FIERY BY CROSS.
The contractors for sinking winze are making good headway — Ihey bare very little water to contend with, and the sicking is good. It is a great loss to this district in baring (his mine so s'iort» handed, when it is taken i"d(o considers tionlhe fine plant that has been erec ; eJ at a very' considerable outlay, the battery of 234iead stamps waiting for stone to crush, and winding gear, the mo3t powers ful and complete yet erected on the field. it is well known that large quantities of stone still remain on the different levels, and there is no doubt but plenty of men would be,got to take tho different blocks on tribute provided the company were prepared to accept reasonable offer?. It is well known that in other mining centres companies puy Uibutors small sums oi money weekly whea the work has to be performed. I3y this mode, companies wouli be enabled to follow poor run* of stone without making a heavy demand on shareholders, and also might benefit the community at large.
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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 5 November 1880, Page 2
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177FIERY BY CROSS. Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 5 November 1880, Page 2
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