MINING NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 11701, 6 October 1902, Page 6

MINING NEWS.

New Roxburgh Jnbilee: 151oz 18dwt 21gr, 263 hours.

Alexandra Lead : 1450z 2dwt, 120 hours. Earnsdeugh No. 2 : 85oz 14dwt 3s:r, 126 hours.

Be.ndigo : 61oz, fortnight. Riley's Beach : 51oz, 128 hours. Perseverance No. 2 : 40oz 3gr. week. Dunstan Lead: 570z 15dwt, 83 hours. Earnsclcugh No. 1: 370z 9dwt, 130 hours. Matau: 360/., week. Golden Gate: 350z 12dwt. six days. Manuherikia: 320z 4dwt. 128 hours. Majestic : 51oz 6dwt, week. Chicago : 50oz lodwt 6gr, 120 hours. Gentle Annie: 30oz ldwt, 150 hdurs. Ngapara No. 5 : 270z lOdwt, 192 hours. Empire (two dredges) : 2507, 6dwt, week. Golden Bed : 220z lOdwt, 128 hours. Molyneux Hydraulic: 19oz 16dwt 9gr. 95 hours.

Perseverance No. 1 : 19oz, week. Happy Valley: 17oz 15dwt, week. Lafrancki's Freehold : 16oz 12dwt, i4O hours.

Otago: 16oz, week. Success: 15oz. 90 hours. Clyde: 15oz lOdwt, week. Lawrence: lloz 16dwt. week. Nelly and Casey : Boz 3dwt. 125 hours, Coal" Creek : 12oz 15dwt, 127 hours.

The bottom tumbler shaft, of the Molyneux Hydraulic dredge broke on Thursday morninp. Dredging was resumed on Friday night. The Empire No. 2 dredge lost three days last week owing to heavy snow preventing delivery of coal. The Cromwell dredge has been stopped for an overhaul.

The Erickson's Reward dredge was stopped on Thursday, but work was resumed on Friday night. The following dredges report no wash up last week:—-Meg and Annie (opening out), Golden Treasure (repairing), Sheddan's Freehold, and Electric No. 2. The Gentle Annie's return of 30oz must have been obtained in the last twenty-four hours' dredging, as there was nothing showing on the mats on the 2nd inst. Tho dredpe-master wired that payable wash was struck ou Friday. An adjourned meeting of shareholders of the Kawarau Consolidated Gold Dredging Company will be held to-morrow afternoou. Thu Sailor's Hend wire: " River up; dredge slopped."

The Central Mat-aura wire that they could not wash up on Saturday, as they wero preparing for a big flood, of which there is- every indication.

The Central Charlton report having beeu opening out on poor ground last week. The wash appeared to improve on Saturday, and tho ground was deepening, and after another week 250z returns are expected- again. The Waiau dredge has reached the mouth of the Waiau, and will shortly work Iter way along the outer lagoon. Fear is expressed as to whether the discoloration caused by the stirring up of the water will not affect the fishing.—• Orepuki Advocate.' An Auckland message says that the. Monowai's return for the June, output was £338, and for July £491. Auckland advises that the Tairua Broken Hill's return from 576 tons was "old valued at £2,400. WEST COAST RETURNS.

Nelson Creek : 660z, 114 hours. No Town Creek: 430z, five days. Trafalgar: 360z 18dwt, nine days. Callaghan's Creek : 51oz sdwt, 133 hours Rockland's Beach : 250z odwt 6gr. week Erickson's Reward : 230z. 80 hours. Greenstone Junction: 220z 16dwt, weekVictory : 18oz 4dwt. 130 hour*. Cornwall: 15oz. 125 hours. Maori Gully: 3oz, week. THE SHARE MARKET. DCNKDD,- EXCHANGK. There were no sales this morning. Quotations : Alexandra Lead—Buy 15/6, sel 16/6. Alpine No. 2—Buy 22/5,' sol 25/6. . Bendigo—Buy 11/3, sel 11/9. Cromwell—Buy 62/. Davis's Bend—Buy 3/9 dis, sel 3,7 disi' Dunstan Lead —Buy 11. Electric—Buy 30/9, sel 34/. Enterprise—Buy 28/6, sel 30'. First Chance—Buy 12,', *el 15/6. Fourteen-mile Beach—Sel 2/6.

Gentle Annie—Buy 5/, sel 6/. Golden Beach—Buv 1/, sel 2/6. '' Golden Bed—Buy 7/, «el 8/6. Grand Great Central—Sel 4*/. New Halfway House—Buy 2/3, sel 2/9. Hartley and Riley— Buy 40/, sel 45/. Junction Electric—Buy 7/6, sel 10/.' Lafranchi—Sel 11/. Leviathan—Sel 5/3. Manuherikia—Buy 15/. sel 21/. Meg and Annie—nSel 8/. Mokoia—Sel 9/. • Molyneux Hydraulic—Buy 8/, sel 11/. Mosquito—Buy 16/9, K el 17/9. No Town Creek—Sel 28/6 Prince Arthur—Buy 15/6. sel 17/6. Riley's Beach—Buy'lß/6. sel 23/9. Rise and Shine—Buy 23/, sel 25/. New Roxburgh Jubilee (lxis)—Buy 23/. sel 27/. " '' Sailor's Bend—Buy 16/, sel 20/. Unity—Buy 10/, sel 11/. Waimnmu—Sel 15/9. " ' ■ Alpine Extended—Buv 2/. Keep-it-Dark—Sel 27/6. STOCK EXCHANGE NOTES. This morning's telegram from Alexandra read : ** River 4ft, falling ; weather fine." Not much business is usually looked for at the first call on Monday, but not a solitary salo took place this morning. Very little change took place in Alexandra Leads, but Alpine No. 2's hardened a little, and Bendigos were veiy firm. Electrics have been in better demand lately, and Enterprise stock was inquired for strongly this morning. Gentle Annie's naturally snowed a good recovery,' but Grand Junctions were less sought after. Hartley and Riley's mounted up quickly from 30/ offered to 40/, but there were very few on the market, and holders declined to quit under 45/. Mosquito stock was in better demand, and Prince Arthurs showed little or no change, but Riley's 'Beaches were considerably easier, and Roxburgh Jubilee-? show a very wide market.

Investment stock quotations-:—National Insurance, buy 21/6, sel 22/ ; Standard Insurance, buy 18/9; Westport Coal, buy 104/: Milburn Lime (20/s'paid), buy 20/, St! 27/; Oamaru Wool, buy 33/; Wellington Wool, buy 105/.

WEST COAST NOTES.

[SraCTAL TO THB STAJt.]

WESTPORT, October 6. The Kohikohi dredge is not working, the dam having broken away last Monday. The management, however, 'have put on all hands to build another one of a much more .substantial character. 'lTiere will be no return till the middle of the month.

The Amibitea dredge will not commence work for another three weeks. This dredge was formerly named the Four River Plain dredge, and was moved up to M»takitaki from Buller River at great, expense to the shareholders. It is intended to work the ground that was owned as a farm by Mr E. Paton, and a commencement will be made about half a mile below Kohikolii.

The manager of the Buller dredge (Mr Liddicoat) has 'been waiting patiently for the river to rise. He has still one fall to negotiate before ho gets the dredge into proper ground. There has been a moderate Hood in the river for the past few days, and dredging operations have been disturbed.