MINING SUMMARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13206, 13 February 1905, Page 2 (Supplement)

MINING SUMMARY.

The dredging industry generally has been quietly but steadily pursued since tlm issue of our last three-weekly summary. Tlio majority of (he dredges—with tho exception, of course, of tfioso in tho gorges— have settled down to work again, and as most of them underwent extensive overhauls previous lo starting they should now have a. steady run for same time to come. The Waikaia dredges have sorted the year exceptionally well, and are at present, winning somo really good returns. All of the concerns in this distiict, with but one. exception, have (timed out to be splendid investments, and tliero is no doubt but, that the field will prove equally as remunerative

during -the coming year aa previous!} None of the dredges which have at varioii times put big yields to their credit, such « the Electric Nos. 1 and 2, H.irtley an , Kiley, New Fourteen-mile Beaeli. an Aianuherikia, lias yet commenced open tious: but as tin- river is at present stcadii falling am! should soon reach a fair] dredgeab!e level it wit! not be very lon before they are put into commission, one more, and thereby assist in swelling tb gold yield from the Otago dredges. I'll only reported development as far as reel ing operations are concerned is the findiu of a reef in Caledonian Gully, about half mi'.e irom the low-level tunnel of tb I'ippwary iiiino and close to thi> Glonroc mine. The reef, when prospected, w:i found to be 2ft wide, s.nd a trial crushin yielded 2cw. 2dwt to tlio ton. For month's work 520z of gold were obtaiuc from tho stone, put through the mill. Pre frction has been secured over a fivc-acr claim, and a number of other claims hav heen pegged out in tlm vicinity. All tb sluicing claims in the Lake County distric are hard at work. The Hound Hiil Miuin; Company reports the returns for tho las three months n; follows:—November, 2540z value £1004 5s 8d: December, 171oz, vnln< £677 4s 6;1: .January. 284r.7., value £112; IS?. And from their Winding Oreck pro prrty for .January. 126 oz. value £495'2s 8d These returns being for the dry season an remarkably good. Both managers at tin different mines anticipate better results ii the wel season. The iributers working tin old Colliugwood C!o!d(ich!-s claim at Quart; Ranges. Xol--on. still continue to gel gooc returns for their labour. The wash-uf sfter a 16 weeks' run produced 1950j of pjolt for four men. The previous return froiv 22 weeks' .sluicing was ?30oz. It is untl&r stood that the wa'hdirt has very much im proved in ipialily. ami that better prospects are b n ing met with in the ground ahead. The esnnrt of gold from the rolonv lasl month was 58.1320z. valued at £234.812, i'i comnarcd with 29.2170y„ valued at £109.862 in the enrrcspowlinir month of !ast year. The export of silver duri»sr .January \va; 43.8630z. of the value of £442,7. Advices from Auckland report that Mir gold returns to hand during the tbrei: weeks ended 241h .January, amounting tc £38.914. onalil- the figures representing tta output for 1904-from the Auckland district to he -compiled. The total for the veai amounts to £874.561. a dceVeow of £85.102 a? compared with fh* total for 1903. The result of the Waiotahi (Jo!d Mining Company's wisli-nn for the |)a?t mouth is a retuVn of I.SPOo/ melted gold, valued at £4?67. for which ?50 tons ore' and Bewt picked stone wove, treated. . The Talisman Consolidated Gold Mining Company during (he 18 dovs ended .January .31 treated 2570 tons of ore, for bullion valued at £4394. The first return of tb" current year from the Wnihi Co'd Mining Comiwny shows that during the tlirc v.tpl,-= ended -January 23 there were treated 21.400 tons of ore for bullion valn-d at £43.477. During the four weeks ended .January 28 the K"mata Ttecfs Cold Jlinimr Cottruanv treated 1260 lons of ore for bullion valued at £'307. The. May Queen TCxtewled Cold Alining Cflinoany- is yhorted as having obtained ?. return or <7?<i7. amalgam, yielding go!d valued at £?87. Grcymouth advices state that the gold export for last month was as follows:-/ Inane-alma County. 66040z Bd«t 18tr. valued at C 26.417: B"llc-r County. 2270z Pdwl 17<rr. mined at £110: !><••- Coiintv. hVM* ISdwr ]Pcrr. va'ii"d at f.24.Pef): W<\stlin<l Comity. ?.20 a oz P'wf ]9pt, valued at £B*":—total. 15.26807; s>'«-t I?2''. valued at £M 072. A. return of 33.W, of retorted gold f*«m 970 tons of stone is reported from tho Kil'ffall'f Revril mine. Hvrni/.uuc Sr-i'icrso and Emymtko RETimss.

