WINING ON THE MOLYNEUX.

Otago Witness, Issue 2292, 3 February 1898, Page 31

WINING ON THE MOLYNEUX.

(From Our Own Coure&ponjjent.)

January 31.— The Ettrick Dredging Company obtained SJoz for last week's woik. The river all the week wa3 rather high for the dredge to get on the bottom.

Tbe Edina dredge for four days' work last week obt*ined, I understand, 21 oz sdwt 13gr. Early on Thursday morning some of the machinery gave way, and work will not be lesuuied till about Wedneaday. The return, for a previous weo.k was somewhere about 220z.

The Dunedin dredge made a start ozi Monday morning, bavins; been idle for some days on account of tbe rise iv the liver.

6a Saturday the 6ta;?o Dredging Company washed down for 370z Silwt, and the Golden Treasure Dredging Company for 14f z lOUvt. Tha liver on Sunday was about S>\ffc above the normal level, according to the gau^o ou the old bridge pier. living's claim at Hercules Fl;.t is workicg full time. The msmager baa lately b-ei stripping, and has not yet struck the bottom layers of wash. Lou-ien and party bave elected their elevating plant, hu 1 ' cannot visa it till the river falta a little. In the Amalgamated claim Urge quantities of dirt have been put up the elevators. The various runs are at present being washed down. The PJeaaaKt Valley Oold-iiiini»pr Company expect to be working pietty well full time this ■week. For the last fortnight or so tbe water supply h*s bseu vety t.horfc. The company are applying at tbe bitting of the Warden's Court on February 10 for a special claim of 10J acres, being section 34, block V, Ttviot district, situated above their present working*. Another comp.»uy, the Golden Valley Company, are applying ior tte same piece of ground

MINING AT CROMWELL. (Krom Our Own Correspondent.)

January 31. — The Bowman's FUt Dredging Company have at last got their dredge, the Maori, into working order, ami it is now in full swing. I heart bat the iaJder is down 2Sft without getting bottom, s,o that it seems as if the dredge will have to shift a lot of stuff. 'Ihe Alpine dredge is still at work mar Knobby Island, at Quaiiz Reef Point, but I do not know with what success. Crooks ton and Co.'s dredge is working at Honeshoe Bend, a r«ach of the Olutba ia the confined part of the river above the Cromwell budge, but is not doing much. Some good gold has been got at Quartz Reef by a party who have got on the lead theie.

NOTES FROM NEVIS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.

January 26. We are once more settled down to our normal state of activity after the dissipation of tbe Christinas holidays. I am glad to state that water for mining is unusually plentiful so far, but owing to the excessive heat it will no doubt fail fust fri'in now.

lam credibly infoimed that both the dredges are now on payable gold. The Ngap'ara is working away still, and appears to be none the woice for her ducking. The shareholdei s have learned a lesson tiiat should stand them in good stead in the time to come.

I am sorry to say that the Upper Nevis dredge has not yet succeeded in tapping the lead, but I trust to be able to tell another tale before Ion?.

Robertson and p,irty ha\e ju&t cleamd up, and report »sys with excellent results. This paity have got in their larger water supply, and hope to make things hum in the near future.

The pontoons for the Lower Nevis dredge are well forward.

Mr Jabez Burton reports that the "Ettruk dredge washed up for the week SJoz gold. The liver is still too high to reach the good wash.

The return for tbe Golden Gate dredge for the week is IS <z 12dwr.

A telegram was received yesterday intimating that the Glen ruck Company, Macetown, crushed 410 tons of stone during January for a return of 371 i< z retorted gold.

Fitzgerald Bros.' pircua opened at Invercargill on Monday evening to a crowded audience. The combined shows are said by the Southland Times to surpass anything of the kind ever exhibited by them.

The third annual picnic of the employees of Donaghy'a Rope and Twine Company -was held on (Saturday last at PorbobeUo show ground. The party to the number of nearly 100 drove down in four drags, a cab, and a carriage. The weather at the outset was boisterous aud cold, but at various turnings of the road where protection frona the wind was afforded the pleafeureseekers the sun proved comparatively warm aud pleasant. The outing waa a most enjoyable ono, and everyone, from the baby in arms to the old grandmothers, appeared to be much contented with the day's pleasure. Regret, however, was expressed that Mr J. L. Pasgmoro (who wss ab home suffering from a severe cold) and Mr .Lee Smith (whose business engagemeuta interfered) were not present, as those who were preseub on the two former occasions of the kind remembered how much they added to tho enjoyments and pleasures of the day.