THE WEST COAST.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12414, 25 July 1902, Page 6

THE WEST COAST.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent.) -pi tj , , GBEYMOUTH, July 24, Ino Hauhau dredge broke down on Monday and consequently no work can be gone on with until repairs are effected. The Commissioner's Flat dredge had a breakdown yesterday, the bottom tumbler of the e!e- ---•»£.!""■?? w , a J'. necessitating, repairs being effected. Ihc dredge is expected to get a start again on Saturday, The Greenstone Junction dredge started work yesterday. The directors of the Nelson Creek Company I have declared another dividend'of ls per share. ! llie Mosquito dredge has been rumiiu" well m m m tfi m la , cc - A e ° od reti,rn is expected. . J-lie bhcllback face has been widened to fivo cnams. The dredgernaster reports that he expects a slightly.increased return. | The Three-mile Greenstone dredge is again ,t ™. a nd everything is running well. ' the Kangaroo Creek dredge has been closed down pending a report on thc dredge and prospects, by Mr J. Grcgorv. The Maori Gully dredge ha 3 done real good ™?'\ aml aII danger from floods is now over. The dreuge is now engaged opening out n paddock. She will have a small return on Saturday. , J ae Creek dredge is working well in 28ft of wash. The prospects aro said to ho very encouraging. Tho dredge will possibly , have a wash-up on Saturday. It was expected to have a trial of the Grey Lagoons Company's engine to-day. The dredge will possibly niake'a start next week. •Che Alpine Extended Company's clean up resulted in a return of 7<150z of retorted gold from 200 tons.

At the annual meeting of the Tyneside Col- < liery Company yesterday Mr Taylor (chairman) t stated that the machinery had been all placed 1 111 position and the shaft put in good order, i the buntings and slides put in position down i to the water level a distance of some 30ft from ( the bottom. The steam pipes and pump were , also in position to start pumping immediately, j and if the underground workings were in as , good a condition as the shaft it was expected j that the company would bo in a position.to have coal in the market in the course of .1 few weeks. ! The statement of expenditure showed that £G6O ' had been spent in procuring machinery and erecting and opening a shaft. Messrs Hussell, ' Kettle, Taylor, Handle, and Dr Cran were an- ' pointed directors. Subsequently Mr Russell < was appointed managing director. i

CHRISTCHURCH, July 21. The secretary of the Welcome Company reports a return this week from the dredge of IGoz 9dwt for 89 hours' work. The Al Company's dredge has resumed work.. At a uieeting of the provisional directors bf the Glcnroy Gold Dredging Company, held in this city hist night, thc shares were allotted, and Mr C. L. Russell was appointed permanent secretary. The master of the Greenstone Creek Company's dredge, reporting under date July 21, states that the dredge is putting through a fair quantity of wash, which is not of sudi a light character as it has been. Ho expects a slightly increased return this week. The master of the Grey River Extended Company's dredge reports under date July 21 tlip.t he was detained last week, having to effect necessary repairs. He hn3 got solid wash about 150 ft across the face, and he thinks it will -widen as he works ahead. He expects the return this week will be between 12oz and 13oz if all goes well, and there will bo a corresponding increase next week. ,