LATE MINING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2288, 6 January 1898, Page 26

LATE MINING.

{Continued from Page 18.)

MINING AT BALD HILL FLAT AND OLD MAN RANGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.),

January 3.— Although no new discoveries in mining can be recorded from here, still all the established claims and mined continue to give a good account of themselves.

The water supply has been fair so far, and some' goO'l returns have been obtained by the Last Chatice Company, Carroll and party, and Mr Wilkinson, thepaities named having the aava:itage of owning fair water rights. Mv Ewing's claim at the foot of the flat has also been pegging away as steadily as the limited water supply at command will allow.

A paity of four men are driving in Mr Kemp's freehold propeity at the back of tlv; (Jape Bioom Hotel, and are meeting with very encouraging results.

Some real good crusbingsaie also being obtained by some of the leefers on the range, but the own-rs maintain a strict reticence as to exact results.

Mr Syme.s is shifting the White's Reef battery down th bill to enable the stone from his lower worki' gs to be delivered thereat by an ordinary tramway Home fair stove in goodly quantities is being raided fr >m the Excelsior mine, and the present is said to be one of che most su 'ce^sful seasons during the life of the mine. Although we cannot report the large returns ihey are said to be obtaining on the Klondyke, we can come pretty near it in prices for rhe necessaries of life the 41b loaf of bread Bil, mutton in quarters^ or sides 4d per lb, new pota'.nes 2d per lb — this inside of the great " garden wall."

The Koxbuigh Amalgamated Mining and SluiC' ing Company fin ishe i washing down on Friday. The leturu for Durnnher was IS^nz 18 Iwt 18 r.

Mr Jdbiz Burton reports: — The Hit lieU Gold Steam Dr. dgitig Company washed up on Fii lay, Deceinbei 31, 9 z gold tor three days' dreams

The On in wt 11 Argus lepoits : — "The D nri is:o tributers hive hail a good wash-up The c ike bin light down on Wednesday, 2Jnd -ulc, weighed 3840z 7d\vt, being the result of 10 week-*' work for 10 men and three boys. A c*ke of 58 oid ounces came down fiom the Golden Gate Co i pany last week "

TbeSucce-s Dredging Company, Waipoii, continue to do veiy well. La--t week'« gold return was 15^ for fl c d^ys' work, two shifts beiog employed. M'Neill and puty's leturns are exceedingly good.— I'uapeka Recoider.