GOLD DREDGING.
The continued wet weather and rise in the rivers is pretty certain to have a detrimental effect upon this weeks returns, The Buller, Grey, and Greenstone river dredges will have but short runs, if a run at all.
Orwell Creek dredge is not likely to get any return before the end of tho year. The wash is 60 feet deep and this necessitates the cutting of a channel so as to allow the dredge to wash nearly midway between top and bottom of wash. The surface will be about 20 feet above the deck of the pontoon being about 40 feet from the ladder to operato upon. When a good face is obtained it is believed good yields will follow. The top material is rather poor but the bottom ten or twelve feet contains rough heavy gold.
The Stafford-Waimea creek dredge is now working day and night, with three shifts. The indications we are informed, show that favourable results may be expected The Waimea Hydraulic Sluicing Com* pany are now pushing on work in connection with their claim and blow up. They are taking advantage of the glorious weather we are now having, and are working ten hours per day. This will undoubtedly pull up for some of the broken time made of late.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 19 November 1901, Page 2
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216GOLD DREDGING. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 19 November 1901, Page 2
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