MINING NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1130, 28 December 1883, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

Ms H. 'F. Forrest’s Mining Report. Alexandra, Dec. 27. Mining matters on the Old Man Range are still looking well. Wookey and Gavin had a small washing up last week, fn.m which they netted about Ll5O per man, besides having saved a considerable quantity f stone for crushing, which »»t d ng I-* appearances shi.u’d pay well. Lythgos ai d Gi ay ha te aso • had a washing up. Theii claim is still paying fiiat rate, but water is getting scarce. With a good supply the claim would pay over L2O a week per man. The Advance Company have been proseir n> ti eir ground, and have struck paya U leaders in two or three different pirts of their lease, one of which gave prospects of half a pennyweight to the dish. This cOmpany will probably put on men to open Op the ground as soon as the holidays aie over. The White’s Reif Company knocked off wrirk pending the election of directors, which took p'ace on the 21st inst. Messrs Fia|er- (Karneoleuzh), M•Donald, and J Rivets were elected local directors, ami the qoih'panjt will soon resume ope a i m-, winch judging from the pro-pet ts o tameo sin uld return,, ban Iso me dividends to the shareholders. In ihe course of a few me I: a number of <nher clems will lie in fu 1 wo k, and the, range will pr sent a hu-y appearance. What i«T required is a road to the Waikaia -Bush 1 , ih onier to obtain a supply of ch up t inker for mining purposes, and a crushing machine on the ground, which won d do away with the present wasteful svs;em ot aluici g, and the c ns.qunt loss of Urge quantities of gold. Indeed there would be worse speculations than the election of a crushing machine to work the tailings that have already been washed down the gully.