DREDGING NOTES.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 20 April 1901, Page 3

DREDGING NOTES.

Mr. Kelson is the successful fenderor for the erection of machinery on the Orwell Creek dredge. The Mokoia dredge has had a very chequered career, but it is in solid work now.

The Bailor Junction prospects are very favourable. The Eocklands dredge is working splendidly. The amalgamator, having boon put into position, a return may shortly be expected. The tables are reported to be showing free gold. In the Bullcr district dredging is assuming a much better aspect. The Bailor River, which for a long time was considered of very little value, is proving a very payable one, and lienee is claiming more attention titan usual. Ti le Consolidated Dredge, recently purchased by the Old Diggings Company, was brought down flic Bullcr river during the late fresh as far ns the Inangahua Junction. On Tuesday night, however, when about 200 yards beyond the Junction the river fell rapidly and, according to the Beefton Herald, left the ship aground on a sandbank, where she now lies on an even keel. The mishap is most unfortunate, as, but for it, the dredge would have reached her own ground this week. Another fresh is, however, required, when no doubt the dredge will bo taken to her own ground without further misadventure.

Mr Thomas Naysmith, the newlyappointed mine manager of (bo Big River, reports having taken charge of the mine. The cross-cut in -No. 0 level is still being constructed ; the ground is hard at present, but a change for the better may ho expected at any moment. The mine manager of the No. 2 Big River reports as follows : —A contract for extending cross-cut lias been let to Tully and party. The contractors have commenced work.

A press wire from Au ski and states that particulars received by the last ’Frisco mail show that the Waihi Coy propose to raise their capital to £600,000 by a new issue of shares. The company will now have at its disposal over a quarter of a million for the development of the mine and battery, and a gigantic scheme of operations is foreshadowed.

11 was rumoured that the Rimu Miners’ Water Race Company’s big dam had broken away. It was not the dam, but a portion of the Jubilee race that was injured by the ilood waters; but. we are glad to say, the damage is not of a very serious nature and will he immediately repaired.