Notes from Cromwell.
(Fkom Oub Own Cobrespondent.l CROMWELL, August 4. Tho weather is still unsettled, with rain on the low country and snow on the hills. Drodging matters are very quiet, as tho high river has interfered with the gorge dredges getting a etarc. Considerable interest is being taken the operations of the Keystone borer, and two Or three private syndicates have bsen formed to secure it to test some deep ground, one being at Bannockbuin, another at Kawarau Gorge, and one up the Clutha. Tho place at Bannookburn is believed to be an old nver bed. Several parties have tried to gor In b&Jtor-e, fc>ut wer« unsuewssful. Hydraulic sluicing is now looked upon as being a very good method of obtaining the gold, and it is likely that several more of the«-e claims will be opened out here in tic near future. The Clutha River dredges are working steadily, with payable returns.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 11 August 1909, Page 28
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153Notes from Cromwell. Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 11 August 1909, Page 28
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