Warden’S Reports

Progress on Morobe Goldfield

THE Acting Warden of the Morobe, N.G. Gold field (Mr. C. W. G. Fox) has reported for July;—- Gold and silver exported amounted to 30,454 ounces, valued at £A184,984.

Geological Survey: The month was spent chiefly in compiling reports and preparation of plans of the Upper Watut and Sandy Creek areas, tield mapping for the latter area was completed.

Keystone Drilling: An active deep drilling cam paign is being conducted over the areas adjacent to Wau by New Guinea Goldfields Ltd. and Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd., to test theories of presence of deep gold-bearing gravels in the locality. Key stone drills are being employed conjointly with the sinking of shafts.

Koranga Gold Sluicing Ltd.

Ground sluicing at No. 1 face continued during the month, with satisfactory results. At tribute on Lower Koranga, two paddocks were stripped, and one boxed with fair results. At this end an accident on the 4th instant occurred, resulting in the deaths of two natives.

Sunshine Gold Development Ltd.

Consolidated Watut Claims: Baiune Water Race Construction- 5725 feet of benching was completed.

Transportation: 120 tons of plant arrived at Lae per Neptuna. Of this amount 118 tons has been air-transported to Bulwa ’drome, and delivered by motor truck on to the Consolidated Claims and Inverted Syphon site. Apart from plant trans ported a total of 22,000 lbs. of food supplies and native issues has also been transported from Bulwa ’drome. Included in the plant transported to the property is 5885 feet of piping varying from 28m. diameter to 9in. diameter. .

A log bridge was erected across the Baiune River to facilitate transportation of plant.

Four houses have been completed for the use of the staff. c Drilling; Drilling was in progress on the Sun shine Leases under the supervision of Mr. W. 1.

Dunne, and on the Ono Leases under Mr. L.

Duchatel.

New Guinea Goldfields Ltd.

Edie Lode No. 1: No. 2 level, west drive, ad vanced 156 feet to 366 feet. No. 2 level, west drive cuddy south at 360 feet, commenced and advanced 16 feet from centre of drive. No. 2 level. No. 2 winze, advanced 39 feet to 44 feet.

Karuka Vein; Haulage crosscut advanced 92 feet to a total of 689 feet. Diamond drill hole No. 3 commenced and sunk to a depth of 138 feet.

Day Dawn South (N.G.) N.L.

No. 1 Vein—34o foot level; North drive off west x-cut has been advanced 55 feet in ore. Total 130 feet. . , , .

West X Cut: At 80 feet in the above drive a small X-cut was put out a distance of 8 feet.

Total 8 feet. This showed the lode to be 6 feet wide.

Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd.

Dredge Operation; All dredges operated satis factorily; 968,000 cubic yards were mined, which yielded 15,647 ozs. (not fine) gold.

Drilling and Testing; A keystone drill is work ing double shifts on the Bulolo Gold Deposits ter races, near Wau, and a hand drill resumed opera tions in the same vicinity. Three Keystone drills are employed in the Bulolo area, one on double shifts. Three shifts were employed on the pros pect shafts during the month.

Power: Erection of steel poles on the main power line between Bulolo and Bulwa continued.

Buildings; Good progress was made with the erection of the buildings for married quarters at Bulwa, and some repairs and extensions were made at Bulolo to meet requirements. The erection of a Town Hall at Bulolo is well under way.

Labour; Total Company employees on July 31 were: 230 white, 5 Chinese, 1017 natives.