LATE MINING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2389, 14 December 1899, Page 34

LATE MINING.

(Contiued from Page 19). The Stirling dredge washed up 3floz o£ gold for the week ended 10th inst. The Secretary of the Excelsior Gold Dredging Company informs us thafe the c-nginoer reports the acceptance of the tender of Messrs M'Kechnie and Fleming for the construction of pontoons, and the placing of the order for, a, Mw-

shall', Sons, and" Company's. engine. The plan* for the machinery fire' well'" forward, and tenders are expected to be- called in a day. or .two. ' T - NOTES- FROM? TtTAPIfKA. (Frow Ova- Wetherstones CofiKKSPOHDEHrr.f December IT. — The Golden. Crescent party 1 commenced erecting, their, elevating" plant and pipes on the 27tfi-- ulk, in Brotfghton's Gully. 1 Their intention 1 is, I understand', to wash th'afc and B'allarat Gully, and the? lbw-" flat', spur between the two. They'll ma&ei a 'start' at the '.boundary; wHere the* Gblflent Rise*' worked' up to, and* were" repaid so 1 welll- > ' • The Golden Crescent willr be ready, for elevating long before the last 1 of =the pipes for the- syphon- across- the Waiporfc River "leave. ' the railway station". If- tne-coMtraetbrs' for the , carrying of the pipes- don't, get on. quicker than, they" have- done,- if will' be near.' the 1 ' month 1 ; ot Maifch- Before- they-tiref alp out.^ -Tfie° G". C . ought , to -have a. time limit to. fche> contract. Tlio- heavy rain r of' the> 4t& infj£ ;did>. gocttl to some, .while- to others if drdKmyan^ There> has noV b'eek such' a- flood' ih' the 5 district for some time as- there' was on the; date named. The claims at".. German Flat", wert? levelled, and the plant buried; but' tfia ground b'eihg sh'al- • low,. thay caif. soon ug- the- faca again* llt is all hydraulic, and elevating; claims- therei The manager and: men:- of ,the . Local- Industry just saved- tHem claim from Being flooded. ■ It. would have meant' a. serious- loss tb tiiemi in plant', tiinej and' money:. _ By' great .good luck they had* SiOO' or 300 bundles? oft scrub' on - the- olbum',; ready for" any^'emergency.. The meji ' were workings ini the pouring.' rain* allthe 1 time, ; and. the wafer- -nearly- broke< in/on. them, several. • times. Thttbulk of theflood.water'in.Wetheri stones' was' below, where- the, G'dldfen Hise i» at work, so the G. R. hM no 'stoppage' of work.; Wetherstones' Flat' di thickly covered witlt broom and whin a, which make capital hiding ' places for the rabbits- and' oftwhich they mako - good vi 3&, for there are^-plenty* of them -there ; • but the^Klondyke dredge- is' slowly driving them up. the flat. THe dredge in working its way upwards thoroughly clears the' ground of, broom and whins, so the-' rabbit's- Have' tb move ahead , where the cover* is. THe- dredge* is' working steadily, and paying well at presjeni. ' ' , A Daily Times- could ; not be bought; in Lawrenco last. Saturday night, and. neither could a . • Witness be. got. DUNEDIN. STOCK, EXCHANGE. , Salesnvereeffected- on Tuesday at the followingpremiums: — Ahaura River, Id; Alpine Consols. 13s. 6d ; Arthur's Point, 3d ;. Central Electric, 4ffs; Electric Extended, 6s 6d and sb, 9d; Endeavour, 4s 9d; First Chance,. 9s 6d; Fraser Flat, 23 9d'; Gibbstoa, 4ja'; Great" Central, 4a; Kawarau Bridge, par ;. Metallic',, 15s ; Monte Christo, 5s 9d; Old' Dunstan-, 28 ;•< Richards' s Beach, 8s; Royal Maori, 2s 33: Sales' also took place at the following prices: — Hartley and • Riley, 1535 ;. Nevis, 20a 6d. ■ The- following are Tuesday's latest quotations, subject to tHe usual' brokerage : — i Alexandra' Bonanza — Sellere'Sd'-g:. ; Alexandra-Lead — Buyer3iss.'6di,BeHers-7s'3d pw .. . Alpine. Consols — Buyera>l2s'6d, sellers. 