Dp.rnniw, Burins: tlm week ended Monday, JnnrwrY 93. returns were reported from ihe following 62 dredges. 1li» lo'n! yi»Vl b"i"r T'iTrw. ldwt 22gr, or.an arersge of ??oz per dredge:—

c ) During the week ended Monday. January 30, - returns were reported from the following 51 » dredgss, the totitl yield being u%oi ldwt Jgr, 5 or an average of 220z per dredge: —

During tho week enderl Monday, February G, returns were reported from the following 51 drains, the total viold being U2ooz i(\vd lfisr, or an average uf 270/, per dteiigo:—

COMPARATIVE DREDGING RETURNS. Tho following table shows the woekly returns reported from the Otago and Southland dredges for the past year, together with the figures for the corresponding periods of 1904, 1903, and 1902. Pennyweights and grains are omitted ill each instance:—

The following table shows the weekly refunis reported from the West Coast dredges during the past year, together with tie figures for the corresponding weejely periods of 1994 and 19113:—

DIVIDENDS. The following dividends have been declared sincc the issue of our last Summary:—Golden Treasure. 2s Gd; Central Charlton, Is; Olric Is; l.ndaunted, ss; Sandy Point, Is; Mysten' I']at, Is; Masterton, 3s.

T?mm<l ni!l. fire* «•»'" -.709 0 0 TJ-UmI M. »W1 E. TV tiler Race, five'mculliF" WS 0 0 WHin" Creek, month .. .. 19S 0 0 >>Vornni A2 IB SI TTivliimlotl, monjli ?! 1-5 12 Oo'fl?" Crescent three weeli<=.. 'fl no jrl»w Sl-'iiccrs, three if celts .. M 11 11 11 'krs ?1 fl. ft Virii-w Hi'-'- four melts .. II n 0 Local Industry .. 40 0 0 Qm.vfo. 'Mikikg. \ Canptlft Tle»f. 100 tons .. .. 1W fl 0 Borcwond. !>"> i'.7is f. ft n Sliotover, 393 Ions 76 10 0

07. tlwt. p» - Maslcrlo'i. Waiknia, laelirs .. W Ti 0 Sandy Point. lMflirs 59 15 0 Cnldon Treasure, Miller'." Flat, • HOJh's 3G 0 0 Alexandra Lead, Alexandra, Ip-'lim .. .-J ia <y Mynlonr Flat. Wpibin. loir's .. 16 5 0 Tuflv. Anni», AVni'-nia. Ufft" .. 46 0 0 Go)d»n Bed. Mil]«'.i Flat, lSOhm .. .; .. ..' .. .. K It 0 K«in; Snr. TTn. Clnl'n.HObrs 40 10 0 Molyreux Koriiuoor. Jloxbnrgli, ■, Wfifk .... ...... .. .'.. .17 13 0 Lpdi Lomond, Fraser Itiver, wk , 36 5 0

