MINING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7541, 19 April 1886, Page 2

MINING.

NOTES FROM REEFTON. FiiOM Ouh Ows CoußiisroNijEKT.) Ki;Ei~rON, April IS.

Tho following are tho battery returns for the past week:—United Alpine (Lyell), 5120z amaleam ; Ket:p-it-s)afk, 3280z amalgam; Welcome, (iOSoz of amalgam.

Uyforni.—Tho mine manager reports as follows : _U[) to last night the mine iooks very well, and the reef has kept very regular diuiiis the past week at from 2ft Gin thick to 3ft <siu and showiui* gooil gold. Tlie contractors have 20ft to go to finish their 100 ft. _ Tho paddock is full, and additional provision is required for stacking stone. " Tho case of Hopeful Tributes v. The Welcome Company was not concluded at midnight

on Saturday, and the Magistrate has reserved his decision upon a nonsuit point raised by the defence touching the question of uou-joinder. Wealth of Nations.—Nothing has been done in the mine for a week or two back, the men being engaged in repairing the head-race, which broke away.

The weather has been very inclement to-day, and the overdue Nelson and Westport mails have not arrived. The rivers are rising.

Welcome.—lt is understood that a dividend of 2s per share will be declared to-morrow.

Just-iu-Time.—lt is reported that there is a nice reef 3ft thick at the point where tho manager is now opening out for the intermediate level.

There is nothing fresh to report from the .uglewood, Golden Treasure, or Globe.

The result of the first cleaning up of the White's Reef Company's battery was between 71oz and 720z of retorted gold. The Dunstan Times is informed that while the result is not quite so satisfactory as was to have been wished or was expected, it is to be understood that a

great deal of the stuff put through was ot the poorest character and known to contain but little gold.

The Riverton Star reports that the number of men on the Merrivale goldfiekl is increasing, several who left for the harvest having returned. The correspondent of that paper warns men thinking of trying the field that money is required—sufficient, at any rate, to buy tools and a fortnight's provisions.