MINING SUMMARY

Otago Witness, Issue 2690, 4 October 1905, Page 28

MINING SUMMARY

.""Although the season, is, now very far ad--vanced the dredging^industry has during the .past -three 'weeks been in a* more flourishing condition than at any time this year, the returns won being large and the dividends declared numerous. During"' the w-eek ended September 25 the record yield for the present. *year -was obtained, the total reaching .over 26900z, while the totals for the other two weeks were both in, the^egion of 2000oz. At the present time, however, -although the river is below "the sft mark, the ' drift is extremely ■troublesome, and, as ,a result, some of the gorge .dredges have been compelled to close dewn.. As far as sluicing operations are concerned, the water supplies appear to have /been entirely sufficient, but still very few returns are to hand. The Blue Spur Consolidated Company's half-yearly wash-up resulted an a yield of 885oz. A Reefton telegram states that a party of Boatman's residents is reported to have 'struck a reef close to •the old Specimen Hill claim. The reef has been stripped for 100 ft, and carries good stone. - -An Auckland telegram states that during the 'three weeks ended September 12 the mines in the Auckland district yielded bullion valued at £81,439, a ''record for a three-weekly period ■in the history of the Auckland goldfields, being £3475 in excess of the previous best. A xeturn from the Crown mines shows a return of gold to the value of £6079, from 1966 tons of ore, as against £4524 in July.

During tha four weeks ended September 9 tho Waihi Gold > Mining Company -treated •24,178 tons of ore, for million valued at £57,180. This is a record for the mine for a four-toeekly period. The Koniata Reefs Gold Mining Company treated. 1350 tons of ore for bullion valued a*- £3500. A Thames telegram -etates that a proposal has been made to pnt in a low level "to connect with the shaft of the Thomes Hauraki, which property, together with a huge pumping plant, was recently bought by the Government for the protection of the mining industry. This would enable the mining companies to open up blocks at a deeper level than has hitherto been possible, and would have an important bearing upon the gold mining industry, and further the prospects of the clistrict^

Htdraulic Sluicing and Elevating ;: ' EETtTSNS.

COMPARATIVE DREDGING RETURNS. The following table shows the weekly returns reported from the Otago and Southland dredges for this year, together with tha figures for the corresponding periods of 1904, 1903, and 1902. Pennyweights and grains are omitted in each instance: —

The following table shows the weekly returns reported from the West Coast dredges during this year, together with the figures for the corresponding weekly periods of 1904 and 1903: —

DIVIDENDS. Tho following dividends have been declared &mcc the i&sne of our lact Summary : — Roxburgh Amalgamated, 6d ; Enterprise, 2s ; Sandy Point, Is; Chicago, 2s; Waikaia, Is; Upper Waipan, Cd; Otago, 2s 6d; New Alpine Consols, 2s; Muddy Creek. 2s; New Roxburgh Jubilee, 2s; Electric, 2a Gd; Blackwater Kiver, Is ; New Foiuteen-nule Beach, sa;"BignelL's No Town, Is.

