THE WEEK'S DREDGING RETURNS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 10, 8 March 1900, Page 15

THE WEEK'S DREDGING RETURNS.

During the week ended Monday, sth inst. (says the Otago Daily Times), returns were reported from the following 34 dredges, the total yield being 9750z Odwt 7gr, or an average of 28oz per dredge :—: —

Junction Electric No 2 (Cromwell), 89oz ; Matau (Clyde), 68oz; Electric (Cromwell), 136 hours, 620z ; Perseverance (Alexandra), 136 hours, 540z lodwt ; Earnscleugh No 2 (Alexandra), 530z 19dwt 12gr ; Clyde (Alexandra), 520z ; Hartley and Riley (Cromwell), 490z 13dwt ; Empire (Waipori). 40oz Bdwt lOgr ; Magnetic (Cromwell), 5 days 21 hours, 390z ; Golden Gate (Island Block), 6 days, 33uz 2dwt , Success (Waipori), 320z 2iwt ; Waimutnu (near Gore), 138 hours, 30oz ; Vincent (Clyde) 138 hours, 290z 6dwt ; Golden Treasure (Miller's Flat), 230z 16dwt ; Evana Flat (Tuapeka), 240z 17dwt: Lawrence (Tuapeka Flat), 220z 6dwt 12gr; Manorburn (Manuherikia), 220z ; Jutland Flat (Waipori). 137 hours, 21oz 13dwt ; Chicago (Alexandra), 132 hours, 19oz lldwt 15gr ; Enterprise (Alexandra), 18oz lodwt; Inch Valley (near Palmerston), 108 hours, 17oz ; Otago (Miller's Flat), 16oz ; Nil Desperandum (Manuherikia), 15oz lldwt ; Golden Point (Alexandra), 5 days, 15oz 9dwt; Morning Star (Manuherikia), 129 hours, 15oz 2dwt ; Nevis (Nevis River) 93 hours, 15oz ldwt ; Maori (Loburn, Clutha), 5 days, 15oz ; Tuapeka (Tuapeka Flat), 14oz lOdwt ; Alpine (Riley's Beach, Cromwell), 128 hours, 13oz lOdwt ; Junction, Electric No 1 (Cromwell), 12oz 17dwt; Charlton Creek (near Gore), 130 hours, 12oz lOdwt 12gr ; Dunedin (Roxburgh), 9oz 2dwt llgr ; Upper Waipori (Waipori), 57 hours, Boz 15dwt ; Golden Terrace (Lower Shotover), 6oz 7dwt 7gr. Total, 9750z Odwt 7gr.