14a p. Alpine No. 2 — Buyers 8s 6d p. , A«ow JunotionTv.Buycrsils.Bdi sellers 2s pBannockburn Creek— Sellers par.. Bendigd — Buyers 6s 3d,- sellers 6s 9d. p«- . ' Blue Duck— Sellers. Is. 6<T p.. Boundary' Croek — Buyers 2s,. sellers 2a 9d'p.' Cairnmiur — Buyers Ba, sellers. 8s 3d p. ) Central Eleotrio — Buyers. £2 ps^sellers £2 7s p> 1 Charlfcon Creek — Sellers'lusp. , • Crom-weU — Sellers £3. ,' * .' Dunedin— Sellers. 12s. "', " "'- _ . Dunstan Lead — Buyerstl4s 9d, setters 1 16s 93. 'p. • • .*>.. - ' ' Dunstan Pioneer — Sellers la 63. p: Earnscleugh Kb. 3 — Buyers Is 6a, sellers' 3a 3d p. Eclipse — Sellers 9s 6d p.. Eleotric 1 Extended — Buyers 5s 9d'p. Endeavour — Buyers 4a 7^d, sellers 4s 9d p. Enterprise — Buyers. £L ,sa. Erickson's Reward — Buyers Is, sellers Is 3d p First' Chance — Buyers 9s 6&", ( sellers 9s 6d p. Praßcr Flat— Buyers 2s 7d-p. ' • . Galtee Mfcre— Buyers £1 0s 6d, aellera £1 2* < 6a. Galvanic— Biiyers 4s p. Gibb's Beach— Sellers 6d p. „.-; • Gibbsxon. — Sellers 6d p. , a . Gold Queenr-;Buyers 13s 6d", sellers 16s p. Golden Banner — Sellers 6d» p. Golden- Beach (eontrib.) — Buyeza'JEl' 6s, sellers £1 3s 3d, p. Golden Elbow — Buyers par. Golden Falls— Sellers 5s 6d p. , . Golden Gate — Buyers £6 2s 6d, sellers £6 15s. Golden. Gravel — Buyers 1a. 3d,, sellers Is 9d p. Golden Link — Buyers 3d dis, sellers par. Golden Mile-^Sellers.2s 6d"p. Golden Pomt — Buyers, £l'l2s} sellersiißl 18a. Golden Reward — Sellers par. Golden River — Buyers ls-6d p. Golden Run (paid)— Buyers £2 ss, sellers S3t 11s. Golden Standards-Sellers 3di p-. Great Contral-"-Buyers 48} sellers 5s p. Gi een stove Creek — Sailers. 6d^p. Grey River Consolidated — Sellers. 6d p. — Halfway House— Buyers. 9s 6d;'" sellers 11s 9tl P- - Harris's Beach — Sellers Gdg. " Hartley and" Riley— Buyers £7? 19a, sellers £3 U 6d'. Inch Valley— Sellers £1 18s 3d. Junction Electric (cum div.)— Buyers £2'ss<» ' sellers £2 10a. " Jutland Flat— Sellers 4s- 6d. , J . ■ _ Kawarau. Birfdge — S oilers, 3d p. ' ' Kawarau- Consolidated^— Sellers 6d dis. - • Kelly, and Casey — Buyers 2s 6d, sellers 8s p. Leaning. Rock— Bu> era, 3d, sellers 9d>p. Magnetic— Buyers £3 Is,, sellers £3 2s. Mauuherikia— Buyers £1 9s, sellers £2 lls 6d. Merrimac — Buyers 7s, sellers 8s 6d p., Miller's Flat Electric — Buyers Is dis, sellers '9d p. Moa Flat— Buyers 3s 6d', sellers 4s p. ' Molyneux Hydraulic Co. dredfe' (B "issue)-» Buyers £1 7s Bd, sellers £1 12s. Morning Star— Sellers 3s-9d. p. Naumai— Sellers par. Kelson Creek— Sellers 3s 6d p. 'Nevis — Sellers £1 ss. New Alexandra — Buyers £2' ss, sellers £2 10a. ' Number. 2 Matau — Sellers 2s- 6d p. Old Dunsta-a— Sellfirs 2s 'p. Ophir— Sellers 8s 6d. OxwelL Creek'— Buyers 25,. sellers 3s p. Gtago~-Sellers.JE2.7B-Gd,. \ i ' ' Premier Waikaka — Sellers 6d pu. Ttichards's Beach— Sellers Bs-6dp. 1 Rilcy's Beach— Sellers £1 19s. River Molyneux— Sellers 5» 6&p.. Royal Maori— Buyers 2s, sellers-2s 6d g. - Sailor's Bend— Buyers- 19a,. sellers £X p. Shotover — Sellers 3d dis. ; Skteen-mile BeacE— Buyers ls'6d,.sellers 2a ' Smith's Creek and Bannockburn: — Sellers la dis. Upper Magnetic — Buyers 4s p. Upper Waipori — Sellers 3s. Vincent— Buyers £2 '2s, sellers- £2 7s 6d. Vincent Extended— Buyers 9s 9d, sellers 10r 4Ad p. "Waikaka Forks— Buyers 6d, sellers Is p. ' West Matau— Sellers par. OTAGO STOCK EXCHANGE. Sales were made on Tuesday afc the following premiums: — Ahaura River, 3d; Electric Extended (contributing), 6s; Excelsior, 2s; Gibston, 4Jkl, 4d, and 6d; Great Central, 4s Gd; Okl Dunstan, 2<t and 2s 3d ; RichardsVßeach, <7rf 6d. Electric Extended - shares- (fully, paid* v"ua Raid, at 22a*