MINING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2330, 27 October 1898, Page 18

MINING.

DREDGING UPON THE CLUTHA.

■ '(From Our Special Correspondent.) V.— THE MAORI DREDGING COMPANY. This company is composed chiefly of Cromwell residents, who have set themselves the task of testing the Clutha as a dredging field with up-to-date appliances, and though to all intents and purposes a private spec, no cost was spared in placing a thoroughly efficient dredge upon the river. Besides the Maori two other dredges, the Enterprise and Mr W. L. Crookston's ventures, were launched, but though gold touching the working-expense-paying point was got in every case, so far no satisfactory results have been obtained. The latter dredges have now been removed to the Molyneux, leaving the whole field to the Maori dredge. As in fo many cases in mining, a new locality when first taken in hand presents peculiarities which" are apt to be overlooked, or, if noted, are ignored. Dredging upon the Clutha is surrounded with very different conditions from those presented by the Kawarau, and, in parts, also by the Molyneux. Where a river runs in a rockbound channel, as is the case in these instances, the gold is confined between the two banks describing the channel, but m a case like that of the Clutha things are very different. The Valley of the Clutha at its present water level is of an 'average width of two or three miles. There are no rocky banks confining the river to a definite course except those rising as the Dunstan Mountains upon the eastern bank and as the Moutit Pisa Range upon its western shore. iWithin these limits the river has had ample room to disport itself, changing its coui'se from time to time as local physical conditions directed, every such change meaning a new riverbed. Without going too much into detail, it may be pointed out that these physical conditions were ehielly immense discharges of sudden glacial ,ietions, or the slower accumulations of lateral streams, filling the valley somewhat after the mariner as we see it now damming back the river at the foot of Lakes Wanaka and Hawea. Through this deposit the rivei cut out for itself new channels to a depth as low as the bedrock of the Molyneux near Cromwell would allow, collecting in its channel whatever gold the debris removed originally held, the retentive nature of the clay bottom assisting in retaining the gold. That something of the kind did happen is proved by the terrace formations in the upper part of the, Clutha Valley, where the most extensive discharges have taken place, leaving their marks to this day. All this is neither more nor less than what has taken place in every river in this island — or, for the matter of that, in the world, the difference beine one of decree only.

Reading this evidence in the light it has been put, the first query to be considered is whether or not the present channel of the river had anything to do with THE DEPOSITION OF THE GOLD IN THE CLXTTHA of to-day. The conditions as they present themselves justify the verdict that it had not, or, •if so, in a very limited degree only, for it does not follow that every discharge was exactly the same in quantity or in quality. Judging from appearance, the last deposit as it now fills the valley is, comparatively speaking, of very moderate bulk. Besides, there are sufficient indications which read together favour the theory that the present course of the river cuts more or less obliquely across a number of leads of gold, which in places run parallel to each other, then again converge or diverge as the case may be at moderate angles of sinuosity, ' which, of course, is much in favour of their being followed and worked by dredges. Every one of these runs of gold represents an ancient river bed, and in all likelihood the whole valley of the Olutha is a network of leads of gold, a groat number of which could be made to pay handsomely with modern appliances if they were followed into the banks and beaches and the notion got rid of that the gold must be looked for only in the present channel. So fpr ;is ''dredging work upon tlxe Clutha has gone it has disclosed one important hint that should not be lost sight of by Ihose interested. Dredges working along the present channel came across clay brinks denvded of wash and gold, and coj.^o r ± uenlly worlhlcss as dredging ground. The-c ciav banks Lave a talc to tell. They arc in all probability the banks of ancient currents, dividing one run of gold from another, and in point of fact it was found that by continuing work upstream gold-bearing wash was again met with, and then again another clay bank, and so on. The only intelligible inference from this alternating of clay bunk and gold-carrying wash is that the priest course of the Clutha cuts across a millibar of ! eads of gold that were formed befoie the present course of the river came into existence. Had pians of the workings of the dredges been keLl showing in however rough a manner tVe i 'isifcion and the direction of these clay bir.ks they would, it may be safely a&biuned, have shown the point where a run of gold left the river to enter a beach ! or bank, and the gold might have been folj lowed with much profit. Perhaps it may I not yet be too late to construct .such plans from memory, go to work upon them, and prove the theory laid down — correct or otherwise. The interest at stake is certainly worth the trouble, considering that there are 35 miles in length of river and banks to work — a goldfield in itself. TIIE FALL OF THE CLUTHA. It was mentioned above that the sinuosity [ of the runs of gold could be one of moderate degree only. This assertion is founded upon the ascertained fall of the Clutha, which, from the outlet of Lake Wanaka to Cromwell, is 393 ft, or say 400 ft, while the distance along the course of the river is 35 miles. This gives ll^ft of fall to the mile. A fall so low does not give much play for many turns and curves, so that where a | run of gold enters the bank it will not go far before it makes out into the river again — especially if favoured by any of its (urns. Speaking of the fall in the Clutha leads up to another subject connected with the working of the river. The clay bottom which carried the gold overlies a bed of lake-wash of unknown depth. It may be 100 ft, it may be 1000 ft thick, but whatever its thickness or depth may be, past experiences, going lo a depth of about 500ffc. have proved the lake-wash to be banen of gold. Some of the dredges upon the Clutha have spent much time and money in dredging the lake-wash. Of all the means for prospecting a bed of lake-wash' the dredge is the least likely to succeed, as the depth to which it will work is limited to say 60ft. It may be recalled that the Kawarau dredging boom (1889-90) came to grief through the dredges tearing up the clay botton and

