Notes from Tuapeka.

Otago Witness, Issue 2525, 6 August 1902, Page 25

Notes from Tuapeka.

(From Our Wktkzrstones CoaßEsrorrjEirr.)

August -4.— Anyone koI knowaig the circumstance wou'.d thi'ik it a strange thing that one hydraulic clriru siioa'd have too much water wjile the claims bekw had too little. The first remark applies to the Local Irdustiy, who had rcore water than the lift could take. Last Friday ar.d Saturday morning, through the heavy ram, there was so mach water coming down the gully that the manager had to tuin the nozzle v.-r.ter to or» side. Therefore, on the days mentioned, thers was nothing but loose tailir.es going through the boxes, and he couldn t get the bottom or around the jet hole cleaned. As a consequence they could not expect mucli gold for last week. They washed down a couple of boxes on Saturday, when they got 6oz sdwt. The Golden Crescent, on the other hand, were unfortunate in not having enough water, their race ha\ ir.g broken away on Friday evening. Thu= the manager was in the same fix ac in the other case, Oiilv he had no water to clean the bottom and jet hole. He managed to get as much water s>3 would wash down two Lo;.es on Saturday .novnktg, for lOcz lOdwt. All hands are, going out this morning to repair the race.

The Golde?i Rise's race leading from the dim likewise broke ay/ay. After a few hours' work in repairing the principal break, and taking a few mi/ior slips out of the race, they were elevating again on Saturday afternoon. I understand that there was so much water coming into the Golden Rise dam that the water was overflowing at the by-wash, while the hydraulic water was coming out at the gate.