MINING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12422, 11 February 1901, Page 2

MINING.

[Per Press Association.] GSSEpIOUHH, Feb. 10. The Grey Eiver dredge returned lfijoz of gold for 91 hours' work. The returns for th«l Nelson Creek and Leviathan ero not mad* known. The WaApuna was not working last week. The Groy Itiver is still in. bad ground, iuVl of sunken drift timber. .The Ford's Creek is also in bad' ground. There is no wood front Dobson No. 2.REEFTON, Feb. 10. . New Scotia gave 107ioz of geld from 439 •ton's of tailing's, treated by cyacide, valua £360. Golden Fleece, for January, battery; 7610 z gold from 1236 tons, cyanide 1250 z gold, total value £3291. "Wealth, for January, bav tery 3310 z gold from 1145 ton 3, cyanide 630 i go.d, total value £1765. Progress mines for January, battery 15530 z gold from 4500 tons,chlorinated Sloz gold, cj-anide Sloz gold, total va n .v.o £6972. Buller dredge 240 zof gold for three weeks; Junction, 12oz gold for 90 hours;' Reeves' Proprietary, lloz gold for 155 hoars. DUNE-DIN, Feb, 10. The following are the dredging returns foi the week:—Manuherikis- 730 z 19dwt Bgr, Empiro 490 z 15dwt, Gold Queen 470 z lOdwt, Golden Beach 460 z 7dwt, Vairaumu 430 z 12dwty Perseverance 370 z lddwt, Enterprise 360 z 6dwt, Alexandra Eureka 31oz, MoHyneus Hydraulic 2Soz 9dwt 3gr, "Waimumu Central 21oz Vidwrtj Waimumu Queeif-Slbz Odwt 10gr, Charlton Creek 21oz ldwt, Golden Treasure 20oz lldwt," Inch Valley 19oz lOdwt, Ofcago 18oz lOdwty Chicago 14oz, Gabriel's 18oz Bdwt 18gr, Matau 13oz, 'Nevis 12oz, Unity 9os.

3>UNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. DUNEDIN, Feb. 9.

Sales on the Dunedin Stock Exchange:Ahaura Eiver 9s 9Jd, Aldinga 6s 6d, AIpiMJ Consols 41s, Boundary Cresk 235, Caledonia! 2s 6d, Ford's Creek 13s 63, Gentle Annie 485,l Gibbs's Beach 16s ajid 10s 3d, Gold Qaeeri 335, Golden Bed 295, Grey Eiver 535, Grey River Consolidated 4s 6d, Maori King 2s 6d,' Mosquito C 3 4Jd, New Alexandra lis, lis lis 9d and 12s, Waimumu 23s 6d, "Waipunai 235, 225.9 d, 22s 6d, 225, 21s 9d and 21s 6d,' Wareatea 4s 6d and 4s 3d.

CANTERBURY STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are. Saturday's quotation* of the Stock Exchange of Canterbury:—Al, sell>; ers 2Gs pd; Aldinga, sellers 7s p; Aylmer Lead; sellers 2s p; Bald Hill Flat, sellers par;i Buller Junction, sellers Gs 6d p; Bignell'j! No Town, sellers Is dis; Caledonia, sellers 2s 6i3j p; Callaghan Creek, buyers' 4s 3d p, sellers' 5s p; Claughesey's Freehold, sellers pax; Coal Creek Flat, sellers par; Commissioners' Flat*' sellers par; Crcesus (quartz),, buyers Is p; Ford's Creek, sellers"l6s 6d pd; Golden Beach; buyers 24s pd; Great Woodstock, sellers par,! Greenstone, sellers 3s p;• Greenstone Creek; buyers 3is 6d pd; Grey River, sellers 55s Grey Eiver No. 2, sellers 5s 6d p; Grey River Extended,- sellers Is p; Grey Monarch, sellers Is 9d p; Moa Flat, sellers 26s pd; Mosquito; sellers 7s p; Pactouus ,No.'2, sollers 2s 6d p;' Pactoluu No. 3, sellers Is p; Perry's Reward, sellers Gd pj.Red Jacks, sellers 1b 6d p;Eesves's Proprietary, sellers 22s 6d pd; Reefton United, buyers Is 6d p; Shellback, #eller* Is p; Terernakau; buyers par, sellers 3d p; Waimea, sellers par; Waipuna, sellers 24s 6&' pd; Waipuna Cr&ek, sellers par.

The boring experiments\on the Greenstorn Company's claim are still proceeding, Th«l bores have reached a depth of 27ft and aw in the wash so that bottom should not bt far off. The results will be msde known' vrhea the boring is completed. The Greenstone Creek ; dredge only required the lower tumbler, ihe elevator trays and a few buckets for completion,, and the Greenstone Junction dzedgo requires the eteaat pipes and a few ;rays and buckets. .Botft dredges have been hampered by the delay ia! the transport of material. The Stafford-VKiimea, ■ Dredging Company: have purchased the K'loridyke dredge, and pec c to have the machine in operation, at » total cost of £4030. The engine for the Hckitika dredge hu arrived at Hokitika,