Notes from Reefton. (From Our Own Correspondent.)
REEFTON, July 13. " Latest Quotations: — Alpine* Extended, 6s 9d co 7s 3d; Big River, 11s to 12s; Cumberland Extended, Is to Is 3d ; Keep-it-Dark, 24s to 255 ; Progress Mines (paid up), 28a to 30s ; Welcome (paid up), 'Is to Is 6d ; Croesus IPajparoa), 2s 9d to 3s; Buller dredge, 18s to
19s ;* Consolidated dredge, 10s to 11s ; Grey River dredge — vendors, 18s 6d to 19s 6d ; Grey River dredge — contributing, 5s 6d to 6s; Buller Junction Dredging Company — vendors, 4s to ss; Buller Junction Dredging Company — contributing, 2s to 2s 6d ; Electric Light Company, Is 6d to Is 9d; Greymouth Gas Company, 167s 6d to 170s; Hokitika Gas Company £5 3s to £5 4s.
Buller Dredge return 14oz 9dwt gold for 180 hours.
The Manager of the Big River Company reports :— " After driving 20ft in the lower intermediate we got stone which we are now driving on. At present the stone is 3ft wide, and shows gold."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2368, 20 July 1899, Page 22
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164Notes from Reefton. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Otago Witness, Issue 2368, 20 July 1899, Page 22
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