GOLD DREDGING.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 7 June 1901, Page 2

GOLD DREDGING.

The pontoons for the Day Dawn Gold Dredging Co., Donelly’s Creek are ready for the machinery, and it is highly jp/rcu bable that work on this promising claim will be shortly commenced. The contractors for the Kohinoor pefctoons are as rapidly as the late inclement weather will permit, carrying out their work.

Mr Pearson for the Prince of Wales claim, Donoghues: has started to build and no time will be lost, or pains spared to carry out their contract speedily and well.

The Greenstone Creek dredge is working its way into the Creek. I (correspondent of the Guardian) paid the dredge a visit yesterday and consider, from what I know of the creek, that another 30ft ought to see it on gold.

Some doubt has arisen as to the interpretation of section 193 of the Mining Act, the inspector of Mines at the Thames has been informed that unless a certificated'manager is in charge of a mine there cannot bo more than twelve men employed, inclusive of those engaged at the mine and battery.

Hau Hau Co's Claims— ln accordance with the recommendation of the Warden at Hokitika, protection has been consented to the Minister in favour of three special claims (Nos. 455, 456, and 457) held b} r the Hau Hau Creek Gold Dredging Company at the Blue Spur, near Hokitika. The company wish to prove the ground which its dredge, now approaching completion, commands near the lower boundary of these claims before placing another dredging plant on the property. It is said that before the Totara dredge sank she had finished one shift of the new week, and that about 9ozs of gold, the result is still on the tables, and will be recovered. It has not transpired as yet what steps the Company will take, one thing is certain however, that if 9ozs to the shift can bo obtained it is too good to lose.

The Teromakau river did not rise sufficiently to launch the pontoons yesterday, and it is questionable if they will be launched for some time, as the weather appears to have cleared and the river is falling rapidly. This is very unfortunate for Sir Black, as it may bo some time before ho will be able to get them off his hands, without going to considerable expense in either extending the skids over 100 ft or making a dam.