A REVOLUTION IN MINING COMING. TO THE EDITOR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2220, 17 September 1896, Page 19

A REVOLUTION IN MINING COMING. TO THE EDITOR.

Siß,~Judt supposing the Atomic business to be true, what a wouderful saving in ponderous machinery, cartage, erer.tion, mainten nee, and cost of working ! Talk of Arabian Nights and entertainments. I sajy in the Argus of 22nd ult. that the Johnson's Reef, now opened up at Bendigo over 35 years, had met with no stone yielding over IJdwt for the past 12 months ; still they keep plugging away. Re ult : a loss of £1600 on last half year's operations. But now th*>y have coma on 3idwt stpne, and the manager is quite satisfied this will pay handoouiely. It is drawn from,the 2400 ft level. How do they do it, when ounces can't be mada to pay in Otago? I should think these recent developments of how mining is conducted in West Australia must shake up the dead bones of some of our so-called mining engineers and experts.— l am, &c, A Coming Speculator. Duned in, September 15. DREDGING KE TURNS. Mr Thomas Cnllender reports lOozgold from the Matakitaki Gold Dredging Company (Limited) for 118 hours' dredging. Sir Thomas Oallender reports 4soz 6dwt retorted gold from the Sew Hoy Big Beach Gold Mining Company (Limited) for past week from two dredges. The Upper .Waipori Alluvial Gold Dredging Company (Limited) obtained from JNo. 1 dredge lOoz 2dwt of gold for 83 hours' dredging, and from No. 2 dredge 7oz of gold for 134 hours' dredgiEg last week. Tbe Jutland Flat (Waiporiy Gold Mining Company (Limited) obtained 30:z of gold for 144 hours' wages time (138 hours' actual dredging) last week.