1 Waikaia. Waikaia, 133hrs ..-, .. 31 id 0 Olrig, Manuherikia, 125hrs .. 31 G 0 Waikaka United No. 1, Wai- - • kaka, 129hrs .. 31 G 0 Upper Waipori, Waipori, 13Thia 30 0 0 Otago No. 1, Miller's Plat, lOlhrs 30 0 0 Muddy Creek, Waikaia, 118lirs.. 28 4 0 Waimumu, nr Mataura, U5hrs.. 27 14 0 Waikaka Syndicate. Waikaka. wk 25 0 0 Garden Gully, Waikaka, ]26lirs' 24 13 0 Hessey'fl, Waikaia, 204hrs .. .. 24 11 0 Ngapara No. 3, Nevis River, . 130hrs 24 0 0 Renvoi, Clutha, 127hrs .. ..'. 23 0 0 ltoyal Waimumu, near Mataura, 116brs .. .. 22 4 0 Taniwha, Tuapeka Diver, week.. 21 19 0 Enterprise No. 1, Alexandra, wk 21 38 23 Nugent Wood, Waikaia, week .. 21 11 0 Waikaka, Waikaka, 131hrs .. 21 8 0 Psterson's Freehold No. ■% Waikaka, 131hrs 20 6 0 Waimumu Queon, near Mataura, 124hra ./ 20 0 0 Chicago, Alexandra, 1291irs .. 19 10 23 Paterson's Freehold No. 1, Waikaka, 131hra 19 5 0 Golden Gate, Miller's Plat, wk IS 12 0 New Roxburgh Jubilee, Roxburgh, 129hrs 18 3 G Charlton' Creek, near Gore, wk 17 1 0 New Golden Beach, Alexandra, H4hrs .. .. 16 16 0 Central Charlton, near Gore, HGlirs IB 10 0 Ettrick, Roxburgh, 18<lirs .. .. 1G 10 0 New Perseverance No. 1, Alexandra .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 18 18 Waikaka Queen, Waikaka, 115hrs 15 5 0 Sheddon's Freehold, Waikaka, wk 15 0 0 MacCharlton, nesr Gore, 13Glns 14 12 0 Clyde, Alexandra, SObrs .... 14 0 0 Enfield, Waipori, l.W.hrs .... 13 1 0 New Perseverance No. 2, Alexandra is o o Mataii, Clyde .. .. 12 10 0 Molyneux Hydraulic, Alexandra, week 12 9 0 Junction Waikaka, Waikaka, 121hrs 12 4 0 Junction Electric No. 2, Cromwell, week 12 4 0 Rise and Shine No. 2, Upper Clntha, G7hra 12 4 0 Waikaka United No. 2, Waikaka, lflJhrs 12 2 0 Inchdale, nr Palmerston, 13Shrs 11 14 0 New Fairdowii, Waikaia, lOlhrs 5 13 0 Total 1357 1 22 Tiie West Coast. Blackwater River, 121hra .. .. 53 0 0 Pactolus No. 2, IVFbrs „ ,, 43 0 0 No Town Creek, 140hrs ,, „ 40 0 0 Pactolus No. 1, 159hrs ,, ,. 32 1 0 Buller Junction, ]2Ghrs ,, ,. 28 0 0 Nelson Creek, 102hrs 2G 0 0 Bignell's No Town, lSOhr.? .. .. ' 22 18 12 Reeves Proprietary No. 1, 11 Hits 21 4 0 Moonlight, llOhrs 15 13 0 Aldinga, 124hrs 14 10 0 Al, 120lirs 13 10 0 Three-mile (Greenstone Creel), lOOhrs fl 15 0 Total 319 17 12 Reeves Proprietory No. 2, SShra (amalgam) 10 0 0

