Notes From Boxburgh.
(Faou Our Own Correspondent.' EOXBURGH, March 11 Bot'.i thp Endeavour diid God King dredges had the misfortune to <-usUii: breakages to llie wiuohc-s >e<-teiday, which necessitated shoit stoppage. Iht Tfc\iot ciiedge macu a -t-irt u^' nigmsome iMyd-s faither up li ' 1 ' claim. The Kolnnoor dredg" is moving ln?liei up the claim, as sh<* was unable to reach tiie bo'.tom ak the lower boundarj' . , . Mr Douald, c3Qtr*ctjr i'» the removal of the Jubilee dredge, ! eddied li'u >e^crdAy and Ua= made a start. Marcli 14. The buckets of the Go J Quien dredge slipped into the river last night. A couple of new plus were being put into the belt when the accident occurred One cad was secured soon after, and the manager expect ■> to have them coupled again to-day . The wtieel of the Gold King dredge winch is giving a good deal o f trouble, and the dredge stopped again last night until repairs are effected or a new one procured. llie manager of the Long Valley dredge this ii.crning commenced taking his machine up to the company a top claim, which it is intended to give a tiial It v..1l be about a fortnight before «he -a ill be .n a po-ition to commence dredging. 'Ike Tewot diecUe v.^ »iuUed fctoWtUx to
th: bpot where the o'd Pioneer dredge sank, and commenced dredging this morning. The la=t spot mcd did not prove payable.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 22
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236Notes From Boxburgh. Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 22
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