MINING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15186, 4 July 1911, Page 6

MINING.

The return froni tho Paotolus (hedge is 350z 16dwt for 123 hours' work. Tho No Town Creek dredgo obtainod a return of 560z for 130 hours' work. The secretary of tho Blackwater Rivor Company reports a return of 330z 6dwt for a run of 127 hours. _ Tho Molynoux River was 4ft llin abovo tho normal mark at Alexandra yesterday, and tho weather was lino and frosty. , Tho master of tho Masterton dredgo writing under dato Juno 29, says:—"For the' past week wo carried out operations on the eastern portion of tho working faco. The depth of tlio ground remains unchanged, but tho wash, though fair in pJaocs, lias become poorer-looking during tho la-st two days. There is still a considerable amount of blue pug to contend with." The past week's return of 13oz 13d\vt of retorted gold from tho Central Charlton'. dredgo was the result of 123 hours' work on cuts 3 and 4. The width of tlio faco worked was about 130yde. Some timowas lost ill rebushine links and altering tho ladder rollers, while a good deal of slush had to bo cleaned off tho faco on cut Mo. 4, which had not been worked for somo time. In his report for the week ending July 1 the master of tho Hartley and Itiloy dredge, in explanation of there being no wash-up, statce that tho deep ground which he had just and which had not previously boon bottomed, had proved very disappointing, tkro bsing absolutely nothing in it. Ho intended shifting tho dredgo to another pajrt of tho claim, opposite - 'tho beach." Tho Rising Sun dredgo worked 133 hours last week. Tho dredge is still opening out to tho eastern boundary, and' has another 20 yards to go before reaching it. Thero will then bo a good 100 yards cut to work up the river. Tho ground continues deep, but tho bottom, which consists mostly of sandstone, is gradually rising towards the oast. The machinery ie running woll.