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proee vary from 18 in. to 9 in. diameter. The depth of the ground is about 55 ft. At the time of mfvilftThe claim was flooded owing to the high state of the Clutha Eiver. The bottom is very rough, and the heavy stones are lifted out by means of cranes. Coal Cbeek. Pleasant Valley Gold-mining Company, Goal Greek (E. George, manager) —(31/5/1901) : Baoe, seven miles from Elbow and Shingle Creeks; pressure, 220 ft. Water-supply varies from six to ten headf according to the season' The face is about 40 ft. high, and consists of ders with very little wash. A crane is used to lift the stones away from the working-face Total area of the claim, 11 acres. The company are at present ground-sluicmg, but will require to elevate to work the top end of the flat. Six men employed. Bald Hill Flat. Carroll and Lynch's Sluicing Claim, Bald Hill : Water is brought in from Gorge Creek, a distance of six miles. Six heads are at present available, but the supply vanes according to the season ; pressure, 180 ft. The top materia is slmced off and the rest is elevated about 20 ft. As in all the claims in this neighbourhood, iron boxes are used and they are found to be mare economical than wooden boxes. The wash is full of stones, which require a great deal of handling. The false bottom is a sandy clay. Five men employed. ofomnH Mitchell Bros., Bald Rill : A claim of 2 acres, which is worked systematically by ground-sluicing. The gold is saved in a tail-race paved with stones Ewinq's Sluicing Claim, Bald Hill Flat (A. MacPherson, manager).-(1/6/1901). Six heads of water are brought in from Coal Creek and Butcher's Creek, the race being our miles in length ; pressure at claim, 160 ft. vertical. The face is 20 ft. high. The material consists mamly of waterworn schist and quartz gravels, which is elevated 20 ft. and run through iron boxes. A nozzle is in position at the tail of the boxes, being required to blow away the tailings M.Nrish Last Chance Hydraulic Sluicing and Elevating Company Bald mil Flat (3. McNeish manager) -(1/6/1901) : This claim adjoins Carroll and Lynch's. Seven heads of water are brought in twenty miles from Shingle Creek ; pressure, 300 ft. Face, 30 ft. m depth. Nine men employed. (12/12/1901) : Shifting pressure-pipes to command ground ahead. Livingstone. F Christian, Hydraulic Claim, Livingstane.-(27fi/1901) : Mr. Christian now owns the Mosquito Company's water-race. The race is brought in twenty-five miles from the Forks on the southern branch of the Maerewhenua Eiver, with a right to twelve heads of water. Plant in use, UOOft. of piping, ranging from 18 in. to 9 in. in diameter. Pressure, 200 ft. vertical head; elevator lifting 20 ft. Three men at work. . The Pipe Company, Livingstone.-{27 J '6/1901): Five parties of working miners banded together to put a siphon over the head of Golden Gully. Three heads of water are bought from Mr Christian, and one head and a half from Mr. Cook. F. Bottmg and party have a small hydraulic-elevating plant working under a low pressure. The other members of the Pipe Company are engaged n 3an S k U J ) O f l^ c Maerew henua Eiver, on the Livingstone goldfield, a few parties are engaged ground-sluicing and driving out the wash; but owing to the intermittent water-supply their work is somewhat irregular. The Mountain Hut Water-race is now being constructed to bring water to this ground. Nasbby. John Hore and Sons, Lower Main Gully, Hogburn Greek.— (l 3/6/1901): No. 1 Claim : Special claim of 40 acres. Depth of ground, 10 ft. to 15 ft.; wash, 6 ft. Four heads of water are brought in from the Government water-race. 1,800 ft. of pipes, reduced from 19 in. to 15 in. to 11 in., are in use and a pressure of 200 ft. vertical is obtained. Three men employed. No 2 Claim- Elevating, 22 ft.; face, 7 ft. to 10 ft. in depth; average depth of wash, 3 ft. This being worked for the first time, there being six to seven years' work ahead, iour heads of water brought in from Government water-race ; pipe-line, 750 ft.; pipes, 19 m., reduced to 11 in. diameter; pressure, 120 ft. Three men employed. "„.,.,, , ~ No 3 Claim : Elevating claim (formerly the "dead level"). Six heads of water are brought by private race from the Little Kyeburn Stream; pipe-line, 750 ft.; pipes, 19 in to llm. diameter; pressure 165 ft. ; face, from 10ft. to 25ft., mainly old tailings from Surface Hill, with from 2ft. to 3ft of wash on the bottom, being portions of unworked ground in the early days, which, owing to the depth of the ground, could not then be worked, appliances not being able to cope with the water ; elevator lifting 30 ft. Area of claim, 14 acres. Three men employed. No 4 Claim, Milkman's Gully: Face, from 15 ft. to 20 ft. in depth; wash, 2 ft.; elevating, 22 ft. Plant consists of 2,700 ft. of pipes, reduced from 19 in. to 11 in. diameter. Water, four heads obtained from Government water-race. Three men employed. _■ _ W Guffie: 15 acres of the claim unworked. The ground is from 10 ft. to 13 ft. m depth; wash 6ft The "red wash" in this claim is patchy, but when met with is found to carry good gold ' Four heads of water are brought in from the Government water-race; 1,600 ft. of pipe-line, pipes reduced from 19 in. to 13 in. diameter ; pressure, 125 ft. vertical. Three men employed.

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