QUEENSTOWN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 8, 29 December 1869, Page 5

QUEENSTOWN.

f Print nor mrn t I I irrumliMf 31, 18(ifl, At Ihl* fesDve *e*i«ti (I i*, f tintS«<rw. usual In hj" fliKigfntxlxtofy nnd pDiwtngiy agrwabta ( thcfidiifd If (I si IhaHriXtiwell pnopjn hj a Men jay ml a " Murry t lifisfmSn,” nnd are jir*|'rttitig for a " llrtjijiy New Year, 1 ' There is av«ry iiroKtieet of (JncpiistofMi earning nnt strong this year in 1 llm way of fcstlfillns, Dn timing iMy thnrn is to tin it graitil rngAltit on tlm Ulm, thiid whirh it innfo liiitßiiill.'init shiint of wntof i<«lst't not in ■ Mmv tnd, Thnrc is nlso sonin talk of sports i so that although wm may look forward to a day's llioroiigb finjoymimt, Thon tbn ndvlaabillty of baring n jiin iiie trip to the head nf tin* lake in llm good s(flanmbi|i Antrim Is talked of, ,Should this latter proposal bn Married out, ( shouldn't wnndor if it drew visitors ntaii from your hnsy population, as the grandnnr of the lakn scenery can dmihtlestt bo teatillnd to by many of ymir residents, The Dramatic Hociciy gave a perfiirmanco this evening, llm proceeds to go towards (laying a small amount of debt owing by tlm club, I am afraid they will not have a very good Itmtsn, ns Christinas Kvo is rather a had night. However, 1 hope my fears may prove unfounded, as this clever body of amateur dramatists deserve well of Hm public, and have never been backward in rendering as* sistanee for any public or charitable object—the cause, in fact, of their now being in debt. 1 am extremely sorry to inform you that the second experiment of attempting to introduce trout into the Wakatip district has proved a a failure. The special messenger despatched by the Municipal Council of Invercargill to bring up the young (ish ((54 in number) arrived last night, bringing only one live fisli out of the lot. Mr J. Burn was the gentleman appointed to carry out tho transit of the fry from Invercargill to Queenstown. He appears to have used every care, but without any good effect, as the greater part of them died during the first day. It is thought that climatic iutlucuces were the causes of the unfortunate termination of what was hoped would prove a successful enterprise. Tho Council have yet to receive some trout ova from the Southland Acclimatization Society, and lot us hope its introduction will be attended with hotter results. A tea meeting takes place on Tuesday evening next in aid of the building fund of the new Presbyterian church, Queenstown. As the lady portion of the community appear to take a deep interest in the aifair, 1 imagine it requires little other guarantee of success. The church is rapidly approaching completion, and probably in my next letter I may enter into some description of its style and capacity, I see from the f Vaknlip Mail that two quartz companies in the Skippers part of this district are in tho market for sale by auction. This ought to offer a fair opportunity to capitalists and others in your rising district, as both the claims are in full working order and have turned out good prospects, and both Sonthberg’s and tho British-Ameoican reefs were once in high repute in Otago. \Vu bilks up here are certainly blessed with a glorious c’imatc, for while other parts of the Province are complaining of heavy rains and Hoods, wo are in the enjoyment of splendid weather. It has been very warm lately, and yesterday was a regular “ brickflclder,” agreeably suggesting an unlimited amount of “ shandygaT”