MINING
Mr Smith, on behalf of Messrs Sligo Bros., this week visited the property (owned by a. syndicate) located at the Criffel Face, near Cardrona. For jiany years the gTOund has teen known, to be go.d-beaurg, and the gold Las been followed as deep into the wash as means were available to work it. To work the grotlnd thoroughly is a stupendous task The wash is estimated to be 300 ft in depth, and to work it a lot of water and great pressure are necessary. It has been decided to arive a tunnel through the overlying strata a depth of about 700 ft, to prospect, the wash. Should favourable prospects result, the tunnel will serve as a tail race in working the ground. A plentiful supply of water— in fact, all to be obtained — is now licld by -fche syndicate, and the race is cut, but needs deepening.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2603, 3 February 1904, Page 31
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