Oz. dwt. gr. Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat, 138hrs 70 0 0 Lady Annio, AVa-ikaia, 1381its .. 72 4 0 Sandy Point, Alexandra, 130hrs 53 13 12 Central Charlton, nr Gore. 138hrs 44 15 0 Mystery Flat, AVaikaia, KOlirs.. 44 8 0 Golden Bed, Miller's Plat, IKShrs 42 15 0 AV&ikstka. United No. 1, AVaikaka, ISShrs 37 15 0 Muddy Creek, AVaikaia, 13Uhrs .. 35 3 0 Olrig, Manuherikia, 128hrs .. 32 8 0 Rising Sun, Upper Clutha, 120hrs 31 8 0 Molyneiix Kohinoor, Roxburgh, week 30 7 0 AYaiimimti, near Malawi, UShrs 30 G 0 Loch Lomond, Frascr Eivcr, 120hrs 2G 10 0 Patersou's Freehold No. 2, WaiItaka, 131hrs 25 10 0 Garden Gully, AVaikaka, 130hrs .. 25 8 0 Alexandra Lead, Alexandra, 13Ghrs .... 25 0 0 Tnniwha, Tuapeka Kiver, week.. 24 15 0 Upper AVaipori, AVaipori, 138hrs 24 15 0 Royal Waimnmn, near Jlntaura, 12Ghrs 23 11 0 AVaiinu'ruu Queen, near Mataura, 124hrs 23 3 0 New Perseverance No, 2, Alexandra, week .. 23 0 0 AVaikaka Syndicate, Waikaka, wk 21 0 0 Ofago No. 1, Miller's Flat, week 21 0 0 Patersou's Freehold' No. 1, WaiIwka, mihis 19 15 0 New Golden Beach, Alexandra, 120hrs 19 10 0 AVaikam, AVaikaia, 121lirs .. 19 5 0 Golden Kmi, Miller's Flat .. .. 18 10 0 AVaikaka Queen, AVaikaka, 122brs 18 9 0 Charlton.Creek, nr Gore, week .. 18 6 0 Rise and Shine No. 2, Upper Clutha, I241irs 18 0 0 Enterprise No. 1, Alexandra, 125hrs 17 13 4 Sneddon's Freehold, AVaikaka, wk 17 0 0 AVaikaka United No. 2, AVaikaka, 123hrs 1G 15 0 ' MacCharlton, near Gore, 136hrs 15 11 0 Molvneux Hydraulic, Alexandra, week ..' .. .. 35 11 0 Dnnstan Lead, Alexandra .. 15 10 0 New Persevernce A'o. 1, Alexandra, week 15 0 0 Golden Gate, Miller's Flat, week 14 11 0 Hessev's, Wnikaia. ll.ihrr, .... 14 9 0 Nugent AVood, AVaikais, week .. 14 0 0 Junction Waikaka, AVaikaka, 127hrs 13 8 0 Ngaparn, No. 3, Nevis River, B5hrs 12 15 0 EnfieM, AA'.'iJpoi-i, 133hrs .. .. 12 G 12 Inchdale, nr Palmcrston, 132hrs 12 3 0 Junction Electric No. 2, Cromwell, week 12 0 0 Oiago No. 2. Island Block, week 10 10 0 Gabriel No. 1, Tnapeka Flat, 5 days 10 4 0 Electric. No. 1. Cromwell ... S 18 0 Eltrick, Roxburgh, !21hrs .... BOO' Matan, Clyde, week 7 3 0 Chicago, Alexandra, 10'ihrs .. G 2 21 Total 113G 1 1 Tiif. Vest Coast. New Feddciscii, 207hrs .... 92 0 0 Jnmieson's tleward, week ,. 4G 0 0 No Town Creek, 132hrs .... 41 0 0 Paclohis No. 1, 117hrs 37 18 0 Prince of Wales, week ., ., 33 13 0 Callaghan's Creek, 25'Jhrs .... 28 0 0 Bigncirs No Town, 130brs .. ., 25 4 0 Nelson Creek, 137lirs 23 0 0 Three-mile (Greenstone Creek), 120hrs 20 17 0 North Beach, 132hrs 2U !) 0 Blackwater River, 73hi'R .. .. 19 0 0 Bitllcr Junction, flfihrs .... 19 0 « Al, 12Gbrs .'. ! 17 0 0 Aldinga, lHhrs 15 10 0 Greenstone Junction, 3 days .. - 11 11 0 Bhickwater Lagoons, week .. 11 10 0 Moonlight, flOhrs 10 2 0 Total «2 3 0

