STILL-HUNTING ON MOUNT MISERY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1655, 6 September 1887, Page 3

STILL-HUNTING ON MOUNT MISERY.

The "Timaru Herald" saya ;-A day or two ago a party of police comprising Inspector Broham, Detective Kirby, and Constable Satchwell were seen to emerge from a railway carriage from the north (n a travel-stalned itate. Thoy gave no hint of the Work they had been engaged m, but it has since transpired that they were on the track of an illicit still on Mount Misery, aome 18 miles from Timaru. lv thja neighbourhood there is a deep gully hidden by doDse bush, and m this secluded place the police came upon a complete distilling plant, consisting of barrels, a wooden vat, hops, orushed oats potatoes, Elnc-lined cases full of aloohol, hammer, saw, and other tools and a large fireplaoe. The place aad about it an uamiutakeable smell of grog-making, and it seemed as- though business had only juat been suspended, probably m consequence of warnluga received from friends and confederates, and, let ns add, customers. The police believe they have a strong case against certain Individuals. The Inapeotor, the Detective, Sergeant Living, atone and Mr A. Hart (H.M. Customs) have made a second trip to the scene and captured the plant. It la believed that to day several arrests trill be made In connection with tfae "find."