A RICH CLAIM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10597, 18 February 1896, Page 2

A RICH CLAIM.

A Beaumont correspondent writes :■—"The Golden Gate, a new dredge put on the Molynsitx sifme two months »go, a few miles abovo the Beaumont bridge, averaged for the first few weeks 40oz, last week over SOon, and the ownera expect more this one. After this dredging about the Beaumont ia bound to go ahead, and the private parties who have secured the liver here should have no difficulty in setting dredseK put on their claims, which have all been surveyed." MINING RETURNS. ' The following mining returns" have been annoonced'since the issue of our last European summary:— ... . . ■ Blatakitaki Dredging Company, January 25,190z j 4<lwt; January 30, Moz 6dwt 13gr ; February 12, | ,10oz Sdwt 12gr. The Uppor Waipori Alluvial Gold Dredging Company (Limited).—January 2S. 270z 13dwt; February 4 13oz ;> January 11,190z 12er. The Jutland Flat (Waipori) Gultl Mining Company (Limited).— January 28,180z 12dwt; February 'J, 29.-,;; lldwt ; February 11, liloz lOtlwt. Sew Hoy Big Beach Gold Mining Company (Limited)'—February "4, 240z 4ilwt llgr; February 11, 20ok 4d*t. ■' ■' ■ : , ; I Qtago Gold Dredging Company (Limited),— January 28, 2Soz Udwt; February 4, 250z Sdwt; February 13, ISiz. . , .. Enterprise Dredge (Alexandra).—January 28, 13oz 9dwt 12gr ; February 11,130z lCdwt. Ketnrna from the following dredges wore announced as under on February 13 : — J

Golden Gate, 730z; Golden Treasure 14oz Golden Run, 12oz 13dwt; Ofcago, 18oz.

The Victoria mine, Thames, got EOlb of picked Btone, and on Thursday shares advanced from, 3s 2dtd4sSd. ■'

The Hauraki return for the four weeks was 20590zR01d from 42otons,of the value of £0177. The market is improving.