REPORTS FROM WORKING DREDGES

Otago Witness, Issue 2650, 28 December 1904, Page 26

REPORTS FROM WORKING DREDGES

The secretary ot the Paterson's Freehold Gold Dredging Company reports the following returns for last week. — No. 1 dredge. 220z for 117 hours' woik , No. 2 dredge, 21oz lOdwt for 117 hours' work. Both dredges were stopped for two shifts duung the week, owing to boiler inspection. The secretary of the Waikaia Company , reports a return of 18oz 14dwt for 100 hours' work. The dreclgemaster wired that he was putting m screen Jinks and turning the bottom tumbler bushes. The secretary of the Charlton Creek Com- ! nany reports a return of 16os lodwt for 118 hours' work. The clredgerm»ater reports liav- ] ing lost a little time repairing buckets. Th« master of the Lady Roxburgh dredge

f ! reports having washed ur> for a return of 320z d for five clays' work. He also wired that he had stopped on Thursrlav morning, and that l- the dreefge will now undergo her annual overe hau . d The manager of the Undaunted sluicing y | clann reports a return of 107oz 4dwt 9gr~ for >f seven weeks' work. c The secretary of the Sandy Point Company ti reports a return of 720z 14dwt for 140 hours* s woik. The dredge will ba stopped for two s days during the nohdays. i- The secretary of the Champion Gold Mining c Company reports a return of 16oz lOdwt for s seven days' elevating. The wet weather caused - i the hill above the race to slip, thus damaging the race considerably. t The secretary of the Garden Gully Company r reports a return of 21oz 12dwt for 135 hours' work. This leturn was obtained from the old: r workings, snd the dredge is now closed for 10 r days, t The secretary of the Upper Waripori Company * reports a return of 390z 12dwt for 138 hours' work. The dredge was closed for the holidays on the 21th inst., and will commence work a ] again on January 4. r The master of the New Roxburgh Jubilee c dredge reports having washed up for a return of 220z 9dwt 12gr for 122 hours' work. He also wired that he was engaged in opening out. The master of the Gabriel No. 1 dredge reports having washed up for lOoz lOdwt for four days' work. He does not expect returns of much consequence until the dredge is on the " I return or down cut. • | The secretary of the Chicago Conipanv reports a return of 18oz lOdwt for 135 hours' work. He also wired as follows: — "Struck old ground early in week, presumably cut previously taken when working into beach. ■ four years ago; expect solid ground again soon/ i The secretary of the Electric Company rej | ports a return of 320z 7dwt from the No. 2 ; dredge for last week. Half of the return was | from amalgamated blowings. The No. 2 5 dredge is now closed down for her annual overhaul, which will probably take eight weeks to complete. The No. 1 dredge will most likely . not start till the second or third week in j February, that 3S provided the river is suitr able. - '. The master of the Three-mile (Greenstone Creek) dredge reports having washed up for a ! return of 320z lOdwt for 112 hours' work, with, i the ground improving. Reporting for the . week ended 17th inst., he stated that the ■ ground had been very patchy, and the wash ■ was looking well in places. J,arge boulders were a great drawback, the dredge not being ; able to continue working the cut right across , owing to their presence. , THE WEEK'S DREDGING RETURNS. ' During the week ended Saturday, December .24 returns were reported from the following : dredges — °

DUN"EDIjST STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Friday's latest quotations, subject to tEe usual brokerage: — "Signell's No Town— Buyers 16s 6d, sellers 18s 6d. Electric — Buyers £1 9s 6d. Golden Rixn — Buyers 19s, sellers £1 2s. Golden Treasure — Buyers £3. I Majestic— Buyers 2s 9d, sellers 3s 6d. New Alpine Consols— Buyers Ss 6d, sellers 9s 6d. Pactolus — Buyers £1 8s 6d. "Rise and Shine — Buyers £1 3s 6d. December 20. — Pactolus, 28s: Risin°- Fur* i 19s 3i. ° * December 21. — Pactolus, 2956 d. The directors of the Rising Sun Company are importing pins from the HadnelcT Steel Company, Sheffield, England, and a quantity of bucket lips from Kiif- 's works, Germany.

