MINING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15824, 24 July 1913, Page 9

MINING.

The Rise and Shino dredge worked the usual cut last week. Tile ground proved to bo poor, the wash having scoured of! tho coal bottom. Tho dredgemaster anticipates an improvement in the near future.

Tho master of tho Electric .No., 2 dredgo I'reports that the dredge was shifted down to a further block at the beginning of last week, and resumed operations on Tuesday afternoon. The dredge worked 40ft ahead on a narrow - cui. The river rose 6n Satur-. day, and it was found necessary to close down. The weather has been very mild and unseasonable, and the warm winds liavo melted a good deal of enow on the ranges. The last return reported from tho Success dredge was won from the full length of tho cut, and- to all appearances there is no change except at tho north end, near the smithy. Here the ground has improved, and over a distance of 50ft there is very fair gold. Opening out operations are in progress at this end of tho. cut, and they j will bo continued until the gold is cut

through or higher bottom struck-. Tho south end of the cut is still being opened out, and the high reef may bo struck any day. With the exception of tho 50ft men-

■tioncd the ground has been very regular over tho -whole length of the face. Tho dredge worked well last week.,and a large amount of material was handled. The ireist-cr of tho Electric No. 1 dredge reports that the dredge worked 130 hours last -week for a distance ahead of "33ft. The prospects haxl been variable, but on the 20th inst. they were fair. Tho ea-mple of gold \va3 of a mixed nature. Tho bottom' was composed of brown sandstone reef in tho deep ground, and of yellow and blue clay on either side. Tho Bannoekburn side consisted of a slip of boulders, and was giving the dredge a good deal of extra work. The river rose on Saturday, but was receding. Tho water .had got into the paddock and some extra work would be' entailed baling it out-.

JUST-IN-TIME MINE. (Fbom Odr Owk Cohhespondent.) GREYMOUTII, July 22. Tho manager of the Just-iu-Time Mine reports as follows for tho week:—"No. 2 level north has been repaired for an additional 65ft, making the total distance trom the shaft 330 ft. I havo also started to clean out a cross cut driven to tho east from this level, which should cut the eastern line of reef that existe, In No, 1 level a party has been formed for the purpose of prospecting for tho continuation of what is known as the Victory Reef on tho I'aparoas, on the opposite side of the Grey River ut Stillwater, It will bo remembered that a ery rich vein of quartz was discovered there and worked by Messrs Curtis Bro. some 15 years ago. Tho old Julian Gold Mining Company did a considerable amount of prospecting iu the vicinity, but with the exception of locating several ' leader.*' nothing of a permanent. nature was discovered by tho oompany. It is now intended to prospect at 1 deeper level for the rich lode which is believed to exist and of which tho Victory Reef is thought to be an offshoot."