MINING NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 12766, 20 March 1906, Page 6

MINING NEWS.

The Chicago dredge resumed work yesterday, when the Hartley and Riley dredge was also to ’start again. The Molyneux height this morning at Alexandra was 6ft 9in, THE BROKEN HILL MINE FIRE. Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyright, SYDNEY. March 20. (Received March 20, at 9.53 am.) The outlook at the Proprietory mine is more reassuring. The spread of {.he fire ha® been checked, CROMWELL NOTES. [From Our Own Corrbspondbnt.J The rivers rose a little during (lie week oansquent on heavy rains at .the head of the lakes, but as the weather since has been hot and drv. they are going down rapidly to their former leveL In the gorge Junction .Electric No. 1

was the only dredge that -had a good return. All tlio rest arc repairing, putting on elevators, tumblers, etc. On the Clutba the two Rise and Shines continue on . good-ground- . Consequent on Saturday-being a bank holiday, tlie Rising Sun washed up on Friday. Some tune also was lost through tho headline parting, and a few minor stoppages. -Ml tho dredges on. the Clutba will lose a couple of days this week through boiler inspection. The Morning Light dredge is now dose np to the Punt tailings, tnrough .which she will have te dredge for a short distance. 1 hear that, the Wsdtiri dredge (Late Meg and Annie) is on very rich ground. This lias been doing remarkably well lately, and (bo fortunate seven shareholders hove had sevorcai substantial dividends since the New Year, THE SHAKE MARKET. OtrjTEDXN EXCHANGE. This morning’s sales :—Golden Bed, 16/9 Alexandra Bonanza—Buy 7/9, sel 8/9. Alcxu.nd.nl Lead—Sel 4/6. Alpine No. 2—Buy 7/, eel 9/6. BigxteC’s No Town—Buy 5/, sel 7/9. Blackwuter (Faids) —Buy 24/. Chicago—Buy 12/9, sel 13/3. Dunstan Lead—Buy 2/6. 'sel 4/6. Electric—Buy 24/, sd 27/. Enterprise—Buy 8/„ sel 9/6. Ettrick—Buy 3/3, sol 5/9. First Chance—Buy 7/. sel 8/. Golden Bed—Buy' 16/3, sel 16/9, Golden Run—Buy 25/, sel 28/. Hartley and Riley—Buy 17/6. Island Block—Sel 6/6. .function, Electric—Buy 1/6, sel 2/9. Ladysmith.—Buy par. Molyueux Kohmoor—Raids, buy 9/, sel 12/3; contrib., buy 8/, sd 9/15. Muddy Creek—Buy 33/, sel 36/. New Alpine Consols—Buy 10/. New Roxburgh Jubilee (Raids) —Sel 14/. Otago—Buy 37/, sel 40/. New Perseverance—Sd. 15/. Riley’s Beach—Bel 6/. Rise and Shim—Buy 19/9, pel 21/. Rising Sun—Sel 21/. Sailor’s Bend—Sd 18/. Waikaka Queen —Sel 4/. Wainromu—Sel 1/9. Roxburgh Amalgamated—Raids, buy 4/; contrfb., buy 5/6. sel 4/. Big River—-Buy 3/6, sol 6/. Talisman Consolidated—Sel 27/. Bank of New Zealand—Sd £8 IBs. National Insurance—Buy 24/. Standard Insurance—Buy 18/. New Zealand Oil and Coal—Hd 2/. Commercial Property—Buy 6/6. New Zealand and River Pkie—Buv 28/9. Perpetual Trustees—Buy 16,<9. MilWm lime (20/ paid)—Sd 26/., Mosgiel Woollen—Buy 47/6, sel’s6/. New Zealand Portland Cement—Buv SS/6. Donaghy’s Rope—Buy £B, sel £9.