Notes from Reefton.

Otago Witness, Issue 2672, 31 May 1905, Page 25

Notes from Reefton.

(FmoK Ovb Own Cokbkspoksknt.) , BEEPTON, " May 23. The JNew Feddersen's dredge narrowly (escaped sinking on Saturday. She struck a boulder, which stove in a plank in her side below the water level. Some time elapsed" before tho leakage could be located, the dredge meanwhile filling rapidly. Tho precise spot •was at last discovered, the damage repaired, &nd the pontoons bailed out, work being refeumed fco-cJay. The Main Beef mine manager reports thai the level is being driven south on the reef, j Up to yesterday 38ft had been driven on stone. ! The lode was 2ft wide, but pinched a little to-day, being mm 18in wide, showing good gold. " _. May 27. The Big Biver Company's mine manager leported last night that the reef had been Btruok in Ko. 8 level. A hole 18in deap was drilled into the lode at the back of the drive, but it is not through the reef yet. The stone , gave fair prospects of gold on crushing. It will take * little -time to strip the, reef, before breaking it down. __The Alpine -Company mine manager reports : The xise was "connected with tho winze on Tuesday. The contractors _will be finished to-day. "Tliere is--Bin" of stone at < the bottom' of the "winze.— but 3ft below the bottom 'of the •winze there is 3ft of stone. The^TJlster ■ Company's mine manager reJports: -^-During the week the drive .going north from the winze has -been extended 13ft, making the total distance 36ft On Thursday a new make of stone came in, also a good deal of vater. "The Ftone looks better than anything ■tve have had since starting the drive.