Notes from Greymouth. (From Our Own Correspondent.) GREYMOUTH, July 15.

Otago Witness, Issue 2523, 23 July 1902, Page 31

Notes from Greymouth. (From Our Own Correspondent.) GREYMOUTH, July 15.

The return from the Grey Extei.ded dredge is. 9oz 12dwt. The dredge is working on top drift mateiial, about 6ft deep. It will continue to work in the same material this v.-eek m order , to get i.ito a safe position. The Kohinoor return last week was 21oz. The dredge is now right to the bore hole that gave such excellent piospects. The Garibaldi dredge is idle, having broken a wheel. The foundry :re. effecting repairs, and it is thought the dredg* will get a start en Thursday. The n»w tumbler for the Ford's Creek dredge was finished to-day, and will be sent up in the morning, so that the machine should resume work on Thursday.. The Commissioner's Flat dredge is working well, running three shuts. Tho screen has been closed up to prevent the silt going over the tubles. The Maori Gully dr-'dge is working well opening out a paddock. The Aldinga dredge is piacticjlly completed. The local foundry ure -ittending to a few matters. A turn out of the machrjeiy should bo obtained in a couple d days. July 16. A report from the Garden Gully Quartz Claim states that 20ft ha 3 been ttnven during the week. The tunnel is now m a distance of 380 ft. The suri'-we leader was cut at 360 ft, and when the foolwall was struck water made at the rate of about half a Government head, which is still flowing. In depth this leader is proved to be2ft6in wide, showing that the body rot only Hyea do-.'n but increases in pize. So far all indications- are of a -favourable character for a main reef Living in depth and maintaining its golden contents. The company have another 160 ft to drive before their objective id reached. Where the main reef was expects to bo encountered, wo k already accomplished proves that the reef formations axe true fissure lodes, »ad the Country being driven through

the week

the rate ol

■xhd and undist'nbcd by surface rolls or dislocatioas.

