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Dunstan Times, Issue 2675, 21 July 1913, Page 5

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(From our own correspondent.) The weather keeps unusually mild lor the time of year. A nor’wester was blowing on Friday, which melted the snow on the high ranges, and on .Saturday the Kawarau rose considerably in consequence. The Clutha was not so much affected. The Gorge dredges will be stopped tor a while 1 expect. The Hartley is being supplied with a new top tumbler. Rumors were afloat that a new one would not be supplied but the dredge closed down. Oh the Clutha Shine i is still on a coal bottom, consequently the return was poor last week, i here is every likelihood of the same coal bottom stretching some distance in this cut, for when the Rising Sun started work she carried her coal bottom for some distance before getting clear ol it, and that ground is not iar ahead ol where Shine i is dredging. The material for Shine 2 is not coming to hand as quickly as it should, consequently some of the men employed on her were knocked off on Saturday night for a time. The Rising Sun will be ready about the end of this month The elevator is finished and in position and a quantity of new elevator buckets are expected shortly from Messrs Sparrow and Sons.

Electric No. x caused a sensation remindful of old when word came to hand that she had scooped up over 100 ounces practically in one day. It is reported that the gold diviner suggested the dredge working there and rich gold would be got. The Ohura Syndicate's ground adjoins this, and the boring rods are in the ground which will be thoroughly tested.