THE WEEK'S DREDGING RETURNS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 31, 2 August 1900, Page 15

THE WEEK'S DREDGING RETURNS

During the week ended Monday, July 30 (says the Otago Daily Times), returns were reported from the following 35 dredges, the total yield being 1031 oz ltidwt 2gr, or an average of over 290z per dredge :—: — Junction Electric No. 2 (Cromwell), 89oz sdwt; Cromwell (Cromwell), 130 hours, 770z lOdwt ; Golden Beach (Alexandra), 117 hours, Moz 13dwt ; Alexandra Eureka (Alexandra), 61oz ; Hartley and Riley (Cromwell), 50 hours, GOo/; 12dwt ; Golden Gate (Miller's Flat). G days, 550z 17dwt ; Earnscleugh No. 2 (Alexandra), 520z lOdwt ; Vincent (Clyde), 4i>oz lOdwt ; Junction Electric No. 1 (Cromwell), 4£ days, 450z ; Molyneux Hydraulic; (Alexandra), lOoz 1 ldwt ; Enterprise (Alexandra), 3'Joz 4dwt ; Earnscleugh No. 1 (Alexandra), Moz ldwt; Success (Waipori), VMS hours, 25iu :?dwt 18gr ; Chatto Creek (Manuherikia), 2.">oz ldwt ; Golden I'oint (Alexandra), 21oz ldwt ; Empire (Waipori). one dredge, 22nz IJdwt ; Waimumu Central (near Gore), ]'2\) hours, 220z 3dwt ; Perseverance (Alexandra), 2 days, 220z ; Golden Treasure (Miller's Flat), 21oz 12dwt ; Upper Waipori (Waipori), 122 hours, 21 oz ldwt ; Magnetic (Cromwell), 92 hours, 20oz ; Evans Flat (Tuapeka), I'.loz 4dwt; Clyde (Alexandra), 17oz; Charlton Creek (near Gore), 12G hours, 17oz; Chicago (Alexandra), 15oz 7dwt 12gr ; Otago (Miller's Flat), 12oz; Nil Desperandum (Manuherikia), lloz 7dwt 12gr ; Waimumu Extended (near Gore), 111 hours, lOoz K>dwt : Jutland Flat (Waipori), 100 hours, 'Joz lldwt; Lawrence (Tuapeka Flat), Doz 7dwt 15gr ; New Alexandra (Alexandra), Sioz lidwt ; Morning Star (Manuherikia), US hours, ;»oz ldwt; Tuapeka (Tuapeka Flat), 102 hours, 7oz lOdwt , Waimumu 'Jueen (near Gore), 7(1 hours, 7oz 7dwt 17gr . Shotover (Shotover River), Goz 3dwt. Total, lO^loz ICiwt 2gr.