Dredging and Mining.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXXV, Issue 1942, 19 June 1905, Page 5

Dredging and Mining.

I Rise and Shine 1 dredge stopped last Wednesday for an overhaul. The ladder i required straightening. Thia, we underI stand, waa the principal cauae of the stoppage. The Junction Electric atarted dredging again on Thoraday, at 4 p.m. There waa no wash-up last week. The Halfway House dredge had a bad break on Saturday. One of the bolts worked loae and dropped into a cog wheel stripping it of aeveral teeth. The friction wheel ahaft is also bent. The Riley Beach waah-up for 3£ days' work waß 78oz 3dwt Bgra. The dredgemaater of the Rising Sun reporta—' Dredged 154 houra, including Sunday through froat, crossed the paddock four times, and worked ahead 12 feet. There la a alight improvement in the bottom layer of waab, it being tighter than usual. The machinery is running well.' [ The recent hard froata has retarded mining in all ita branches on the Cardrona Valley. Owing to a lapsus pernios we said last week that.the Rising Sun waa going to declare 2a dividend, instead of la. We are sorry that it ia notjthe higher figure. The actingnaecretary of the Cromwell Mine Syndicate at Dunedin, who requested that the director of the Geological Survey should make a report on the mine, which ia situatod near Cromwell, in Otago, haa been informed that Dr Bell's other engagementa will probably debar him for some time from visiting that district. The Syndicate's application for a aubaidy, at the rate of £1 for £l, towards the coat of putting in a lowlevel I adit, cannot be entertained ; but on the recommendation of the Warden, protection haa been granted for a period of 12 months for the mining privilegea held by the syndicate, ao aa to give time for raising further capital to work the mine. The prospectua of the Criffel Lead Sluicing Co haa now been published and investors should not let Blip the opportunity of aecuring a share in thia venture. The Crin'ei Lead haa for many yeara been an attraction to miner* and now there ievery probability ot ita being successfully exploited.

GOLD DREDGING IN MALAY PENINSULA.

From a letter received from Mai States, the Alexandra Herald quutea t «- following returns, Bhowing the result ol dredging operations on the Kelantaii river, Malay Peninsula : iVJarch 4,1905-37ozs for 78 hrs. March 11—52oZi for 114hra. March 18-90uzs for 85hra. March 25—550zs for 72hra. April 1—34 zs for 33hrs. For four weekaifrom January 7th, 1905, 283> za of gold were won, valued at £llOO We are also informed that the West African gold dredging and mining ventures, for week ending April 3rd, 1905, secured 9Gozs of gold for 62hrs work. We direct the attention of all those connected with dredging or with any kind of machinery to the advt. of Messrs R. Denniston and Co. on page 1 of this iaeue. Thia well known firm has on hand everything that is required in the machinery line, and patrona can depend upon receiving every satisfaction from them.