Notes from Alexandra.
{Fkoit Oue Own Coeeesfondent.) ALEXANDEA, June 19. The Molyneux has risen 18m since yesterday, and is still rising, being now nearly 13ft above norm?!. -8?d weather at the Lakes )s th cause. The Manorburn dredge bad a break-down ye3- | terday, but is expected to start work pgain I to-moirow. [ The Enteipiise Xo. 2 diedgs also had a breakdown. June 20. The Molyiieiix rc=e to nearly 13ft above norm'xl yesterday, but is subsiding agaiit. A load of machine] y arrived yesteiclay foi the Bcndigo dredge. A load of timber ca:np to hand to-day foi the Eiver Molyneux dredge. June 21. The Molyneus is falling very slowly since the I last fresh, being row about 12ft above normal. Midstream dredging is out of all question. Good progress is bslng made with the River Molyneux and Beadigo dredges. The returns aie expected to be about the average. : A load of machineiy came to hand to-day for the JSarnscleugh £fo. 3 dredge. June 22. The Molyneux is about lift Bin above normal. The Pel severance. Chicago, Enterprise,. Eaiiiscleugh No. 1, Golden Beach, Eureka, and i Molyneux Hydraulic dredges had a steady week's woi 1 :. The Perseverance Company take over the Xew Alexandia dredge on Monday.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2467, 26 June 1901, Page 21
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204Notes from Alexandra. Otago Witness, Issue 2467, 26 June 1901, Page 21
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