MINING.

Lake County Press, Issue 2188, 26 September 1907, Page 4

MINING.

The Arrow River .Mining Company washed up for l(>soz for the weekvalue £GUS. This is a very handsome return, and' we understand a similar return is expected next week. The Company purpose erecting an electric light plant, and will work three shifts at an early date. The heavy rain on Tuesday night put tho river up considerably and this may delay the next Wash-up. The Branch Creek Sluicing Company, Cardrona, has commenced bringing in their water-race— or at least clearing out

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The ground proposed to be | „,,„, is in tho vicinity of Branch Creek, r Tl, o ?,[:i!rmei' of tho new Company is !Ui . |). JJc(.;roj,'or. A number of hands have j already been put on. . ■: TheMooiili'ditiNo 2 Company mailo a< sfircfiii Monday under the management of Mr On-on Lynch. Mr Lynch has had considerable experience in work ot the kind, and we wish him and the Company every success. The work for the first week or two will be of a preliminary J

nature. , -, At Macetown Messrs Hamilton and O'NoiH have been steadily crushing for the, last few weeks, and the quality of the stone going through is reported to ue good. Messrs Anderson Bros and Hannah are busily engaged erecting their battery at Scanluivs Gully. Tire Argus says : Another contingent of young' men lira leaving shortly tor Foreign dredging fields. Mr .1. hrowen leaves for Jiuni.ili this week, and .Messrs F. Werner, J. Uurke, 11. <>rr, an I 0. Tizird sail early next month for J ierra del Fuego. . . ~ Dredging returns: Mectric -No 11 tlOoss, Komitai 'Ji/M, Sliino U (Boss, Mystery Flabs2o», Vunh :540z, Olntlia River 340z 1 tartly 2«J<«, Shine I 250'/., Electric 1 20oa, Muddy Creek L4oz, Molyneux Kohinoor So'/..