ARROWTOWN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume 1, Issue 51, 2 November 1870, Page 5

ARROWTOWN.

(From our own Correspondent.) dctober 1870. There is nothing that interests our j mixed mining and agricultural community ; so much as tue weather, and recently we have had little cause to grain Me, The fanners have been able to push forward their work as far as they could l>y their own individual energies, and the whole agricultural area of the Arrow smiles with green verdure. Considering that there are several hundred more months to till in the district than at this time last year (although the most of them are those of our Celestial brethren), there is a strong foreshadowing of prosperity for the farmer this year. The weather has been so unexeeptionahle for mining matters for months past, that steady leturns have been received almost without interruption—the Chinese, too, linding ample remuneration for their own peculiar style of patient and persevering eifurt. Their tedious task of constructing a tail-race to work the ge.-at township claim is now near a close, and the more satisfactory work of sluicing will he commenced next week. Almost every claim on the river and at the Two! ve-mile, that is in working order, is doing well. In one or two eases, about which more may soon he heard, almost fabulous returns are being received.

One of the most successful of the many benefits given for worthy institutions in the district was the one in behalf of the school lately. It consisted of a concert and ball. The greatest muster of people that has ever been at an entertainment in the Arrow was there on that occasion, the. proceeds realising about .£4O. Mtu-li credit is due to the School Committee for the excellent evening’s amusement provided by them. Wo have been well off for entertainments of late in the Library hall ; and when we have nothing else, there is food for the mind in th* shape of newspapers, which in these stirring times mv in great demand in 'he i,|i udio£-

The Volunteer mania has nst yet ii mind us, but it is in the iieghbouimeo, in il.o Queenstown direction, ami may be hourly expected. If it dues come, we'd do it tice, iSot iu the cheap and nasty style, as the aforesaid neighbours propose, with workhouse-grey uniforms on the score of economy, and wooden guns, sworua, ami spears to encourage the timber trade of the Lake; not to consist of reypucUib'n people (vulgarly called snobs) only ; not to no alt olijcers, and no privates. AVa will have nothing but red and blue and green and gold tor clothing for our cavalry, intuiitry, aim artillery j and real live guns amt swords. Ann Simula the French and Fntssuins not he able to settle their little differences amicably, any' meinuel' of the Arrow Volunteers will tie at liberty to go home and help them—at lua own expense.

An inquiry was held iu the Court-house here last Tuesday and part of U ednesday, by Mr inspector Percy, in the matter of tin: rewards otiered in connection with the hue Clyde gold robbery. A reward of ,£dU lias also been offered for the conviction of the incendiary who set lira to the wheat stack of Air Paterson, Hayes Creek, sometime ago. Last Friday' night we were visited with the most terrific gale ever experienced iu the Arrow, few buildings escaping its fury. Sheets of iron were flying about from many roofs, and even fences were thrown down ; but no serious casualty is reported.

[ I'll 3 ab jve should have arrived in time for las; week’s issue, bat di l n it reach us till vVe.lnes la/ in con-e juence of the Arrow mail having been taken on to Clyde in mistake. — iii>. C. A.]