Notes from Reefton. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Otago Witness, Issue 2241, 11 February 1897, Page 18

Notes from Reef ton. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Reefton, February 6. Midday quotations :— Big River, 23s to 245 ; Buller dredge, 6s to 63 6d ; Cumberland, Is to la 3d ; Dillon, Is to Is 3d ; Exchange, 6d to 9d ; Golden Lead, Is 6d to la 9d ; Heieu!e3, Is9d to 2s ; Humphrey's Gully, 17a to 18s ; lnglewood, 9d to Is ; Lyell Creek, Is 4d to Is 7d ; Lonl Kdward, Is 6d to Is 9d ; Keep-it-Dark, 30s to 3ls ; No. 2 South Keep-it-Dark, Is b'd to la 9d ; Success, 6d to 9d ; Alpine, Us to 12? ; United Italy, 6'd to 9d ; Welcome (paid up), 3a to 4s. , Owing to a slight accident to the machinery there ia no return this week from the Buller dredge. Big River. — The ruai.arev rcpovp — "The surface tunnel lias, i>- >i v ieil th:i>" ' iio total distance from tlif ■' t the love ..i* 70_ffc. Tho uprise is now . I timbered. %o reef is 2ft Gin wide. A -t.it 'i i-s been lnatlo to drivo the level. j The batx.i'!-\ 1 :\ ijfck is full of stone, and 15 tons 1 fljA-.f *, The contractors for No. 6 level 1 the tunnel 18ft. Tho ground cou- j . at (I.— Since last report the contractoi-3 ■ .'iuued the drive *> further diatance of ...11 i uey have pas=eil shrough slate country. , iheK r oundis now underlying to the west and ie harder. v Mr Wilson, acting inspector of mines, has'con- ' eluded his visit. He has recommended the Minister of Mines to £250 for a track to the nevrfind in the Victoria Range. So far, fully 20 r%pplicationß bave been granted for special claims ■ there, each 30 acres in area, with the exception of the Lord Braasey special claim, which is 100 acres, as a reward to the prospectors. One application for 50 acres was reduced to 30 by the warden on Wednesday. February 8. Returns : Keep-it-Dark, 2130z amalgam from 100 tons ; Buller dredge, 17oa gold for 96 hours' dredging (top mats only). The Minet department has granted £250 for a road to the "Victoria EaDRo, and the work will be proceeds! -fit-h as promntlv :>« i l oi-sible. 1 Durin "• •sv.-tt ..'••; .January 31; 181 1 leases > ' ' > ' ■-•hua County, 1 nfv v: ' • v.' surrendered -•. The totul ,» a \ 'a books is no <v