GOLD DREDGING.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 February 1901, Page 3

GOLD DREDGING.

The Pactoliis Dredge had a trial run yesterday, the machinery working admirably.

The liichai'd Scddon hove is now down 70 foci". Mr Wilson in Conns us that the wash is rich and has a sprinkling of rubies in it. Mica, the size of a shilling; was also got in the bore.

The Shellback Company have bought the Chinese party near their claim out, and let tenders for clearing the bush. The machinery is now in the hands of the Foundry. The Maori Gully Company intend putting several bore-holes down in their claim to ascertain the depth of dirt. Messrs Rundle and M. Sligo intend starting business as sharebrokers. The former will likely remain at Greymouth, while the latter will devote a good deal of his time to the Wellington market.

(special to star.) Westport, This Day, The Buller dredge at Murchison i 3 on payable gold. The Four River Plain dredges, on the Upper Buller, has just reached her own ground after six months' work. Another month will elapse beforo payable gold is reached.

The Kohi Kohi, Upper Buller, pontoons have been launched.

The Now Rocklands dredge i 3 a splendid machine nil ready to work except the tables; Atrial run was satisfactorv.

Tho Island Creek dredge at Fairdown awaits some small parts of machinery, Otherwise she is ready to start. • Tho Waroatea pontoons (UVr.lown), are proceeding rapidly. The machinery is ready for shipment from Dunedin. The Fairdown Co. call tenders for pontoons next month and have taken ever a machinery contract in hand in Dunedin. El Dorado and Buller pontoons will bo shortly commenced.

Tho Mokoia ha 3 been on wash all the week.

Buller Junction is working steadily,

There are rumour? of a deliberate swindle by means of forged reports on ground in tho Buller district. Otago investors are the sufferers.

Great interest here in Grej returns,