The Gold Industry.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7811, 2 May 1905, Page 2

The Gold Industry.

A LAROE OUTPUT, (Per Press A»»octaß<m.) AUCKLAND, May 1. During April the WaioUhi gold nfinc yielded 13090ks of rctoTWi gold, valued at about CB4OO, Tha ' total amount won from the mine to date la £207,900, DR. BELL. IMPRESSED. GREY MOUTH, May l> Dr. Bell t Government Geoiogtslj is now visiting the WUberwrc# reefs, and (rom what can be gather- • ed he is greatly luiprcaaod witM thorn. 'He lias reported to tbe Pre* mi or, and the nature of the report) is anxiously awaited on lite caul* DREDGING RETURNS. GKEYILOUTH, Hay 1. Following are the dredging ra> turns Notown (131hrs) ft&oz.: IV clolus No. 2 (133hrs) 440z lOdwt ; Black Water River (1 week) H3ox 1 # dwi; Pactohia No. 1 (llTfara) 370 H lOdwt; Callaghan's Creek (lSlbrs),, 30or; Reeves' Proprietary No. 1 (101-hrs) fcOoa; Nelson Creek (t week) lToz ; Reeves' Proprietary No. 2 (121Jiri>) 15or ; Moonlight lOoss 2dwt. ItEEFTON REPORT. REF.FTON, May 1, While opening out a rati tba Now Fedderson'a dredge obtained tho excellent return of 12ocS. Owing, however, to the shaJlowaess of the wash, dredging operation* lad to be misj>e«led pending '» IrealW occurring in tho river. Stone waa struck in U»o main reef (the N«w< Discovery) at the Victoria Huge to tho tunnel, 40 feot under the outr crop, on Friday. It is 18 iaehoa it width, and gold la plainly visible. Tho Koep-lt-Dark return" tor April , shows that tho battery jcruahcd' 1270 tons (or 2850z lSdwt, and cyanide HDoz 14dwt. During tha month the usual stoping his bona going on in No. 4 and No. •> ktopei. There Is very Uttio change in tfaa apixjaruoce of tho reef. EK-vea hundrel and qtncty-throj tons c 4 quartx have been raised and Kjnt to the battery. No. 3 level has (MM exteudod 30ft. 'l'here is alwit l(t. of stone now in the face, bit It la rather broken in tbe drive. Mat have been employed in the vtopad this week. No. 0 hsvel has Imw extended 38(t, tho total dfntuaee m & tbe reef In tbls block being 7811. The stone ia Oft. wide now. la tba (W}3 no driving has boon dona tU« weel<, as tho whole distance had ta be timbered up.