An unseemly row took place at Kaiapoi between 2 and 5 a.m. on Christmas Day. Ihe evening had been very quiet till midnight, whoa a good deal of horseplay took place in tho main street, some of the public lamps being smashed, and one or two free fights taking place. A stack of straw, belonging to Mr A. Pearce, waa then found to be on fire in Fuller street. The firebell was rung, and the brigade turned out, but decided to allow it to burn out. After this there were several attempts to get up a fresh alarm with the firebell, and the noise went on till nearly 5 a.m., when tho police arrested two men who were fighting. The disorder than ceased,

k. , _„ „ Oz. dwt. gr. | Mystery F.at, Waikaia, 331hrs .. 79 9 0 I Sandy Point. Alexandra, 140hrs 72 14 o . Masterton, Waikaia. 357hrs .. 65 13 0 ; Revival, Upper Clutha, 119hrs . . 53 11 o , Rising Sun, Up. Clutha, 126hrs 47 6 0 j Waimurnu Queen, near Mataura, I 150 lirs 45 13 o Waikaka Syndicate. Waikaka, wk 41 0 0 i Upper Waipori, Waipori, 138hrs 39 12 0 G&lden Bed. Miller's Plat, 130hrs 37 0 0 IVaimumu, nr Mataura, 117hrs . . 33 7 o Waikaka,.«Waikaka, 134Krs .... 32 12 0 Electric No. 2. Cromwell, week 32 7 0 Lady Roxburgh, Roxburgh, 5 days 32 0 0 i Majestic. Miller's Flat, -week .. 30 6 0 i Loch Lomond, Fraser River, wk 29 15 0 j Otago No. 2, Island Block, 131hrs 29 0 0 j Waikaka United No. 1, Waikaka I 12ohrs 28 5 0 ! Muddy Creek, Waikaia, 126hrs . . 27 5 0 j Nevv Golden Beach, Alexandra, 123hrs . . . . ' 27 4 0 Clyde, Alexandra, week . . . . 27 0 0 Otago No. 1, Miller's Flat, 135hra 26 10 0 Dunstan Lead. Alexandra, week 23 10 0 Ettrick, Roxburgh, 170hrs .. .. 22 16 0 New Roxburgh Jubilee, Roxburgh. 122hrs 22 9 12 Nugent Wood, Waikaia, 5 days 22 1 0 Ga-den Gully, Waikaka, 135hrs 21 12 0 , Olrig, Mamiherikia, 148hrs .. 19 11 0 i Waikaka United No. 2, Waikaka, 133hrs 19 7 q Waikaka Queen, Waikaka, week 19 1 0 Waikaia, Waikaia, lOOhrs .. .. 18 ] 4 0 ' Hessey's, Waikaia, 181hrs .... 18 14 0 I Chicago, Alexandra, 1361irs .. 18 10 d ! MacCharlton. near Gore, 138hrs 18 10 0 I Enterprise No.' 1, Alexandra . . 17 14 18 . CharltoTi Creek, nr Gore, 118hrs 16 15 O Royal Waimumu, near Mataura, 70lirs 15 19 0 , Molyneux Hydraulic, Alexandra, 1 week 15 6 0 Sheddan's Freehold, Waikaka, week 13 -3 » Junction Waikaka, Waikaka, I i34hrs 12 18 9 ! Gabriel No. 1, Tuapeka Flat, 4 days- 10 10 0 Motaii, Clyde, week 10 0 O Total 1177 1 12 The West Coast. Callaghan's Creek, 131hrs .... 33 10 t» Biiller Junction. 458hrs . . . . 28 0 0 Reeves's Proprietary No. 1, lllbrs 26 0 O Reeves's Proprietary No. 2, 147hrs 26 0 0 North Beach, about 7 days . . . . 22 13 © Three-mile (Greenstone" Creek), 112h.rs 22 10 0 Aldinga, 117hrs 18 7 1) Mokoia, about 160hrs 17 19 0 Moonlight, 140hrs 17 16 0 Total 212 15 0