MINING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12620, 1 October 1901, Page 2

MINING.

WEST COAST NOTES. [Feom OUE COEEESX'ONDENT.] GREYMOUTH, Sept. 30. The {©"owing additional returns were recorded to-day: —Nelson Creek 3Soz for week, Ahaura River 19oz 7Jdwt for 108^ hours, Ford 3 Creek 12oz Gdwl for 89 hours, Erickson s Reward! 9oz lOdwb. ■ ... Nelson. Creek was dredging on the poor side of the creek, but this week commenced a return cut, no that returns should be on tne up grade for the next five weeks. , , . . A flood in the river m the early part of the la«t week prevented the Ahaura dredge from working to advantage. The return, therefore, is considered highly _ . The wash in Ford’s Creek claim is improy-i-ie. The dredge is now working in the creek. The return lor this week, if full time is worked, should be an improvement. ~ , Erickson’s Reward dredge is still troubled with sunken timber. This difficulty, however, should be got over within a fortnight. ■ The new bottom tumbler for the Old Dig•trines dredgo was -taken- up to the claim on Saturday. Under favourable circumstances the dredge should be able to commence work on Tuesday night. The paddock has been silted up as a result of recent floods _in the BuMer river - , and I can hardly •anticipate a return till this diay fortnight. ' Mr Morel, of Pactolus dredge, has heen appointed to the ‘ management of Orwell Creek which, will* start in a-ooufe ssven days. -Mokoia dredgo has ■suspended opeiuticna for overhaul and the erection of larger tables. This will enable the dredge to save finer gold. Another -start should be made early ui the W A k <iam excavated for the reception, of the ifoh-i-noor pontoons - has been completed and ’passed by a director, ©o _ -that the pontoons should bo launched this week. As most of the machinery is on the claim a start should be made shortly_ before Christmas, and the dredgo should be in thorough working order by the New Year. It is in contemplation to put down a shaft in another part of the, claim for further evidence as to the extent of the auriferous gravels.

DREDGING RETURNS. [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, Sept. 30. , Dredging returns'; —Monte Christo 48oz, Golden. Run 320 z, Otago 31oz, Golden. Bed 25 cz Idwt, Golden Treasure 20oz lOdwt, Empire No. 3 18oz 6dwt, Waikaka Queen 9oz 9dwt, Golden Beach Goz 4dwt 12gr,_ Golden Reward 4cz. During the week endedl to-day return® have been reported from fifty-five dredges, the total yield! being 149203 ISdtot 3gr, or an average of 270 z. Additional returnsI—Waikaka 1 —Waikaka United 28oz, Reliance 17oz 2d , wt 12gr, Upper Wadpori 17oz Idtvfc, Happy Valley lloz 6dwt, Celtic lOoz. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGES. [Per Press Association.] , DUNEDIN, iSepts. 30. Dunedin. Exchange sales—Central. Electric, Os, Electric 36s ’6d and 36s 9d,' Electric, Extended 12s, Kelly and Casey Ss, Magnetic Bs, Nelson Creek 42s 3d! and 42s 6d, Rise and. ■’Shine 9s 6d, Sixteen-mile Beach 25,, Upper Magnetic 2s amd Is 9d. . , . Otago Exchange—Fourteen-mile Beach 16s Dd, Golden River 4s 9d and 4s 105 d, Junction Electric 2Ss)t Leaning Rock 11s. Equitable Exchange—Ahaura River 3s, Golden River 4s XOd. CANTERBURY STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are yesterday's’ quotations of the‘Stock Exchange of Canterbury: Al, buyers 25s pd; Caledonia, sellers par; Ford’s Creek, sellers 10s pd ; Grey -River Extended, -sellers par; Hokitika River, sellers 13s 6d pd; Leviathan, sellers 12s Gd. pd ; Mnrsden No. 1, sellers'2os pd; Welcome, sellers. 20s pd. '