CARDRONA.

Cromwell Argus, 13 July 1870, Page 5

CARDRONA.

—o—{From our own Correspondent.) July 6, 1870. There is very lfttle news to report or bring under your notice in this locality. At present everything is very dull. The late floods have done a considerable amount of damage to the claims in close proximity to the river. J?ox and party and a party of Chinese in an adjoining claim sustained a very considerable loss. The two parties have amalgamated, and are now diverting water from its natural course by damming the river edge for a considerable distance. When completed, this work will turn tho water away from their claims; but as they are partly working the bed of the river, it will take at least a month to get their claims in working trim. A party of Chinese recently discovered a seam of lignite in their elaim, situated about half-a-mile above the township. They were selling it at the rate of 2a per bag at the pit, and 4s 6d delivered. The late flood swamped their pit. A party of new-chum Chinese—fresh from the ? 4 Flowery Land":—set in to work at Branch Creek, and for twelve weeks' work netted £l6O per man. The patch is worked out, however. A man named Adams had a very narrow escape here a few nights since. He fell into a shaft twelve feet deep on the night of the Ist inst It was 8 p.m. when he fell in, and there he remained until 3 a.m., when he managed to get out Just think of a man so many hours in a shaft, with such nights as we have at present The road between here and Mt. Barker is in a frightful state. Different parts of it have been swept away by the late floods, and waggons have to leave half their loading at Mount Barker, and return from Cardrona for the remainder. There are no men working on that part of the road, and repairs are much needed.