MINING NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11504, 10 February 1903, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

The Welcome Company's dredge, which w m stopped on Fiid«y in order that the M*ond mottoT pinion might be «at to to -be Sorfld, xeeumed work on Saturday * to I *Auoklanl3 Prase Aseociatioa telegrwm et»t«s -tie* th« Crown mums* in J«anarr treated SOOB ton* of ore for bullion velued The secretary of the Stefford-Wateee. Company leporte that the dredge started fcgftin on ThiureiSiy 3es*. The eecret«ry of the AMinga.,Company n* ports that ihe machiriery ie runnfflg well, tut the dredgemaeter intend*., to etop for'one ehift thie week in order to rivet the screen «nd drop shoot bare. The return* are expected to be about the same. aa last week $uring the next fortnight. The master of the Three Mtle Greenstone Company stales thai the ground is very bad to work. _ The secretary of the No Town Greek Company reports a return of Ssoz for 74 hours' dredging. The dredge stopped on Wednesday night owing to ihe first motion shaft bending. This baa been attended -to, «nd the dredge wae to have atarted , yeeterdejr. The secoretexy of the Wadwhero Sluioitig and Dredging Company has received a telegram from the mine manager, that the blow-up ia working wedl, and is down about 10ft. At a meeting of tKreotora of the Beeree 8 Proprietary. Company, held yesterday morning, it -n-aa decided that the - company's dt«dg«mostcr should superintend the dismantling of the Merrimao dredge, recently purchaeca by the company. Tenders are to be called ior shortly for the removal of the pontoons.