QUEENSTOWN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume 2, Issue 80, 23 May 1871, Page 6

QUEENSTOWN.

0 — ( From our own Correspondent.) May 20, IS7I. Since I last wrote we have experienced some of those unpleasant changes in the weather which herald the setting in of winter. During the week it has rained heavily, and the mountains have been completely covered with snow, though as yet none has fallen in the town. To-day however, the sun is shining merrily and the snow is disappearing rapidly. Our local brewers, Messrs Snrman and Davis, have added another industry to that of brewing, the manufacture of malt. They have built a large stone and brick malt-house, at a cost of about £IOOO, and are now in full working order. They inform me that the barley grown in the district will enable them to turn out a sample of malt superior to any imported. The malthouse will well repay a visit, should any Oromweliites come this way, and added to the other conveniences now possessed by this firm will ensure them against anything in the shape of opposition. A Dunedin photographer, Mr Mussen, has been staying here for the last three weeks, and appears to bo doing a large amount of business, judging from the numerous visitors ho has had. He has taken, for a time, the new studio just erected by Mr Richardson, in Ballarat-strcet, which appears to answer admirably. Mr Mussen proceeds from this place to Cromwell, where no doubt many will take advantage of his skill in portrait taking. People hero hailed with delight the starting of the Arrow Advocate, as conducing to improve our local organ, and reduce the existing high rates for printing. Last night wo were favoured with another prospectus, that of the A rrow Observer, which it is whispered might bo more properly named The WukcUlp Mall Protector, as it is no doubt started with a view of driving the Arrow enemy off the field. So far as I can hear, however, it will not, vulgarly speaking, “stand a show” against the Advocate, which appears to he mooting with great support throughout the district.

New buildings are starting up like mushrooms all over the town ; but the giant store of Messrs Galleustcin and Co., now approaching completion, puts all others in the shade, Mr llalienstein has kindly lent the store for the ball to be given by the Hospital Committee on Tuesday week, so we look forward to an enjoyable dance, with plenty of elbow-room —a novelty in Queenstown.