dragging up the lake-wash below it to whatever depth they could reach. All such attempts must prove futile, and can only lead to wearing out the machinery. However, so much by way of digression. What was intended to be pointed out is that the clay bottom of the Clutha corresponds in level — that is, allowing for the inevitable fall in the country — with the bed rock of the Molyneux joining it a short distance above Cromwell. It is, therefore, clear, the Molyneux having been the outlet of the Clutha during the ages the gold was deposited, that layers of gold could not possibly exist below the level of the outlet, which in the present case is plainly marked by the clay bottom. This plain statement of a plain fact should settle for good attempts to find gold in the Clutha River below the clay bottom. THE MAORI DREDGE. In order to slioav that the company, though a private one, have gone to work in the right spirit so far as the dredge is concerned, it is necessary to mention some of the dredge's principal features. The pontoons are 90ft long, with a total width of beam of 25ft, and are built of kauri and blue-gum. The engine is 12-horse power, by the New Zealand Engineering Co., working a ladder capable of dredging to a depth of 40ft. The steam winch is worked by a horizontal engine. The* buckets have a capacity of 3£ cubic feet, and are thus capable of delivering about 100 cubic yards per hour. The dredge was supplied and built by the New Zealand Engineering Company, Dunedin, who also furnished the boiler. The tailings trouble is overcome by an elevator, which has given special satisfaction, and the whole turnout is spoken of -highly by the owners, never having given any trouble since the day it was started. The claim of the company is situated 18 miles above Cromwell, at Bowman's Beach, and is thus located in the veiy centre of the 35 miles of dredging country lj'iug between Cromwell and Lake Wanaka, (■o that the position could not be better clnsen for prospecting purposes. Work vas suspended during the winter, but the ei.'crgetic secretary of the company (Mr H. '-lotop, Cromwell) informed me that worl: would be started again almost afc once, and since then I have heard that dredging has been resumed. So far no sensational results have been obtained, but the dredge has cleared working expenses when at regular work. The greatest drawbacks to success are, first, the high cost of coal, which runs up to about ±5100 per month. The coal has to be carted from Cromwell, and costs delivered at the dredge £1 10s per ton. Next ther.-. is the difficulty with fine gold and an abnormal quantity of black sand, and to this may be added the tenacious nature of the clay bottom, which has to be scooped up to some depth in order to lift the gold. The average depth from the water level to the clay bottom varies from 15ft to 20ft, and the buckets being able to reach to double that depth, it will be seen that floods are not likely to interfere much with dredging operations. The first difficulty — the price of cool — there is now some hope of being able to overcome, as a party is prospecting foe coal in the neighbourhood with a proper set of boring rods. The indications are very favourable, and the inducement for ! the party to persevere is very great, <is besides the dredge there are the settlers at Tarras, Hawea Flat, and the Upper Clutha generally, which together woatd make a coal pit as valuable as a good mine. In this connection it may be mentioned that if coal could be had at half the present price, the Maori Company would be satisfied with such returns ps they have obtained, which means that tbev would be working at a profit of £50 per I month, while they are doing prospecting woik, which for some time to come will be the order of the day. With respect to the' black sand ar.d fine gold, the gold-saving appliances are scarcely adapted to deal with the difficulty. But it seems that designers and working managers of dredges are wedded to the revolving cylinder and old-fashioned tables. Suggestions on gold-saving and other remarks upon dredging upon the Clutha must be held over foi another article. The trouble with the stiff and sticky clay is a real grievance, and not easily dealt with ; but the loss of gi Id from this cause may be -xlso i educed by adopting suggestions to bo made in. the following article.

