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Otago Daily Times, Issue 6447, 11 October 1882, Page 2

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Daily Times Office, Tuesday evening. The amount of Customs Revenue received to-day on goods entered for consumption wa* £1024 0s 2d. MINING. NOTES FROM REEFION. [By Teleorapii.] (from ooa OWN oorrespondknt.) Re-fton, October 10th. Advantage is being taken of tho prevailin-f fine weather to carry out prospecting operations m all parta of th? field ; nothing of any importance he i, however, occurred worthy of notice these last few days, but important news from the ranges is likely to bo brought in at any time. The Nil' Deaper.indum.- Solid stone ti reported to have come in in the south drive. This has been expected for some time, and will add Borne little interest to tho claim. From tbe Lyell it ia reported thai the Captain Cook Company lias struck the reef, which is of good size and gold-bearing. TheUnitedltalycrushingisturning out very well. l"'roin the Alpine claim very little progress is'reported for the month, work generally having been of a nature to m»ke little show. (Pbr U.siran Press Assooiation.) Hokitika, October 10th. The first supplv-raec of the Humphrey's Gully Goldmining Company is now completed. O'Neill's party of three men adjoining the Company's lease, iv opening up their tail-race have struck eplendid gold, havb.g washed 200ozs for a week's wrrk. The Toiara Company, -adjoiniug tiie Ro?s Gold-mining Company's ground, are -etting excellent prospects in the trial shalt now being sunk. The creclion of the hydraulic engine for the Koss Gold-mining Company is rapidly approachinsr completion, and sinking operations will be resumed immediately.