WEST COAST NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2805, 18 December 1907, Page 31

WEST COAST NOTES.

(From Ora Own CoaBSBSPOBTDMrr.) GREYMOUTH, December 16. The Progress Manes of New Zealand '(Ltd.) returns /for November are as follows: — Milled, 4438 tons, yielding 10670z 16dwt of a value of £4424 14s; cyanided 3060 tons for » yield of 4930z sdwt, of the value of ifttife 15a sd; total, 15610z ldwt, of a value of £6034 9s 6d. The Consolidated Goldfielda of Wew Zealand (Ltd.) returns for November are: — (foUten. fleece— MUed, 555 tons, yielding 9Q6o| IScrwt, of a value of £815 15 a 9d; "Wealth of Nations— Milled, 1205 tons, yielding 8990e 18dwt, of a value of £1666 6s; tftiunded, 1190 tons, yielding 2380e 18dwt, of a value of £& 16s 4d; total, 6380z 16dwt, Of a ▼aio* of £2443 Is 4d. Bignelrs No Town dredge has been re- - floated, but repairs will cause a further delay wC • week or so ere dredging is resumed. Ik* Merrinoar dredge, which sunk at BoatUMu's on W«daesday morning last, was mtocessfuUy lifted on Saturday evening last. The diwdg* had been ballasted on Tuesday afternoon, and some time between 10 o'clock o&d tha u«rt morning she aani. She was to have started dredging on "Wednesday. The dxedge sank in 19ft of water. No time was lost in making preparations for lenoating her, and a number of men were immediate'y employed in bringing up a tail race, so as to lower the water in the clam. This was completed on Saturday morning, and the dam was lowered sufficiently to allow the outer deck of the port pontoon to be out of the water, while the outer deck of the starboard pontoon was 6ft under the water. jJI hatchways and other openings under the water were closed, and a 12in centrifugal pump connected to the lower pontoon *nd driven by a 16 h.p. engine was set going. Three other emergency pumpa* were in the meantime got ready, but were not required, for after the big pump had been going for ono hour it was seen that the sbheme was going to be a success, an 4&t 6.90 the dredge was afloat. It is anticipated «h» will start dredging this, evening. This must surely be a record for lifting a sunken dredge, only three days elapsing from the 4fm» of sinking till ■ the machine was refloated and ready to Tesume work. The cause of her sinking remains yet a mystery. 39T0 hole was located, and she is quite tight, Th« export of coal last week reached 16,409 tons, which is % record for the port.