The Lcviafhan Freeholds Company had a turn out of the machinery to-day, everything running smoothly. A trial run of the whole machinery will be got about Saturday. The dredge will be delayed for a couple of days owing to the non-c3mpletiou oa the vabl?3. Good progress is baing made with the dismartlmg of the Caledonia drrdge. All the ] machinery has boen dismantled and sent to tho i Blackwater jlaim. Ths coiistiitchon of a dam ' foi the pontoons is in lull sw.i-g at the latttr claim. With the ex' eution of tha amalgamation Mrrel and olectr.c-'ight'iig plant, all the machinery for the Story and ilosquito Lead drrdge is row in roj.tion. The paits wanting are expected to arrive during the course of the cur- ! rent wpok. The ]iou a u?g is we'l 111 hand, and | within a couple of viceks (he dredge should be at work. July 17. Ihe haif-yearlv s'atemont of affairs of the Reeves's Proprietary Company to 31=t Mt»v 'hows that although there has been a consider- ' able loss time tfroujrh breakage*", the dredge j hs"s won during the period under review 50'ioz l-2dwt of gold, valued at £1998 15s lid. After l"r.\mg fcr a'l repairs, w<igea, coal, and office expenses, end an interim dividend of Is per share, there is a balance of £661 8s 2d, inclusive cf £200 paid by Mr Harper tor the option over tho claim for nine months. Since May 31 lo the present the dredge has won 115oz 16d\vt of j gold, valued at X'iob 14s sd, which brmg& iho aiuou.it j"t ihc company's credit at present to over £1100. The directors state that several attempts ha.ye be3n in?.de to procure a more ] powerful dredge, but rb=:aoles have been in ' the way. and they have thought it wise to | wait until M>- Harper's option expires on Septtmber 5 before doing .-.n>lhi:ig further iv the matter. No communication h.is yet b^en rc- | ccived from Mr Harper rclathe to the option. The r-rt-dgemaster, in a report received by the | feerctary (Mr H. A. Bruce) tc-day, states that tiunng 'J'e recent stoppage the dredge has had a i thoiough overhaul, and nothing save a break- ! «ge should prevent her having an uninterrupted ri'n. July 18. The Mosquito dredge lesumcd work yester- J day, tli3 machinery having been overhauled. There will be no rctur i this \v\ck. The No Town Creek dredge is working well, but is stiH trcuh'ed with timber. I The Nelson Creek dredge is working well. About the some reium as last week is expected, i The Pactolu= Compam's second dredgp shou d be at work in about tlnee we?ks' time. The Leviathan Company's crew have boen ' overhauling the machinery all week, ai:d v. ill start work on Monday. j The Aldinga drecige was expected to start to-day. It will take a fortnight to open out. The Victory dredge is working well, ai.d should get a good return. Further prospecting on the AlonWuma claim has given good result*. The company I liav the option ovfi- a freehold in the locality. j The Moonlight Company intend making an miinfdiate start with the completion of the dredge. The Garibaldi dredge will not lesume woik nil Monday. July 20. The returns, though fcwei i it i.uuiber, show an increase on last week's yields, and had il i jot been for the stoppage lor repairs of scveial dredges, would have bec-n a. l coord. The P«;ctolus diedge obtained SUo/, foi ISO hours. The w a ih —a nice samp'r-.' ■='. o hiiy i improving. i Th© North Beach dredgo obtjmed 33r,z 7d\\t , for tli9 week. The via<=h is rhiugh, easily treated, arid shows signs oi impro-venimt. Callaghau's Geek drudec, with 20oz 35dwt ior 132 boms, showed nn ii. create It is thought that thi3 week will show a further improvement. Th« dredge hab now got a good fa-ce. and tho in?chmcry :s working well. | T'Jie HokitiKii, River return of 'lloz lodwt for 120 hours carcc as o disappointment. 1h" fal!- ■ ing off i 3 duo to the dredgo treating a go^d deal of tailings left, by the old m«chric. The Buller Junction return of 20cz fo:- l^S hours was as much as vas exrected. Tlip , dredge '=! still pivag^d opening out a iiew face. j Tho Shellback mum of 18oz odv/t for 11') 1 hours is a further increase. The official leport will rot b» to hand till to--mcrrow. The Green stone Creek return of lnnz indni for 126 hours' was the ?urrn=e of the week ihe drtclgs is now in a. good sample of wash, tho extent of which is at present unknown. The Ked Jack's dredge obla-Mied 150.4 2d\\t for the week. The timb?r is stiM troublesome. The dre<lgeni*-tf>r experts to iret fiee from this in a week or so, when the returns «-hou!d bho« an impiovenient. The Welcome obtained Ho-/. Gdwt for the week. The oflnuil rcpoit states tbat the dretlgeniisteT p.xoevis to obta.n "JOoz this week. Tho Oieat "Woodstock leturn is lloz 16dwt for 118 houis' work. The dredgeniaster is sa.tifi'luii.e of better returns iv the near future. The Leviathan dredge has resumed wo:k, after behi£ thoroughly overhauled. The Aldinga has had several trial workme* of the, machinery, everything go.ng v.rll. I' is jirobablc that dredging proper will be commenced to-monow. The new screen of the Greenstone Thiee unle I dredge was p'nceJ m position on Friday. A few odd job^ then required to be done, but it. was expected tint these would br eomplrtt 1 Li^t meht, so that diedging should be resumed on Monday. Tho Tepairs to tl'.p G:eenstoue Jniu t on arc r.ot vet complptsd Probably it will be Tucj day or Wednesday V>-fore wcikmg is re-umed. Tlie coatiactor-i are making good piogK-ss with the alt^rat .via to thp New Greer^t jiio portoons. The new pop]>e.t, heads are con:-plet.-d ond in pos,t.o7i The «tcel ganUy it being erected, a.ud will be completed Khortlv, when an immediate start will be made with the eTection of the mnchmrrv. Tlie dam having been lengthened, is now Hcing dpepeucd a couple of feet. It is though' that tins pHn is preferable to bui'ding a wall ioll*l'li oll*l 'l Ire dam. July 01 The Krickson's Reward dredge was woiking in the corner of the paddeck last week in the same clasß of wash as on tluf previous week. The Shellback report statea that the wash continues to gradually improve. It is 18ft deep. Good progress continue fo be wad* with the dionTauthncr and removal to Blackwwtpr of the Cal«doma- dredge. The Victory dredere i« woikirjr wel) The Aldinga dredge ha« started woiking Everything is running 1 sruoolhlv Tho rompletion of the. Pactolus Ompanv's second dw^dgft is beingr puthed ahead, and the contractors expect to hand orer the- machine to the company in two weeks ai-.d a-half. ! The Trafalgar dredge is af<un ldl* through ' the bending of the motion shaft. The dredge i is now down 39ft without bottom. The fjee is ' 50yds wide. The prospects so far .ire disap- ! pcntnig It may be pointed out, howrver, that, all the. Nelson Cre«k dredges obtain tbe be3t gold within oft of the bottom. The Nelson Creek dredge will be .die for afew days undergoing repane. _ The No Town dredge is Mill trrubled witn timber.