THE WEEKS MINING NEWS.

The Stock Exchange supply the following extract from the Mount Lyell Company's report for week ended sfcli October: — No. 4 tunnel N.D.— No. 1 crosscut extended 3ft; total, 205. No. 4 tunnel: S.D.— No. 3 crosscut N.D. extended Bft; total, 352. No. 4 tunnel: S.D.— No 1 engine shaft 50ft level, No. 1 crosscut extended 3ft; total, 71. No. 4 tunnel: S.D.— No. 1 engine shaft 75ft level N.D. extended 3ft; total. 82. No. 5 tunnel: N.D. extended 4ft; total, 177. No. 5-stunnel: ti.D. extended sft; totul, 230. No. 7 furnace is now running on ore, t lie furnace .uid machinery giving every satisfaction. Nos. 8 and 0 furnaces nearing completion. J"'ivc furnaces luivo been, in operation. No. 2 has been under repair, which is no,v finished, and No. 3 is now having jackets replaced. The directors of the Otago Gold Dredging Company havo declared a dividend (the 20th) of Is per share, payable on the 22nd inst. A meeting of shareholders in the Golden Beach Hydraulic, Elevating, and Dredging Company (Limited) was held in the Dunedin Stock Exchange, Colonial Bank Buildings, on the 19th. jnat.. fan the nuioose S>f conurinius

