Mining.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1802, 18 December 1896, Page 5

Mining.

Hyde and party's dredge is now working steadily, New buckets have been put on and other valuable repairs have been aff-cted, with the result that everything is now going satisfactory.

OPHIR,. The Ophir ami Ind dredi?e washed up last Saturday, and obtained ISozj for the week s wqrk. ALEXANDRA, The Enterpfse dredge obtained 420z3 7dwt 9gia for last week a work The Moa dredge o tained 26 >z 14(iwt 14gra fo last week's work. The Eucka No, 2, which is undergoing alteration, is exp ct d to be ready t ■ start again about Tuesday next. They are . riv-ina the top tumbler and putting, on a new screen The Eureka No. 1 is 81 1 workim? dose to th ■ boundary of the Molyneux Hydraulic Co *3 cl dm, end, is reported to be doing faiily, wcllh ROXBURGH. yao.M OUR, OWN CORRKSI’ONDBXT. The Ettnck dredge f-r four days’ work last wtek won 340z. The other two days were occupied in effecting n p drs. The Roxburgh,dredge commenced work on. Wednesday morning, a little below the Pleasant Valley claim.. The ground is cetting opened out, but there wil| ( beno, wa h'Up till thi? week. The Dunedin dredge washed, up, on, Saturday for Boz 6dwt. There is evidently faith in the env t.hurty of the run of gold the Ettnck dredge has been working for the last few months. List week I r- corded the fact that a number of Eltrick, shares were boaaht for 27» 6d, and since then 35s per been, offered and refused. The last quotation in the Dunedin _ share market tyas up to 235,. which included the dividend.

The. Otago dredge's last, available retnrn W/ttS 18£oz. The Golden Gate's return for the week ending thn sth inst. was 420z 16dwt. The Golden Treasure washed up for the same week 4Joz, This dredge is getting fi.ted up. with an elevator and screen, which will enable her tp, work the bank, where there is goo I gold. The Surprise Party are putting on the Gol len, Sun dredge to work their claim above ihe Etirick dreduint; claim. The manager i R r m - The run of gold at present worked by the Ettrick dredge goes through the Surprise Party's claim.

The Hercules No. 1 washed up,on Wednesday for about 40oz, 1 could not asoer>« tain tno exacb amount, as the gold was dirty and had net been cleanod thoroughly. There is a oonsijlerable improvement in the wash... Another paddock is being opened out. The. Pleasant "Valley Sluicing Company do. not, intend to wash up. until a. little before Christmas.

1 Mr R> Coukbum was out again to Lake Onslow last week to .let out more water. A fair amount of business was trans-, acted at, the sitting of the Warden's Court oa.Eriday. In all 21 applications were dealt with, Some were granted, several adjourned, whilß ampflg the few withdrawn, was the application of Mr P.Laffey.for the forfeiture of the Roxburgh', Amalgamated Coy.'s dam! at bake Onslow- Mr W.. Waugh.also applied, for the forfeiture of the same dam, the application being withdrawn at the last moment with costs L32s 6d against the tpplicaaii. ihe only case in which there was a good deal of evidence and cross-examination was that of Mr W. T. Scrimgeour for a water race from tfae Teviot river. The case was adjourned till February to allow of some arrangement being arrived at between the applicaai; and the Roxburgh Amalgamated. M. aud. fci. Coy. re adding six or tea fset to tho dam wall. .

MATAKANUL We lea a tha* several more claims hive bam taken up in this locality. It is pros posed to work d<- amongst the old tailings of the different cliims.