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: '■ Oocpmfier 9. \ There !isi<i been no crushing done at • his battery since 27th November — the pinion wheel bpoatne unsafe to work with r^kftHfreii from a/aJjH inHb&*eastin*e 6V ' /he irorkinor .^oi-thp mnchraeYy cuff not nt present be determined. A new otdeped^ from . -tW-Pi*-- - patch Foundry, Greymoutb, and will bp possible d'spntch. The dsln at fioafnian'g Ureek at tho bead of Hie purpose ©f'risirie water to tlie racp Ipvei. consisted of four logs placrd at <*qual Jislnneeg apavt and planked orer with sawn tim'ipr. The dam, when comoleted, was allowed to fill wttTi water, nnd a p'en'iful supply sen* to (he battery, ImfcafW a Keelta duration the dam became leaky, and upon n-imina'ion it was Riund that one of the losjs eiaht feet from the bottom showed signs of eirinjy way Tfc b-caaie necessary to let off <he water Tor the purpose of repairing the damage ; two estrn logs are being put in one over irid one underneath the damaged timber, so that no fear need be apprehended for Miis work in the future.— ln the miir, mo*t of the hand« have b?en knocked oflf, owmg 1o Hiß pad Jocks and passes . being filled with stofne. The only work on hand being driving the intermediate level north -and south, and also the No. 6 level, each of which carries a good body of stone, x FIERY CROSS. The only work; on hand at this mine is the sinking of a winze following the lode ; the depth attained is 70 feet.
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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 13 December 1880, Page 2
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254OUR MINES Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 13 December 1880, Page 2
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