HORSESHOE BEND EAST. MINING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2215, 13 August 1896, Page 26

HORSESHOE BEND EAST. MINI NG.

August 10 —Mr Isaac Stephenson, of Menre Morgan, Cab'e, and Co., of Port Chalmers, arrived at tbe Lower Ilorseshoe Bend hst Saturday week, and has s nee that time caused quite a stir with his experts and assistants about t»e Goldeu Lead Company's dredge. Some smait work in the haulage and placing of tbe boiler and machinery on board has been accomplished during the short space of one week. Many improvement 1 ? in the nia"hiuery of this dredge a c noticeable, but as a full report will be given when a start is made, further leference at present is unnecessary. Thu bail iing and launching of the pontoous by Messrs Knowstubb Bros., also of Port Chalmers, ha 3 been highly spoken of as regards workmanship and despatch. The GoMen Gate, now much lower down the river, and in s-igbt of the new dredge, has been working almost without stoppage ever since her overhaul some months b.vk, which speaks volumes both fjr the late eusiitcerOlr f revethick, who now ha? charge of the encine department of tbe Golden L'jad) and Messrs Morgan, Cable, and Co.'s excellent machinery, which is spoken of as working perfectlj Mr Ross, another Waipori gentlsmaD, has t,aken Mr Trevethick'a place on the " Gate." For the labt fortnight there has been a decided increase in the yield of this dreige's gold— viz., about 22 z; aud the wash, I" he»r, keeps about the Fame. Reports say that the Golden Treasure's return for the past week amounts to GJoz, and that the Island Block claim is still on good gold. The hard froits interfere greatly with mining at present. The river is gradually falling.