GOLD DREDGING.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 22 February 1901, Page 2

GOLD DREDGING.

The Secretary of the Grey-Arnold Gold Dredging Company reports that the result of the shafting and bore just completed in the Company's claim was : Shafting 5 feet. 4 grams go]d< boring 30 feet 3 inch bore, 1) grains fairly coarse easily stivcrl gold. It was currently reported in town today that the Totara dredge got an exceptionally good return for her last month's work. The exact amount is only known as yet to the directors, but the

figures mentioned arc records for the Coast.

The Grey River Company is again dredging among the timber, and the result this week will certainly not see much of an improvement. Of course tho dredge could get clear of the logs, but this it could not bottom.

The Dobson No 2 is dredging straight up to i ocky Island. There is better gold further out stream, but then the ladderwill not reach the bottom.

Here th«sn we have two dredges "pottering along" because of defective designs'. This is gold di dging retarded.

There is little to report regarding the Now Eiven Sha is working away, but so far tile results are not the best. The Waipuna oxpects to get a start again on Monday. The repairs were more extensive than was at first supposed. The bore in tho Greenstono Gold Dredging Company's property is down 23 feet with no bottom yet. Negotiations are being carried ofl with fe view to bringing tho Keystone bore to t*ospect a number of claims in the vicinity H Kumara. A deal of interest is felt in B< latest addition to our mining macKtiery. As all sorts of reports are current 'regarding its capabilities, We understand somo parties interested purposo inspecting for themselves. The defect in the lower tumbler of tho Greenstono Junction drodgo turns out to ■Jte not nearly as serious as was at first supposed. It is now found that the difficulty cvn be overcome without taking the tumbler to a foundry. Only a few of

tho buckets were too wide to pass through „ and as these were tried first, it was thought it-would bo necessary to sproad the flanges fully an inch before they would admit of a passage. However, by cutticg a small piece out where the pin heads touch tho difficulty is overcome. The work will be completed to-day, and the tumbler once again placed in position. There is no use in misleading the public. The report that tho dredge will be at work in 14 days is a bit premature. Our Kumara correspondent visited tho Greenstone Threo Mile and Greenstone Creek dredges on Wednesday. The former on account of delays from want of material, will require sorao weeks yet to finish. The timber for the tables has not yot come to hand. The latter will be finished sometime, say before Christmas. That is as near as I can go to it. No material to hand, is tho cry hero as elsewhere. The dredge master, Mr Donaldson, expressed himself highly pleased with tho claim.

Messrs Hopkins Simpson & Co, shavebrokers, C'hristchurch, report the successful flotation of the Grey Eiver Consols iGold Dredging Company, with a capital m £IO,OOO. The claim is situated en the B'ey River and adjoins tho Ruby Creek ■ mpany, whose dredge will shortly start R>rk. The Secretary of the Company i 3 Blr H. A. Bruce.

It is reported that boring operations on the Blackwator claims, in the Grey Valley, have given highly satisfactory results.

Mr John Cameron's tender has been accepted for tho cartage of the machinery for the Hokitika River G. D. Co, which is expected to arrive next week. Tho quantity is about 100 tons weight. The purchase of tho Consolidated dredge having been completely by the Old Diggings Dredging Company. Mr Albert Crumpton has boon entrusted with tho task of taking-it down tho river to the scene of future operations.

Dusko and Party havo just finished tboir in w pipe line. This property is situated on tho front of Riinu Hill, They shou'd now bo able to get a quantity of stuff away. Tho indications are satisfactory and the general opinion of minors in tho district is that it should provo a really good payable sluicing claim.

"We understand that the Great Woodstock Gold Dredging Company havo abandoned their claim. Tho boring operations having proved the ground to bo nonauriferous. Tho Company have now decided to take over tho Shonnondah property situate at Kanieri. Tho boring operations havo proved tho ground most suitable for dredging and a shaft put down a few chains from the bore-hole yielded good payablo gold.