the holiday* there hay* been floods in the creek several times. ' : The master of the L«viatihan Company's diedg-a bta telegraphed:—"All .the leads of gold Jtra toward» the west -aide, Have a'ban-. don«d Milton road." The lesda of gold on the Milton road <havo run oui, and the dredgemaater tor the pact three weeks hae diecontinued working there.' Hβ h** beendredging weetward. 'Hie return for, the week before Last wm' dtibaixted from a email piece of -eoiid ground on the west aide, but h* had run. out of that patch, »nd> ws* "etfll" continuing to dredge westward in th* hop* of pickicg up smother patch. ~