THE BIG DREDGE.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1921, Page 2

THE BIG DREDGE.

The Rimu Gold Dredging Coy’s big dredge at Rimu Flat is steadily working and the result can be seen by the young mountain of tailings that has already been roared in her rear. The dredge'during last week turned over some twenty thousand yards ol material, and has advanced about -IIK) to 500 feet from whore she was launched, steadily widening (he cut, and gradually lowering the ladder depth. Ihe dredge has had many improvements added since first commencing dredging, and has a ship shape appearance that speaks for itself for efficiency of management. At night the dredge and its surroundings stand out eleat <l,u hri'dit, with a generous supply ot eleclight spread all over the ship, that enables operations to he earned out as efficiently at night as in the da\timo. The steady stream ol tailings that comes away from the end ot the elevator at once impresses the visitoi . and tlu. heap in a few minutes obtains very substantial proportions, showing that the claim for output is not- made in nnv boastful manner. |He dice. -, brings up 19 buckets to the minute, and as the capacity of the buckets i about ten square feet, and when operntin.r thev come up generally lull, cm, lie gieaned that .lie turnover is a substantial one. Min king on e “spud” at. the rear ol the dredge, the ship swings across the face in an almost imperceptible manner, ... a . minutes, the buckets coming up lull mid steadily all the while lie drwl|V is becoming quite a local a me •*> • mid „ visit to the site ot operations to SIH . the mammoth dredge at work wi.l well repay the trouble.