THE WEEK'S DREDGING RETURNS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2467, 26 June 1901, Page 23

THE WEEK'S DREDGING RETURNS.

During the week ended Saturday, June 22, re+urns were repoited from the following dredges. —

REPORTS FROM WORKING DREDGES. The secretary of the Matau Dredging Company reports a return of 17oz for the week ended June 15. The secretary reports that the return from the Central Mataura Company's No. 1 dredge was 4oz lSdwt 6gr for 106 hours. The Blue Duck return last week was 3oz lOdwt for 50 hours. The secretaiy of the Waimumu Extended Dredging Company reports a return of 28oz 6dwt for 138 hours' dredging. The secretary of the Waimumu Central Company reports a return of 120-5 Bdwt for 99 hours. The Lady Charlton Company reports a return of 6oz 6dwt for 122 hours. The secretary of the Globe Gold Dredging Company reports 12oz 9dwt of gold for 128 hours.

| The dredgemaster of the Golden Gate dredgf reports a return of 2Goz Gdwt foi sjx days' dredging. River high. The secretary of the Empire Dredging Com* pany reports a return of 40oz 18dwt. The secretary of the Second Magnetic Dre.ciging Company report?- — " Rn-er falling-, but will not start for a few days." Mr Larnach, secretary of the Cromwell Gold Di edging Company, reported on Saturday. — " River 3ft too high ; rose during week . weather looks settled. Possibly get a s^art next week. Ihe dredgemascer of the Cential Charltcn diedge wires — '" Spurt pipe broke. The dredgemaster of the Ahaura River diedge wires that iiiere was no wash up last week. The dredge has not pioperly opened out. , The sectetaiy of the Matau Dredging Company lapo.ts a return of 270z for four and a-luiH dajs' dredging. -Tlie diedgemaster of the Leviathan diedge v.-iies — ''Return, ISoz 12d%\ t 12gi for 117J hours' dredging. River rose 6£t since Wednesday, = tlll 1-iSIUg." The secretary of the Charlton Creek Dredging Company reports a return of 14oz for 134 hours' dredging-. The secretaiy reports that the Morning Stai dredge obtained 9oz 18dwt for 169 hours' work. The secictaiy of tho Dunback Dredging Company reports a return of 3oz lOdwt for 70 hours' woik. The secretary of the Enterprise Dredging Company repoits the following returns for last week . — i\ o. 1 dredge, lOoz 15dwt ; No. 2 dredge, 320z. The secretary of the "White Star Dredging Company reports a return of 19oz ldwt for 136 hours' work The secretary of th.a Xaumai Dredging Company reports a return of Boz 12dwt for 140 hours' wcrk. The dredge has stopped for reppirs. The secretary o e the Wpimumu Dredging Company reports a return of 18oz for 120 hours* dredging. The secretary of the Junction Electric Golc! Dredging Company reports a return of 1260z lOdwt. The secretary of the Golden Bed Dredging Company reports a return of 38oz 14dwt for ''SO hours' work. The secretary of the Golden Beach Hydraullo Elevating and Dredging Company reports a return of 38oz lSdwt 2gr for 98 hours' dredging. The Dunedin Stock Exchange reports the following return for last week- — Golden Treasure Company, 15oz 4dwt. Mr L. Ryan, Alexandra, reports the following returns: — Preseverance dredge, 420s 2dwt 12gr; Molyneux Hydraulic dredge, 7oz lldwt for three days' dredging. Mr J. J. Gibson, Lawrence, reports a return or 38oz 9dwt from the Success dredge. The secretary reports that the Golden Link diedge washed up 20oz for last weeET The secretary reports that the Alexandra Eureka dredge washed up 220z for last week | The secretary reports that the Earnsclengh 1 JXo. 1 dredge obtained 290z last week. i The secretary of the Ngapara No. 3 Dredging Company reports a return of 14oz 6dwt. The secrebaj-y of the Chicago Dredging Company reports a return of lloz 6dwt. The dredgemaster of the Goldeii Run dredg« j reports that he washed up 2Soz 12dwt for fiv» I and a-half days' dredging. j The secretary of the Mokoia Dredging Compan3 r reports a return of 17oz 9dwt for 75 hours' di edging. The dredge was stopped for two days on account of flood, but started again on Friday at noon. The dredgemaster of the Erickson's Reward dredge wires that he washed lip on Saturday fo_- a return of 9oz 2dwt. The dredgemaster of the Ford's Creek Company wires :— " No wash up ; stopped three days with flood; started to-day (Saturday)."

Junction Electric, Cromwell .. 126 10 0 Perseverance, Alexandra ... 42 2 12 Empire, Waipori (two dredges) . . 40 18 0 Golden Beach, Alexandra (98 hours) ... . . 33 18 2 Golcieil Becl, Miller's Flat (130 hours) 3S 14 0 Success, Waipori 38 9 0 Enterprise No. 2, Alexandra .. 32 0 0 Earnscleugh No. 1, Alexandra .. 29 0 0 Golden Run, Millei's Flat (5J days) " .'. • . . 28 12 0 Wainmmu Extended, near Gore (13S hours) 28 6 0 Matau, Clyde (4J day«) .... 27 0 0 Alexandra Eureka, Alexandra. (week) 22 0 0 Golden Link, Alexandra (week) . . 20 0 0 White Star, Cardrona (136 hours) 19 1 0 Waunumu, near Gore (120 hours) 18 0 0 Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat . . 15 4 0 Ngapara No. 3. Nevis River . . 14 6 0 Charlton Creek, near Gore (134 hours) ... .. 14 0 0 Globe, "Waikaka (128 hours) .. 12 9 0 Waimumu Central, near Gore (99 hours) 12 8 0 Chicago, Alexandra 11 6 0 Enterprise No. 1, Alexandra . . 10 15 0 Morning Star, Manuherikia. (160 hours) 9 18 0 Naumai, Upper Kyeburn (140 hours) 8 12 0 Molyneux Hydraulic, Alexandra (3 days) . .' 7 11 0 Lady Charlton, near Goie (122 hours) 6 6 ° Dunloack, Dunback (70 hours) . 3 10 0 Total 675 15 14 The TVe&t Coast. Pactolus (week) 27 0 0 Xew Eiver U2O hours) ... 21 0 0 Leviathan (]l7£ houis) ... 18 12 12 Mokoia (75 hours) 17 9 0 Erickson's Reward 9 2 0 Maori Queen (129 hours) .... 8 12 0 Grey Consolidated (70 hour?, opening up) .. 5 11 17