MINING NEWS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 12015, 17 October 1904, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

A. "We»tpcii gentleman, hit* received advice s that one of Ediron'a newly-patented goldrsavk ing machines is being sent to Xew Zealand. ,'f he .secretary of the New Trafalgar Company ropoitu that all the material.for the erection of tho company's dredgo is now en the claim,' the 'dredgo dam has been, completed, . and the erection of the pontoons is being; proceeded , with -under the supervision oi Mr Albert Ne«s, of tho firm of McGregor and Co.. the contractors. Regarding the Wilberforce reefs, the "Grey River Argus" learne that thp Rceitcn. syndicate, which ha* been prospecting the reefs, intend immediately to «et to work driving in i order to t«st the -va-tae of thsir discovery. By putting in a tunnel beneath the cutcrop, they k -will cut the reef at « lower depth and obtain a trial crushing of * few tons. •WEST COAST DREDGING RETURNS. i From West Coast dredges returns have been reported as under for tho weekending October > 15th:— 02 dwt gr Bigncll's Motown (116 hours) .. 67 12 0 Blockwuter River (127 hours) .. ol 0 0 N'e'.son Cre«k (week) .. ..33 0 0 i' Oamioson'e Reward (week) ..31 0 0 Mcwquito UJ daye) .. .. 30 5 0 ' 1 Stony and Mosquito (week) .. 30 0 0 Pactohis Xo. 2 (133 hours) .. 29 13 0 I'actolus No. 1 (135 houw) ~27 0 0 Xotown Creek (week) .. ..24 0 0 Moonlight (U0 hours) .. ..23 0 0 Mokria (about 8J days).. t. 20 0 0 Aiding* (weok) .. .. ' ~ 18 16 0 . Three Milo Greenstone (week) .. 1" 0 0 ' New AVocdstock (102 hcurs> ..17 0 0 Xorth Beach (132 hours) .. 14 7 0 Keoves No. 1 (113 hotirj) . ' .. 10 5 0 Reeves Xo. 2 (111 hours) ~ 0 10 0 Total .. • .. .. 150 19 0 OTAOO I>RBDGIXG REITRXS. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGHAM.) DUXEDIX, October 16. Dredging returns reported are:—Bis« and Shine Xo. 1. 620z lOawt, Xew Perseverance Xo. 11. 4k>s lOdwt, Waikak* Syndicate 31et, • Upper Waipori 30; i 3dwt, Olrisj 290 i lfdwt, Barnsc>Hph Xo. 11. 2!toz Udw-t. AVaikaka Queen 2Sos 19dwt. Xew Perseverance Xo. I. 38o« lOdwt, OUffo Xo. 11. 270z. Royal Wairnurnu Sfios Sdwt. Weikaka United Xo. 11. 250 i lodwt. AVaikaka, United Xo. I. 2ktz 12dm, Eirnscieugh Xo. I. Sloi 4d-wt 15gr. Golden Bed 230z. Xew Roxburgh'Juh:>e 2lc* lldwt. AVaikaka lftat 4dwt, R>c anrt Shinn Xo. 11. l"cz ladwt. ATaimumu Queen lies, Loch Lomond 16o* indwt, G*brielXo. I. 15o* lSdwt. Molyneus Hydraulic l->c* 2dirt. MarChnrlton !*ot 16dwt. Chicago, 12oz I4dwt, Sheddari's Freehold 12c*. Junction Waikaku'lloe^wt. ATEST COAST XOTES. . * (srecuu. to -tint press.'! GRETifOUTH, October 16. The Xorth Be»ol» Comp«ny'e return for m fuli week is poor enough, .but, it is but in keeping with the pieient proepect. .Most of the ground gone over during- the- week" had, •with the exception, of about twenty feet.'been , worked, and thtre w»s an absence of any timber. ," • " The Bienoll's Kotown Company's dredge is row turjiinj, and. cwwff to. this, and the presence of timber, die could not,.get in a full week. The prospects are, however, very eiicouraginsr. • ■. - * s . ; ■■; The ruughnew of the waih, ccuplcd with

togs met with by the New Woodstock Gbmpeny'e dredge, prevented anything like* * good rim. ;.-.., ...<■... : - ■ '. • ■ The Blackwatcr River Company's return surpriEtd the dredgetuoster himself last week. Xo improvement was expected for three or fou» weeks. It is not hkely that this gold will oarry right 'across, but if it does, then the wuh « little higher -up will be better ihan expected. The Jstoay and Mosquito Leeds Company's claim is being utilised for brick-making, ai well «c gold mining. The top png ie being tswd (or bricks, and in this way will help the dredge. UWer the 23 feet of clay, now being removed, is a rich run of gold, which the dredge will be able to work. The whole of the present run being worked by the Notown Creek Company's dredge is virgin ground, tho top material being,'however of recent date. The Moonlight Company's clamS is etill the roughest on the Wcet Coast. The Aldinga Company's dredge is in solid, ■unwprked wash, bnt with a good deal of dead material on the top. The Jamieson's Reward Company's dredge is now working well, in fairly good ground.' I The XeUon Creek Company's dredge is j still hampered for room, hence the small re- ■ turn. The Mosquito Company's dredge is now in excellent order. The mine manager Teports as follow* for ; The month of September:—Progress Mines: Stoping hea been carried tral on levels No*. ! 4 and 5 and .7 and 10 inclusive; 4953 tons of etono were mined and transported to the 65 ft amp mill, where 4800 tons were crushed, producing 1732 c* lidwt l\gr of bullion, valued at ftISU 19s "d; 90 tons of concentrates were chlorinated, yielding bullion to the value of £Sil 12s lPd; 2780 tons of tailings worn eyanad?d. yielding bullion to the value of .£733 2s Qd. Tho development work for the month consists of 3CB feet of driving and cros.»-cut-tiiic. and 139 feet of Tailing and mnking. Golden Klcecc Mine: Stoping has been carried out on levels Xo?. -1 to 6 and 11 to 13 inclusive; development work for the month consists of the fellcwinir foctnges: — Xo. in level north, driven cr orc-s-cut 71; Xo. 13 level, winze south, sunk 50 and 124 ft; 1150 tons of stone were crushed.-.it the 20 F.tnuip mil! for a return of 46603 -idv/t l??r of bullion, valued at fI9OS 12*. 20 tons <;.' concrufrates were produced, and 820 tons of roarso sands cyanided. the latter yielding bullion to Ihe value of X-TOT 7s. Wealth of Nations Mine: has been carried out on levels Xo«t. 2. :j, I and 6. During tho month 1050 tone of quartz were crushed, uivins ."02oz ISdwt of bullion, valued at £V2:A IT* IOd; nine, of concentrates wo producpd. .trirl 7W) ions of coarFe sands cvanidnrl. tho Inttrr yirlding bullion to the value cf et62 t«. At the Energetic Mine: Xo. 7 tumth drive hps benn extended 15-lft. Bnd rstiacd S-?ft. The diamond drill h«s bored the Xo. 2 boro bole "iGaft; 01 tons cf quartz, from the development work, havo been sent through to the Wealth of Xations to be treated. ■