REPORTS FROM WORKING DREDGES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2499, 5 February 1902, Page 24

REPORTS FROM WORKING DREDGES.

The secretary of the Central Charlton Com- j pany reports a return of 19oz for 136 hours' dredging. The secretary of the Spec Guiiy Dradgmg j Company reports a return of 18oz for 136 hours' j dredging. The secretary of the Inchdale Dredging Corn- j pany reports a return of 340z 18dwt ior 121 ', hours' dredging. 1 The secretary of the Waimumu Extended j Dredging Company reports a return of 19oz ; sdwt for 125 hours' dredg'ng. i The secretary of the Central Mataura Company reports a return of lOoz ldwt 18gr for 115 hours' dredging. The secretary of the Waimumu Centra! Company reports a return of 330z for 167 hours' j work. j The Waimumu dredge washed up 230z for 71 j hours' work. The secretary of the Royal Maori Di edging Company reports receipt of the following wirj from the dredgemaster. — "Washed up for week 16Joz. Shifting dredge to-morrow (Saturday)." The secretary of the Enterprise Dredging Company reports the following returns:— No. 1 dredge, 21oz 3dwt 9gr for 132 hours' dredging , No. 2 dredge, 250z 19dwt 18gr for 127 hours' di edging. The secretary of the Point dOr Company reports a return of lOoz for lla" hours' dredging. The dredgemaster reports that he is troubled with the high river. The Reeves's Proprietary Company report a return of 19oz for 86 hours' work. The North Beach Dredging Company report \ 270z for 130 hours' work. The dredgemaster of the Upper Clutha dredge reports 240z for 130 hours' work. The dredgemaster of the Cromwell dredge wires that he washed up 330z lSdwt gold for 61 hours' dredging. The manager of the Golden Run dredge reports a return of 28oz for 84 hours' work. The return from the Endeavour dredge was 21oz sdwt for 75 hours' work. The return from the Otago dredge was lloz lOdwt for four days; the river is high. The Shepherd's Creek dredge reports a return of soz 7dwt. The Empire return is 68oz. The Matau dredge reports a return of looz for the week. The Majestic return is (reported as 13oz lOdwt. The Celtic (Waikaka) return for the week was 220z lOdwt of amalgam, representing about five and a-half days' work. The secretary of the Electric Dredging Company reports a return of lOloz 7dwt for last week. The secretary of the Gabriel Dredging Company reports a return of 20oz sdwt 22gr for 119 hours' dredging The secretary of the Golden Link Dredging Company reports a return of 7oz 6dwt. The secretary of the Paul's Beach Dredging Ccanpai;y reports a return of 3oz 17dwt for a broken week's work. The dredgemaster reports that the river is falling, and that the dredge is working well. The secretary of the Reliance Dredging Company reports a return of 260z Odwt 12gr for four and a-half days' dredging. The secretary of the Gold King Dredging Company reports a return of 15oz 12dwt for 100 hours' dredging during the week ended Friday last. The secretary of the Naumai Dredging Company reports a return of 6oz 15dwt 6gr for 245 hours' dredging. The Junction Electric Company's No. 2 dredge reports a return of 430z 17dwt for the week. The Golden Gate return for six days is 290z lOdwt. The secretary is advised that the Moiyneux is falling. The Mokoia Gold Dredging Company reports 20oz 15dwt for five days' dredging. The secretary of the Globe Gold Dredging CorrxDauy. reports Hoz &dsl iox 180 hfiSM 9fiife>

The dredgemaster of the Golden Beach Hydraulic Elevating and Dredging Company (Limited) reports a return of 20oz gold for a week's dredging. The Alexandra Eureka Gold Dredging Company (Limited) reports a return of 28oz gold. The Manuherikia Gold Dredging Company' 3 return is 270z 9dwt Bgr for the week.

The secretary of the No Town Creek reports having received a wire from the dredgemaster giving the second wash up as 250z for 42 hours.

The Erickson's Reward return is 17oz Bdwt for 108 hours' dredging.

Mr W. E. C. Reid, secretary of the Mystery Fiat Gold Dredging Company (Limited), Waikaia, reports a return of 30oz gold for 112 hours' drt-dging. The secretary of the Caledonia reports soz for five days; slight improvement. The Meg and Annie did not wash up last week.

The Three-mile Greenstone dredge, which was stopped for repairs, was to start again yesterday. The Waikaka Gold Dredging Company's return is 15oz 18dwt 18gr for 110 hours. The Lawrence dredge return last week was 7oz.

The secretary of the Enfield Gold Dredging Company reports a return of 16oz 16dwt for the week.

The Upper Waipori Alluvial Gold Dredging Company obtained last week 340z 17dwt of gold for 138 hours' dredging. The secretary of the Prince Albert Gold Dredging Company reports a return of 14oz lOdwt for 98 hours' dredging. The secretary of the Nelson Creek Dredging Company reports a return of 530z for 118 hours' dredging. The secretary of the No Town Creek Dredging Company reports that the return for last week was for 112 hours — not 42 hour 3, as previously annovmced.