the resolutions passed at the last meeting of shareholders. Nine shareholders were present (Mr W. G. Neill in the chair), and 24 were represented by proxy. The resolutions were confirmed without a dissentient voice. The first general .meeting of shareholders in the Cromwell Gold-Dredging Company was held on Thursday evening at the registered office of the company, when the following were elected directors: — Drs Batchelor and Hocken, Messrs A. Bathgate, W. T. Talboys, and W. Anderson (Bannockburn). The engineer of Macraes Flat Dredging Company has received advice that the pontoons were landed on Saturday last. The machinery j is now well advanced, and a large quantity has left town for Dunback. Arrangements have been completed for quick delivery at the claim, and speedy completion of the work is anticipated. ;Mr Edward Trythall, the broker for the Golden Mascotte Sluicing Company repoits that the share list is closed, the shares being over-subscribed. The company will bo registered forthwith, and as only 40 chains of flummg for the race need be constructed ere they start to work the claim, it is expected that sluicing operations will be in full swing before the end of January, 1899. Mr James C. Nicholson, manager of Farrell's Waipori Deep Lead property, reports for the week ending the 15th inst. : — " Washed down for 460z gold. Water plentiful, and prospects improving." The Undaunted Company, at.Matakanui, obtained 31oz for the last six days out of the tailbox. — Dunstan Times. An Auckland telegram gives the Waihi return as £21,610 from 7156 tons. The result of the second crushing from the Alpha mine (Preservation Inlet) is 15oz 6dwt from 125 tons of material, fully half mullock. It is stated that better stone is in sight. An Auckland telegram reports that the Kornata Reefs Company crushed 410 tons for bullion valued at £1300. The Royal Oak Company crushed 42 tons and 3001b picked stone for 3960z retorted bullion, value £1000. The directors of the Golden Terrace Dredging Company have declared a second dividend of Is per share, payable to-morrow. Sfotes from Tuapeka. (From Our Wetheestones Coebespondent.) October 24. — In my last communication about mining at the Blue Spur, in mentioning the Consolidated claim 1 stated that some parts of the water races were m a foul state, and that some of the men were careless in repairing them when there was a break ; I have found out since that I^was misled in this respect, and that my informant knew nothing about the races or the nature of the country they caino through. Even the number of the men employed looking after' the laces was exaggerated, for there are not half the number employed as stated. A. miner who neither resides at the Sptir nor has any interest there, and who is out over the ranges very often told me that there are no better kept races in the country than the two races heading from the Waipori River, and that neither grass nor weeds are allowed to gather in them. The watermen ask Mr Jackson, the manager, to come out and examine the races for his own satisfaction ard see for himself that they are in good working order and condition. In writing I always like to stale th.- troth, and should I unintentionally say anything contiaiy to fact I am always ready and willing io correct it. Tho Golden Rise's Klondykc dredge is thoroughly dismantled. They havo sold the boiler, and they have the engine ready to send to Dimedm for repairing. In their elevating claim they aie working night end day, their' reservoir being within a foot of being full. The Golden Ciescent party aro waiting for the report of Mr Edio, the surveyor. They want to know the length of tho race and the quantity of the pipes required and the estimate of the cost of the same before calling a meeting of shareholders. Notes from Ljell. LYELL, October 21. Alpine. — The Mine Manager reports: — "The driving of No. 1 level north has been continued. The reef is, however, not quite so wide as when last reported, it bsmg at present between sft and 6ft in width. The stone still remains of fair quality. In the stopes at the back of this level the reef is from 4ft to 10ft wide, and there is no change in the quality of the stone. At the back of No. 10 main south level stoping has been steadily cairied on, the reef varying in width from 4ft to 14ft. The slight improve,ment in the quality of the stone has been maintained during the week. The sinking of the winze in Lhe north end of No. 10 level has been continued by two men. The reef is still widening out, and a slab of solid stone is making in the hanging wall. The reef is of payable quality. Tho contractors for driving No. 11 level south have completed their second contract, and the level is now being driven ahead by four men. A well-defined track, consisting of broken slate, soft pug, and quartz boulders, about 6ft in 'width, is being carried along. During the week 225 tons of stone have been sent to the battery. The scraping of the top plates yielded 147riz amalgam from 230 tons." Notes from JKeeffcon. (From Our Own Correspondent.) REEFTON, October 18. Keep-it-Dark. — The Mine Manager reports.— " A connection has been made between the north end of the stone and the crosscut. The south face is keeping as usual. I cannot say what width the reef is, as we are not taking it all with us. We are taking Bft. There is a large body of stone on the hanging wall side. We scraped the top plate to-day for 208oz 19dwt of amalgam. It is authoritatively reported 4 that shares are in great demand at rising prices. Cumberland Extended. — The Mine Manager reports: — "For the past week no work done; was 10ft of rising and 14ft of driving. The rise is now up a height of 109 ft, and since starting to extend the incline level 33ft has been driven." About a week more should see the required distance, 41ft, completed, when sinking to meet the rise will be started." Dillon Extended. — The contractors drove No. 2 level 12ft this week on the footwall side of the track. The country is pretty hard, and intermixed with quartz veins. Otherwise there is no change in the promising character of formation being driven through. October 23. Quotations: — Alpine Extended, 6s to 6s Od; Big River, 7s to 8s; Buller Dredge, 15s 6d to 16s 6d ; Boatmans Exploration, 3d to fid ; Boatmans Creek. 6d to 9d; Cumberland Extended,

