MIXING NEWS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12379, 19 December 1905, Page 4

MIXING NEWS.

KREOaiNG- BETUBJrS. Tho Al Gold Dredging Company's return is 17oi sdwt lor 120 hours. The secretary of Reeves Proprietary Dredging Company is advised Ihat Xo. 1 dredge resumed 270z odwt for 123 ihours, and Jib. 2 dredge 16oz for 89 hours. ..SFECUO, TO "THK FKISS.") DUXEDIN, December 16. The following: diedging returns are to hand:—Rise and Shine No. 1.. 270z 3dwt; No. 11., 350z 13dwt; Upper Waipori, 19o* 2dwt; No-Town Creek, 31ob ; Punt. 250s 15dwt; New Trafalgar, 350z; Bignell'e "o-Town. 260t; Hieing Sun, 3Ooz 3dwt; Enterprise No. 11., 9oa 13dwt; Golden Bed, lOSoi; Waikaka United 1., 40oz 3dwt; ledy Roxburgh, 230b; Chicago, 21oz odwt Slgr; Garden Gully, 19o* 16dwt; Weikaka United 11., 19ob lldwt; Ettrick, 14os 3dwt. (PEKS3 ASSOCIATION TEUECSAII.) DUXBDIN, December IS. The following dredging returns h*ve been received:— Maeterton etoz 3*irt, Waikeia 350s ]odwt, Xew Roxlrurffii Jubilee 32t>i lZ&rrt 18gr, Mioddy Creek 'Hot 4dwt, Ifystery Flat 270z llaVt, -Centrai QiariUm Vat 9dwt, Hessey's, 230z 3dwt; Alexandra Lead, 19ox 7dwt, ilajcstic IGO2 idwi, L>edy Aonie looz 7dwt, llcuyxcTii Kohinoar 1-toa, Jucction Electri/j 111. 13or, C3ur:ton Creek 10oi 3dwt. WEST COASI , XOTES. (SPECIAL TO "THf PBES3.") GKBYMOUTH. December 16. Yesterday marked an important epoch in connection with reefins matters on the PapaToas. in thai the Oarata Gully battery commenced crushing operations. The contractor has to run the battery for a-month before it is taken over by the company. During the next four weeks the etone to b« crushed will censiat of the material obtained while

diivLng tb« low level tunnel. The return from this, howrtr. oannot bo tnken »s c criterion of the ralua df the ktone. Until the stone has been obtained direct from tin' low level tunnel it will not be poeeibio t form «m idfta of th* V»lu*. OerteinJ/ preetu prospecte EUgrir well for a lcng end succot--ful run. Regarding the pric* of the Blackwater - Rivir Dredging OoßJpfcny , * •crip, t large parcel oi shares was Eoid .ast vreek n> 2is Gd ench, whioh it k decided advance o:, the Duncdin m«xke< ( or any previous eaies. Eren at th» hteh figure but iew aellcta ere to b« found, holders hating confidence in the claim ac one of the k beet on the West Coast The dred«e worked all li*t week, but owing to the absence of the master in Christchurcl will not wa»h \»b till Monday. In the cast of Bigne'.re No-lown (260*), the dredgemastc. has skilfully manipulated his machine so a: to ml« the gmier part of the worked ground, and in adtfiUon hae tested a new area with a satisfactory yield. Tho No-Towi. Creek return i» 31d*. From present appearances I should My that uniform returns wili' bo sot ri£iit up Inc claim. Callaghan'e Creek htte'Mt yet wa«h«d up. The Now Trafalgar return is 230z, indicating that the lead is again making. Pactolus No. 1 co\ eSoi 6dwt for 135 hours, hnd No. 2 81ot Bd\yi for 127 hours. There is no alteration is Reeves'* Proprietary No. 1, which got 2?c& edwt fot lte noufe, ftnd Nte. 2 1604 of atna'.gam for 80 hours. Prospects are not extra bright. :