MANUHERIKIA.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 45, 21 September 1870, Page 5

MANUHERIKIA.

(From a CvrreDpon lent. ) The sludge channel at Blacks is complete,!, but for some reason, which I cannot explain, the (lushing channel is not yet commenced ; and uefore that is completed, the former is useless. [ am sorry to see so much apathy displayed in this matter, after such an am Hint of money hiving been expended by the'inhabitants and the Government. When this work is fully completed, it will be a great boon to the mining community, unre especially to the owne/s of water-r ice's. The Suspension W-uer-Kace Company have just completed their washing-up. f have not leirnt the exact amount of gold ootaiued, but 1 was informed by one of the shareholders that they are well satisfied with ihe resides. The Col 'e i Company, who let almost the whole o: tluir water, are getting £■'} per sluice heal for it, and they have a plentiful supply the whole yearound. The vexed question of rem iving the Court-house co the wes; si le oc' too M-tuuh u-ik u River is not ye.. saSLled. No loubt it vvnul i le a great hardship *.n ihe business men to havj to rem >v.-t'uet • prr.n ics t > ch : otlur .si ie of the river ; but at the Same l.iine it ivoiil lbs a jreat bene it to toe uii.iiug eo iiiiiuniby, es .0.-.idi/ to the slui :ers, as the prase i.. si e of the township vvou I < i m I id a li.j ip of t tili n ,'s. Xt Uetnui i[ : b. the mine's on the whole ire loin ■ .veil, a ul it has be in one of the beat .suasun fo.- waver thtr ever Ger nan Hill eij lyel. • avai an I feiiiiie • iu-eid to wish-up in the ;ig of nee 1110 ith, and eqicct several 1 in .ie 1 .hi i..es of gold. LTiey have -in exceltea-, me,hoi of wirking, wbh ptent.' of fa!', A-hieh, I an sorry to say, is not e.ijoyed by toe n ijuritv of si ucing claim J. At T.nker's Gully, operations are joj;ing on. right merrily. Holmes an I party some iiraa sinje ha I a law-suit between the partners, wheu a receiver was appointed, an I last Ciuvtlay au account of the gold wa3 to be handed in to the Warden at Rinks, when an or le» would hive been mile fir a livile i I t.i be declare I ;

but owing to the indianoaltion of the Warden, who could not attend that day, the gold had lo be lodged in the Lank. This party expect to hive an excellent washing-up, and I trust they will not he disappointed, tor die/ will require all they can get to square matters. The Mountain Race Company have not yet completed' their wash-up, but they sold about one hundred ounces of gold on Thursday last, and expect as much more, which will be a very satisfactory yield. At Drybread, the whole of the water-races are well supplied, bat I have no washings-up to chronicle. I can state, however, that mining affairs generally are healthy. The farmers at Tiger Hill and Blacks are as busy as bees, ploughing and sowing oats, and are all in the highest spirits at the rise in the price of oats. Then; will be a larger breadth of ground put under crop this year than in any pvevi ms one ; still, 1 am quite sure we cannot grow enough for the consumption. If the Government would be more liberal in throwing open the land, we would soon grow enough for our own consumption, and ai the same time increase our population.