MINING NEWS. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 59, 10 March 1902, Page 5

MINING NEWS. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

REEFTON, Bth March. The Alpine mine manager reports thafi No. 11 level south has been extended 6 feet, making the total distance front where the reef was first struck 45 feet. A branch drive north has been extended 6 feet, making the total distance from, the main drive 29 feet. The reef in the north end is looking well. It is 3 feet;, wide, and good gold is to be seen in- it.] The contractors in No. 7 level have driv-« en 10 feet, making the total distance 80 feet. They are now cross-cutting east from the level for the purpose of pick* ing up the small reef. DUNEDIN, 9tK March. The following dredging returns are re-< ported : — Electric, 131oz 9dwt ; Junction Electric, 107oz 7dwt; Earnscleugli No. 2, 76oz;' Olrig, 71oz 4dwt; Perseverance* No. 2, 560z 17dwt; Empire, 440z; Perseverance No. 1, 41oz 12dwt;' Jubilee,40oz Bdwt; Earnscleugh No. 1, 30oz. 15dwt; Coal Creek Flat, 220z 16dwt;t Golden Gate, 220z 15dwt; Golden Bed, ; 21oz; Happy Valley, 21oz; Dunstau Lead, 19oz 7dwt;- Waikaka Queen, 18oz;j Meg and Annie, 17oz lOdwt; M^jesti^ 16oz 15dwt; Success, 14oz 15dwt; Chicago, 14oz 12dwt; Molyneux Hydraulic,; 13ob 15dwt ; Ngapara No. 3, lloz 14dwt ;' Lawrence, 86z 6dwt; Globe, 7oz Bdwt. DUNEDIN, This Day. Nelson Creek return is 970 a. The Rocklands Beach dredge obtained. 29qz lOdwt amalgam for 115 hours. The Haiiheu Greek dredge obtained 13oz 6dwt gold for 87 hours. The dredgemaster of the Wakamarina •Golden Point Dredging Co. reports: — "Big flood in the Wakamaxina" river., Dredge riding all right." Owing to the liver having been in high flood during the week there was not the customary wash up dn Saturday last, and the river had not gone down sufficiently for work to be resumed that day.