2s 3d to 2s 6d; Dillon's Extended, Od to 9d; Keep-it-Dark, 16s to 18s; Kirwan's Reward, 4s to ss ; Progress Mines (paid up), 22s 6d to 255 ; Srowy Creek, 9d to Is; Welcome (paid up), Is 6d to Is 9d; Electric Light Company, Is to Is 3d. The Manager of the Big River mine reports for the week:— "Since the last, report No. 5 winze has been sunk 7ft. The reef is broken, but I can see gold in the stone. Healy and party have driven 23ft since starting. The battery started crushing this morning with one shift." It is understood that the option given to Mr Bernard Duffy over the Snowy Creek Company's property will shortly be exercised, Mr Duffy having almost succeeded in the flotation of his proposed new company. In this latter, shares are readily applied for locally, and there now remains but a small number to dispose of. A new reef has been discovered in the Snowy Cicek property 150 ft west of the reef now being sunk on, and 200 ft higher up the hill. Some of the directors visited the property yesterday, and on the reef being stripped there were 3ft Gin of stone enclosed by two well defined walls. A parcel of stone was brought to Eeefton, and if it contains gold in payable quantity a winze will be at once put down on the reef. THE BAREWOOD MINE. From an announcement in another column by Mr H. S. Valentine, it would seem that the Anglo-Continental Gold Syndicate had decided to abandon its option over the Barewood mine. As will be seen, an auction sale of the whole of the plant, machinery, etc., is announced at an early date. No particulars are obtainable locally as to the reasons which have caused the syndicate to apparently decide to abandon the option, but it is understood the difficulty of coping with the water proved too great to permit of prospecting operations being carried on, without more extensive ax>pliances. Prospecting operations have been carried on for some 13 months past on behalf of the Anglo-Contin-ental Gold Syndicate and the London and New Zealand Exploration Company, who were jointly interested 'in the venture. Unfortunately, as it turns out, instead of driving the tunnel laid off to cut and drain the reef at a depth of 600 ft, below the surface, a lmrnber of shafts were sunk on different sections of the property. One of the shafts was sunk on what is known as Ryley's claim to cut the reef at a depth of about 300 ft. Another shaft was sunk on what is known as Cunningham's section, about 40 chains south of Jttyley's shaft. The water was found very troublesome here. If we are correct in assuming that the announced sale means the abandonment of the option, general regret will be felt by those interested in mining at the decision arrived at, for as far ag can be ascertained, the prospects, so far as the reef was tested, were favourable. The property known as the Barewood mine, which belongs jointly to the Barewood Quartz Mining Company and Mr Robert Lee, and over ! which an option was acquired over 12 months ago by the Anglo- Continental Gold Syndicate (Limited) and thedLondon and New Zealand Exploration Company (Limited) has been thrown back on the hands of the original owrers. The mine was taken up by these last two mentioned companies on the following terms:— £looo to be paid in cash at the time of the purchase of option; £1000 payable 12 months after the date of purchase; and, if the company elected to buy they were to do so for a total consideration of JE33,000. Of this sum £8000 was to ba paid in cash, any option moneys previously paid to be deducted from the amount, and the balance to be paid by an allotment of 25,000 fully paid-up £1 shares to the vendors in a company' to be formed in England with a working capital of £40,000. The companies have been carrying on work on the property ever since the agreement was entered into, and have put down thres shafts in different places — one at each end and one in the centre of the property. At one of these places, known as Scott's Gully, a. large reof has been opened ixp, carrying gold in payable quantities, la the middle shaft, known as Riley's, the piof-r/ecting did not prove so successful. 