2 23 4 0 13 408 3 0 12 319 17 12 17 472 3 0 18 412 6 0 20 510 3 0 15 461 8 0 15 478 15 0 14 507 15 0 13 359 3 0 10 361 2 0 12 393 8 0 13 453 0 0 14 416 0 0 17 392 18 0 11 344 6 0 14 369 12 0 11 326 11 0 15 417 13 0 12 351 0 0 11 317 1 0 10 436 8 0 15 526 2 0 12 478 19 0 13 426 9 0 6 164 4 15 11 541 13 0 10 361 17 0 15 501 18 0 11 378 9 0 13 420 ID 0 15 373 2 0 14 396 1 0 17 567 8 0 24 792 16 0 23 664 9 2 24 736 3 6 22 615 12 0 26 769 8 0 21 510 10 0 23 706 14 12 24 655 18 0 11 373 11 0 20 768 13 12 26 752 11 0 ' 18 505 10 0 15 521 8 0 18 437 17 0 24 576 2 0 21 657 0 0 24 6GI 11 0 15 382 8 0 20 511 5 0 23 570 8 0 23 651 2 0 22 517 1 12 21 467 14 0 21 555 16 0 17 467 14 0 14 525 13 0 17 535 11 0 15 364 13 0 21 505 0 0 19 603 11 0 19 573 7 9 23 694 13 23 23 680 5 0 25 739 0 14 26 804 6 0 26 713 11 8 21 583 9 0 22 608 17 20 23 574 0 21 21 640 6 0 19 611 14 0 23 782 10 0 21 595 2 16 23 600 16 10 23 641 12 4 22 562 3 12 15 449 15 6 21 496 15 6 20 553 12 16 25 593 7 19 479 3 0 22 592 15 0 18 490 17 0 18 551 11 0 20 584 17 12 10 252 18 9 23 666 18 13 19 503 4 0 18 435 0 0

1905. LI 183 13 1103 >2 1357 >1 1196 51 1420 52 1425 51 1337 15 1211 10 1278 >3 1363 >2 1359 54 1349 19 1351 >7 1638 31 1732 52 1444 55 1829 >3 1739 55 1576 >4 1791 18 1706 52 1619 JO - 1765 >4 1669 >4 1804 !5 796 • 15 1255 ' i 3 1508 !6 1305 59 1853 50 2009 37 1714 19 1761 53 1782 38 2291 36 2103 ' 51 1999 35 2695 59,563 41 894 53 1282 57 1390 53 2047 61 2932 60 2194 67 2457 61 2135 51 1431 51 1236 55 1268 59 1419 52 1636 59 1684 57 1730 58 1569 54 1728 59 1596 64 2056 58 1989 60 1948 53 1442 58 1481 50 1162 55 1449 55 1399 • 56 1626 57 1655 63 2021 63 1980. 57 2035 52 1891 59 1778 58 2035 58 2456 5S 1743 61 1729 62 2186 66,719 19U3. 4 133 39 910 . 50 1262 53 1,316 59 1460 61 1639 57 1481 55 1357 63 1426 61 1415 59 1451 62 1391 64 1426 66 1535 63 1599 66 1663 G9. 1806 63 2000 64 2032 67 1851 71 1957 67 1978 63 1994 73 2459 77 2345 69 2063 72 2017 64 1552 31 714 32 811 49 1917 ■64 2639 63 2476 49 1062 67 2171 69 2237 70 2228 64 1946 63,739 ±»ua. 14 311 42 1034 52 1330 51 1207 52 1318 53 1347 52 1337 50 1396 60 1799 63 1851 59 1840 55 1573 62 1685 55 1406 51 1617 65 2211 71 2240 69 2101 74 2545 70 2304 68 1943 66 2148 64 2082 68 2266 66 2349 67 2480 72 263075 268J 76 2693 73 2689 74 3315 71 2555 70 2390 74 2946 75 3213 77 3372 74 2501 77 2903 79,496

Oz dwt 31ue Spur ''■{consolidated, halft.. year M .. ... .. 885 2 jTokdmai, month ,» 393 18 island Block, eight weeks „, 268 16 iound Hill, month .. .. „ 212 1 jadysmith, iwo weeks .. .j, 20 14 Qtjaetz Minixg. Canada Reefs .. .... .. -.. „, 110 0 18 0 0 0 0 0

14 507 15 0 14 '115 3 0 35 426 17 0 15 419 3 0 10 333 11 0 11 372 5 0 11 411 1G 0 21 606 0 0 20 599 1 0 16 425 1 0 22 465 16 0 17 389 5 0 22 607 8 0 19 561 6 0 18 595 1 (J 20 555 1 0 27 801 16 0 19 579 12 9 22 568 12 0 29 657 16 0 15 362 10 0 15,311 17 3 21,2 IS 13 20 22,285 10 1