ENERGETIC.
On Friday lnst ouo of Procter nnd Go's U.horso power portable ongines was landed nonr tho Wealth of Nations maohino site, nnd which is to bo used for winding purposes tor this company's mino. To land the- ongino on its finnl resting plnco it hns to bo first tnkon to the top of tlio Wealth of Nntions hill, from tho foot of which to tho snddlo is thirty chains, and hns to bo lowered then to tho top of tho shaft whiuh is distnnt scvonteon chains, making in all tortygoven ohnins, The ontiro weight of tho cngino is fivo tons, nnd to convey this up n steep gully thir»y chains in length is indeed n oontly undertaking. Tho work is, howevor, advancing Rplendidly, having proocoded already nearly twenty chains Thoro nre 21 hands engaged in tho pro* cess, nnd it only requires a frw dnys fino weather to roach its destination. The level from tho main shaft to tho wmao wns oonnootod on Saturday last, and in tho southorn faeo thoro is still eight feet of stone.
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Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 55, 12 July 1878, Page 2
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178ENERGETIC. Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 55, 12 July 1878, Page 2
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