REPORTS FROM WORKING DREDGES.
The Secretary of the Enterprise Gold Dredging Company reports a return of 330z 18dwt foi 138 hours' working. The Sunlight dredge washed up 9oz*3dwt as a result of 92 hours' working. The Secretary of the Golden Beach Dredging Company reports a return of 12oz 4dwt for the week ended Saturday.
The Secretary of the Golden Gate reports a return of 320z 15dwt for six days' work. The river is steady.
The Dunedin Stock Exchange reports the following returns: — Golden Treasure, 50oz; Otago, 15oz 6dwt.
The Secretary reports that the Waimumu dredge washed up 250z for 130 hours' dredging. The return from the Morning Star dredge for the week ending Friday, 23rd inst, is 20oa 4dwt for 126 working hours.
The Secretary reports that the Waimumu dredge washed up 250z for 130 hours' working.
The Secretary reports that the Dunedin dredge washed up 17oz 7dwt 15gr for 128 hours' dredging. The Secretary of the Matau Dredging Company reports a return of 770z.
The Secretary of the Clyde Dredging Company reports a return of 21oz. The river is ift 2in above normal mark. ' \
The Secretary reports that the Empire dredge obtained 330z sdwt 23gr last week.. Mr Laurence Ryan, Alexandra, reports the following returns : — Perseverance, C8oz ; Galtee More, lOoz. The Secretary of the Golden Terrace Dredging Company reports a return of 12oz 3dwt 9gr for the week ended Thursday.
The Secretary of the Chicago Dredging Company reports a return of 19oz 7dwt. 6gr for 125 hours' dredging. The Secretary of the Magnetic Dredging Company reports a return of 40oz for 5 days 20 hours' dredging. The Nevis Dredging Company report that their dredge was unavoidably stopped during the greater part of last week owing to the
stripping of a pinion, but started again all right with the new pinion S o'clock Monday morning. The Secretary of the Electric Gold Dredging Company reports a return of 9 ioz for 117 hours' dredging. The drift is very bad. The Secretary o[ the 3 unction Electric Gold Dredging Company reports a return o£ 430z lOdwt from No. 2 dredge last week. The Secretary of the 'i'uapeka, Dredging Company reports a return of 12oz 3dwt for 118 hours' dredging. The Bullex dredge obtained 18oz lOdwt gold for "110 hours' dredging last week. The return from the Success dredge for the week is 28oz 15dwt 12gr for 132 hours' work. The Upper Waipori Alluvial Gold Dredging Company (Limitedi obtained last week 320z tdwt of gold for 129 hours' dredging. The Jutland Flat OTaipori) Gold Mining Company (Limited) obtained last week 420z of gold for 144 hoiirs' wages time ; 136 hours' actual cb edging. The dredge has stopped for repairs. Mr~Ji G. Gibson, Lawrence, leports a letnrn from the Lawrence dredge of 330z Bd\vt 18gr. The Secretary of the Charlton Creek Dredging Company reports a return of 12oz for 103 hours' dredging. . The Secretary of the Golden Point Dredging Company reports a return of 17oz sdwt for four flays' dipdging. . The Chatto Creek dredge is still working down stream, and is on poor ground. The Secretary of the Spriugvale Dredging Company (Limited) reports that the dredge is Dnly working one shift, opening out ; very small Return so far.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2404, 29 March 1900, Page 19
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