'Well defined walls were come across at the bottom of the shaft, but no stone was struck in driving on the line of lode. At the third shaft, known as Cunningham's, a pug seam was struck at-the bottom of the shaft, but in driving along this to get at the reef there was such an inflow of water that the pumps were not able to contend with it, and, after fighting with the water for some time, the companies decided to abandon operations and throw up the option. The original owners of the mine have not yet decided upon doing anything in regard to the mine. "S T ESTRALIAN MINING. The many friends of Captain William Dick, wel'-known as superintending foreman for Messrs M'Gavin and Hunter in the construction of the Waitaki bridge, will be glad to hear that the Golden Horseshoe mine at Kalgcorlie, Westralia, under his management, has proved to be one of the best, if not the very best, mines on that field. The result of the crushing for the month of September averaged over 3oz per ton, or, say, £32,000 worth of smelted gold. There is every prospect of a long continuance of bxioh yields. Shares are very buoyant, and on the London Stock Exchange are akout £12. DEEDGING EETUENS. The return from the Clyde Dredging Company (Limited) for last week was 30oz. 'l'he rive,: is 6ft 2in above normal mark. The secretary of the Golden Beach Hydraulic Elevating and Dredging Company (Limited) received a wire from the clredgeniaster on Saturday stating that he had washed tip for 3 days lli hours' 41oz 7dwt gold. The dredge was stepped in the early part of the week for over two days for. repairs. The Dunedin Stock Exchange report the following returns for last week: — Otago Dredging Company, 360z 12dwt; Golden Treasure Company, 19oz. Mr C. S. Reeves reports that tho return for the week from the Enterprise dredge is 21oz 18gr. Mr Jabez Burton reports that the return from the Ettrick dredge for the week is 13oz lOdwt gold. Mr A. C. P. Conimin, secretary of the Kyeburn Gold Dredging Company (Limited) reports a return of 21oz 4dwt gold for 193 hours' dredging. Mr E. T. Wheeler, jun., reports a return of 320z lldwt 20gr retorted gold from the Golden Terrace Dredging Company for the week ending 21st October. Golden Gate, 14oz Bdwt for the week. The Upper Waipori Alluvial Gold Dredging Company (Limited) obtained 28oz 4dwt of gold for 153 hours' dredging. The Jutland Plat (Waipori) Gold Mining Company (Limited) obtained last week 360z lOdwt of gold for 144 hours' wages time — 121 hoivrs' actual dredging, Mr A. C. P. Commin, secretary of the Record Reign Gold Dredging Company (Limited), reports a return of lOoz 3dwt gold for the week. The Empire Gold Dredging Company (Limited) obtained last week 20oz lldwt 14gr of gold for 126 hours' actual dredging. WHERE'S THE NEW ARCADIA? Anywhere and everywhere, if you only smoke Dunlop's dark aromatic DERBY tobacco, manufactured iv.om the purest American leaf.

DVNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Quotations— Friday, 21st October.

Members : Barr, Petee, (Barr, Lawson, J. N. (Barr Leary, and Co.) Leary, and Co.) Bartleman, A. Logan, John -Bhent, Septimus E. Hoodie, Titos. (PerChalmer, Thos. (Brod- petual Trustees Co.) rick <fe Chalmer) Ponsonby, John C. Chapman, J. A. Reeves, Harman Cogan, E. A. , Reid, H. W. (John Reid ■jTenwick, A G. & Sons) •Vox, Chas. J. Scott, J. R. -Gage, John, Secretary Sidey, Arthur M. (A. (J. and W. Gage) M. Sidey and Co.) Hamilton, AND.(Hamil- Smith, E. R. (Quick and tan & M'Kerrow) Smith) Harvey, C. W. Trythall, Edward Helmore, Percy Vivian, W. Herdman, Alex. (Com- Watson, W. J. mercial I'iopeity Co.)

Habman Reeves, sharebroker, Dunedin. Telegrams sent free on any necessary inquiry. Guarantees- close market prices. Member Dunedin Stock Exchange.

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