MINING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14378, 23 November 1908, Page 6

MINING.

i Th« 'river had risen to tho 6ft 9in level at Alexandra on Saturday. The weather continues mild. This week's return from the New Trafalgar dredge was obtained from the iniodle section. . - ~ Tho Blackwater River dredge is -at present working on the t poor side of the lace. "■■ ' , / ■!; ■ ' The Worksop .dtedgo was stopped for some timo last week to allow the- boiler to ba inspected; Tho Muddy Creek dredgemaster in wiring his return states that: the prospects ahead are' looking' well. ;'■■.' ' ' During tho past week 26 Otagoand Southland dredges have reported a total return' of 718oz . lSdivt, or an average of about 270z lMwt.pordrcdgo. Fivo West .Coast : dredges haVc reported returns amounting to 121oz 13dwt, giving an average of nearly 21oz 7dwt for each dredge. ..... '( ■ .-.-.'.■. 'dredging, returns. ...... .-■-...- Oz. dwt'gr. New Roxburgh Jubilee,/Rox- .< burgh . : . ... ... (.. ..; 55 4 0 Rise ajid Shine No. 1, Clutha River, 126hra ... 54 0 0 Mystery Flat, Waikaia 138hrs 53 8 0 Alexandra (Eureka; Alexandra 5C 17 .0 Rising Sun, Oromwcll, 134hrs M 13 '0Riley's Revival, Cromwell, , 129hrs , ... ..." 41 10 0 Muddy Creek, Waikaia, 132hrs 41 ,6 0 Golden Gem, Miller's Flat, ' 109hrs ' ... 32 14 6 Waikaka United No. 2, Waikaka, '131hrs ... ; 28 10 0 -Waikaia, Waikaia, 124hrs ... •: 28 v 0 0 Koputai, Waikaia, 137hrs ..,' 27 0 0 Golden Bed, Miller's Flat, 130hrs 27 0 0 Waikaka United No. 1, Waikaka, 116hr8 ' ... 24 12 0 Otago No.'- '2, Island Block, 9 days 24 0 0 Chicago, (Alexandra, 129hrs ... 22 10' 0Central Charlton, near Gore, 138hrs -.(-.■ 19 12 iO Ri«& and Shine No. 2, Clutha River, 123hrs ... 18 3 o' Punt, Clutha River, 130hrs .... 17 14 0 Charlton Creek, near Goro ... 17 10 0 Waikaka Queen, Waikaka, 122hrs ..; ... 17 0' '0 Molynoux Hydraulic, Alexandra, weelc ::.- ... .:. ... 16 10 0 Manuhcrikia, "Alexandra ... 15 0 0 Enterprise, Alexandra, 130hrs 13 19 , 0 Olrig, Manuhcrikia, week ~., 11 19, 0> iKura, Waikaia, 129hrs 10 0 0 South Waikaia, Waikaia, wk 9 8 0 j Total I ..;■'.....;,. ... 718 19.;1. Tub West Coast, New Trafalgar, 125hrs 30 13- 0 Worksop,'B7dirs ...'.'. 29 0- 0; Pactblus No. 2, 114hrs '22 9^o Blackwater River, 103h.i-s ... 21 0 0 I'actolus No/1, 134'hrs 18 11 ' 0 Total ;.'.'.:.. ... ... ... 121 13 DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE... The following 1 are Saturday's quotations,' subject .to'the usual brokerage : — '. DSEDOING. StoOK'B. -' ; Alexandra Eureka—Buyers ,3s 3d, sellers 4s. ' Alexandra Lead—Sellers 3s 6d. Blackwater (oontrib.)—Sellers 2s 64.. Electric—Buyers 2s 3d, sellers 3s 3d. ' Enterprise—Sellers 3s. Miinuherikia—Sellers 12s. Molynoux Hydraulic—Buyers Is 3d. Muddy Creek—Buyers £1 lis. New Trafalgar—Sellers £1. No Town. Creek—Buyers lis 9d, sellers 15s. Rise and Shine-Sellers £1 9s. Minisg Stocks. Roxburgh Amalgamated' (contrib:)—Sellcra 6s. ;■ Big River-Buyers £1 15s. Welcome Quartz—Buyers 2s prem. Talisman Consolidated-Buyers £2 2s:'9d, sellers. £2 3s 6d. Waihi Grand Junction—Buyers £l : 10si Investment Stocks. National Insurance (ex div.)-Sollcrs £1 7s 9d. ; Westport Coal-Buyors £6 15s 6d. Wostport Stockton-Sellers 10s lid. N.Z. Coal and Oil-Sellers 2s. D.1.C.. (prof.)-Sellers £1 2s. N.Z. Drug (£2)-Sc'llcrs £2 9s 6d. - N.Z. Paper Millsr-Sellers'£l 3s. Oaniaru Woollen Factory (pref.)-Sellors £1 5s :6d. NEW,BIG RIVER MINE, : ;v----(Ekou Our Own Corhespondhst.) REEFTON, November 22. The manager of the New-Big River mine reports as follows:— Eastern'roof :■ In No. 7 stopo the rcof is.Bft wide; in No. 8 stope, 7ft wide; in' No. 9 slope, 3ft wide; and'-in iNo. 10 stope, 2ft wide. Branch roof: No. 6 stope has been driven up to tho blank ground. In "No.-7 stope the reef is 10ft wide. No. 9 winze: The roof in the north end is tno full size-of the winze; in the south end it is broken and niullocky. No. 8 level: There is no change to report from prospecting. No. 7 level is being repaired. Usgrovc's Block: Tho reef has now been proved a length of 25ft. During the week the reef'widened' considerably. We havo cut across tro-rccf a total distance of Bft', "" m so ' i ar " ICrc is no S 'S» of a hanging wall.--71 o haivo also commenced the crosscut from No. 1 level to intersect thiSißtone, Should it read) up. One hundred and t'urty tons of stone were treated.