Ov.. dwt. gr. JIasterton. Waikaia, liGhrs .. HI 10 0 Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat, 1351irs .. .. 70 10 0 Lady Annie, Waikaia, Malm .. Gl 1G 0 New Perseverance No. 1, Alex- ... andra, week '.. GO 0 0 Sandy Point, Alexandra, Ulhrs.. 53 15 0 Mystery l«'lat, Waikaia. lMlbrs 51 13 0 Rise and Shine No. 1, Upper Clutha. week 50 0 0 Golden Bed, Miller's Flat, 127hrs 42 15 0 Rising Sun, Up. Clutlia, 121hrs.. 3G 10 0 Muddy Creek, Waikaia, 129.\hrs 34 10 0 Waikaka United No. 1, Waikaka, . 125his 34 0 0 Moiynetix Koliinoor, Roxburgh, week 31 0 0 Central Charlton, near Gore, 13Glirs 33 0 0 Wsiiminm, near Mutants. llSlirs 32 2 0 Rise and Shine No. 2, Upper Clutha, liilirs 32 1 0 Waikaia. Waikaia. 117hrs .. 30 7. 0 Enterprise No. 2, Alexandre, 131hrs 20 15 3 Royal Waimmnu, near Hataura, 132hrs 28 9 0 Olrij. Manuherikia, 127!irs .. .. 25 18 0 Garden Gu'.ly. Waikaka, 118hrs 21 1G 0 New Roxburgh Jubilee, Roxburgh, 12allrs 5'2 13 18 Olago No. 1, Miller's- Flat, v)eek 22 9 0 Waikaka United No. 2, Wai- ■ kaka, 124his ' 22 8 0 Upper Waipori, Waipori. 122hrs 20 10 0 Waimmmt Queen, nr Mataura, 124brs.: 20 11 0 Nugent Wood. Waikaia, week .. 20 8 0 Enterprise No. 1, Alcxan- ' andra, 20 2 3 Charlton Creek, ur Gore, week 20 0 0 Waikaka .Syndicate, Waikaka, wk 19 10 0 Golden Gate, Miller's Flat, \vk 18 15 0 Punt, Clutha River 18 0 0 Sheddon's Freehold; Waikaka, week .. 18 0.0 Tuniwlia, Tuapeka, River, week 17 12 12 HacCliarlton, near Gore, 130hrs 17 10 0 Hessey's, Waikniii. 137hrs ■" .. 17 5 0 Loch Lomond, Fraser River, wk 17 5 0 Waikaka Queen, Waikaka,' 117hrs 17 10 Paterson's Freehold No. 2. Waikaka, 133brs ...... .. 17 0 0 Waikaka, Waikaka. 88hrs .... 10 16 0 New Golden Beach, Alexandra, I17hrs 1G 1 0 Dun sian Lead, Alexandra, week 1G 0 0 Otago No. 2,.Island Black, week 14 P 0 Molyiieux Hydraulic, Alexandra, week .. .. .. 14 4 fl Inchdale, nr Palniersion, ISGhrs 14 3 0 lievival, Upper Clutlia, 18'hrs.. 13. 15 ' 0 Gabriel No. l'j Tnapeka Flat, wk 11 10 -0 Junction Waikaka, AVaikaka, 12Shis . ...... ........... 11 v 0

Eltrick, Roxburgh, 127hr3 ,.11 0 0 Matau, Clyde, week 10 3 0 Junction Electric No. 2, Cromwell, week .. .. .. ■'.. .. 10 1 0 Chicago, Alexandra, lOOhrs .. 7 13 21 Total .. .. .. ... ..1420 4 18 Thk West. Coast. Pactolus No. 2, 171hrs .. ."'. .. G6 0 0 Reeves' Proprietary No/1,109hrs 35 0 0 No Town Creek, 128hrs .. ,. 32 0 0 Callaghan's Creek, 128hrs ., ., 23 0 0 Jaraieaon's Reward, week .. .. 2G ■ . 0 0 liigncll's, No Town, 122hrs ., .. 24 10 MoHjuito, week 21 0 0 NelBon Creek, lacbrs ... ... .. 20 0 0 lleevea' Proprietary No. 2, lOGhrs 20 0 0 Blackwater River, Olhts .... 19 10 0 North Beach, 132hrs .. .. 10 16 0 Pactolus No. 1, 129hrs .. .. 16 6 0 Al, U8hrs 15 10 0 Alclinga, 125hrs 15 16 0 Three-mile (Greenstone Creek), 80hrs .. 15 0 0 Mokoia, week , ., 14 12 0 Moonlight, lOOhrs 13 G 0 Totara Flat, 127hrs .. 13 5. 0 Total ... .. ..( 412 6 0

1903. 11 163 ■IS 1103 52 1357 51 1190 51 1420 1901. 1903. 41 891 4 133 53 12S2 89 910 57 1390 GO 1262 53 2047 63 1310 Gl «32 59 1400 1902. 14 311 42 1011 62 1330 . 51 1207 52 1318 5259 S547 5084. 49S2

1903. 2 23 4 0 13 103 .1 0 12 319 17 12 17 472 3 I) 18 412 G 0 1901. 15 373 2 0 14 330 1 (I 17 607 8 0 24 792 10 0 23 GG4 9 2 1903. 21 503 0 0 19 GM 11 0 19 573 7 9 23 G94 13 23 23 GSO 5 0 IG-W 13 12 2793 10 2 305G 17 8