LATE MINING.
(Continued from pvgt 80.}
THE WEEK'S DREDGING RETURNS. For the week ending on Monday (16th. irtst.) returns were reported from 20 dredges, the total gold yield being 6850z 12dwt lgr, or an average of slightly over 390z per dredge. This shows a slight falling of as compared with the previous week, when the • returns from 21 dredges totalled 7740z Odwfc 16gr. Last week's returns were: — • .
The Waimumu Gold Dredging Company obtained 15oz gold for 113 dredging hoursT The Gore Standard says:— The dredgingfever has a firm grip of the public Jn this district, and on the main street of Cfore'-'Sredgine is the principal topic of conversation. A large number of applications for dredging claims are being made. The area intended to be' worked embraces* all the Mataura Biver from just above Gore to near Stony Creek. The claims will be held by Miss Graham, Mr Hugh Smith, ?*; Sievwright (whose application was granted recently), and the three Graham Bros-. It is stated that nearly all the Mataura Eiver from the Borough of Mataura to Mandeville has been pegged off during the last few days.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18990518.2.137
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 2360, 18 May 1899, Page 34
Word Count
185LATE MINING. Otago Witness, Issue 2360, 18 May 1899, Page 34
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in