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PRESS ASSOCIATION. ■ ~ REEFTON. August 26. Alpine mine manager reports:—Sloping on intermediate stone was stopped on Monday owing to the battery proving it unpayable; 284 tons has been sent to battery. has been started 30ft down old incline shaft from No. 7, and will be driven about 40ft east to cut a track in which the stone may have made. Auckland* August 26. There was some excrement on the Exchange this morning in consequence of rich stone in No. 5 level of the Waiotahi (Thames) mine being exhibited here. It is the richest seen here for many years, and is very similar to the stone obtained from the famous Caledonian lode. Shares quoted yesterday morning at 50s, are now worth 745; representing .£37 for the original -share,' which has recently multiplied by ten for market purposes. . DUNEDIN, .August 27. Dredging returns New Alpine Consols, ILoz lOdwt; Electric No. 11., 70oz; Manuherika, 640 z; Mystery Flat. 58oz Idwt; Electric No. 1. 520 z 12dwt; Hartley and Riley, 450 z; First Chance, 440 z; Central Charlton, 3<oz Idwt; New Perserverance, 360 z 2dwt; Hessey'e, 340 z 7dwt; Junction Electric No. 2,340 z 4dwt; Junction Belectric No. 3. 31oz ddwt; Lady Roxburgh, 30oz; Waikaia, 290 z; Lady Annie, 250 z 6dwt: -Chicago, 240 z Udwt. 6gr; Muddy Creek, 230 z 12dwt; Waimurau, 20oz ‘6dwt; Matau, 18oz 17dwt; Revival, 16oz lldwt; Charlton Creek. 16oz 6clwt; Incbdale, 13oz; Ettrick, lloz 6dwt; New Roxburgh Jubilee, 102 oz XOdwt; New Fourteen AlUe Beach, 71oz TSdwt; Rise and Shine, 58oz 2dwt; Punt, 51oz 6dwt; Enterprise No. 2.50 oz 4dwt; Alpine No. 2,470 z 15dwt; Rise and Shine No. ~ 370 z 17dwt; Waikaka United No. 1,360 z 12oz; Clyde, 2Soz; Golden Gate, 2Goz ISdwtj Royal B aimumu. 240 z; Upper Waipori, 220 z sdwt; Waikaka. United No. 2. 21 >s I6dwt; Molyneux Hydraulic, 21oz lOdwt; Olrig, 18oz lodwt; Waikaka Queen. 17oz 6dwt; Waikaka. l7oz; Golden Bed IGoz 4dwt; Monte Chiisto, 16oz XOdwt* V aimumu Queen, 13oz; MacChariton, Soz LOdvrt. • CHRISTCHURCH. August 26. Dredging returns—Al. 220 z for 120 hours; Bellevue. 13*>r for 125 hours. REEFTON, August 26. Returns—Pactolus No. 1,530 z 13dwt for 134 hours; Pactoius No. 2, S6oz for 129 hours; Callaghan's Creek 260 z for 120 hours. J
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5678, 28 August 1905, Page 7
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