BOATMAN'S.
(FJtOM OUU MINING: MiPOTfin.) BATTERY, Saturday, September 1-ii. Crushing for tho Wolcomo Company is proceeding with npparontly satisfactory rosults. Tho work of fltrccming down was p-oinp* on to»duy whon I visilod tho machine. Thi*) process consists in passing tho gold and snnd, which is collected from the wholo of tho tables, ovor ono tablo or box lined with plush cloth, but from tho rich nature of tho washings boing passed oVor it presentod tho appearance of a cloth ot gold. Tho company havo engaged tho services of n gcn-lcman qualified in every rospept to take' ehargo of and manago tho crushing, and I am informed through 1 a reliable spurco thut his salary is no moro than That has bpen paid for similar i services on former oconaions (namely) six pounds per week, and notsovon ns'stiilcjd. , Tlio Hopoful, ns wns anticipated in mv last, started orashing on Monday morning occupying tlio ten houds of stamps in tho new machine- house, and it is expected from tho strong body of stono now showing in Iho stopesjtogeihcr with tho quantity already to grass that crushing oan be kopt up lo th© 1 latter ond of Doeomber without intermission. I
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Inangahua Times, Volume 93, Issue 93, 16 September 1878, Page 2
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198BOATMAN'S. Inangahua Times, Volume 93, Issue 93, 16 September 1878, Page 2
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