MINING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10418, 22 July 1895, Page 3

MINING.

NOTES FROM REEFTON. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Reefton, July 20. Midday Quotations.—Big River. 18a 6d to 19s Od; Buller dredge. 5. 6d to* Cs: Cumberland. Zs to 2.s t!d ; Cocksparrow dredg?, 2s to 23 6d: Globe, fis to 5. Gd ; Exchange, 4d to 5d -. Hercules, ls fid to Is lld; Keep..it-Dark, lfis fid to 17s 63Progress 14s to 15-.; 'Lyell Creuk, 3s 'to 3s (U; kor^E d?-lr^V lsJ* d. to'u 9d: No--2 Smith l a 7\ Sii i 0 A1 P'le. 4s-fid to 55 Ud; Wealth,' Sa to 8s hd ; Welcome, Is .Id to Is Sd, Rcttirns.—Hercules, 8 los: _v_r.nlgam from 81 tons of stone; Keep-it-Dark, 80oz amalgam from SO J-?, 11?"' ,I.SF ress* -Jlßui! an-»lKMii from 220 tons; Globe lODoz amalgam' from-120 tons (all top plates) > .

The Bis River had .to stop winding quartz, the wheel being frozen and not safe to work, as the brake would uot act. Crushing will be resumed with a change of weather.

Buller Dtedge -No return, the alterations and repairs taking-longer than was'anticipated. It is expected the dredge will-.work full time after to-day. * . .

/. 'ir. ■ ~ J ■ J^y21* ■■ A report has just been received, from the Big kivcr as follows:—" Have struck reef in No i lev-!, ft appears to he a large body of stone, showing gold freely. Report more fully in a day or two. j j

The secretary of the Dunedin Gold' Dredging Company (Limited) received the following teleKram from the dredge master on Saturday:— Dredging six days for 28oz gold:" - Messrs.Hyde and party obtained 3ioz 3dwt 6gr, iSli* £- 13lJ°? G '*-' at tbeir wash-up on Friday, ljJttimst Ims is considered very aat.sfac'ory, as the time was rather broken, through breakages — Dunstan Tunes.