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Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 118, 13 February 1872, Page 4

i We have much pleasure in calling tli« 1 attention of our readers to an advertisement con. 0 I veiling a meeting of the shareholders in the Car rick Range Water Supply Company, Registered M y We understand that sufficient shares have heei m ■ applied for to render it certain that the scheme, Jp ’ | as promulgated by this Company, will be carried out; and therefore steps are to be taken at ® * once to appoint permanent officers, and to regis- ■ ter the Company under the “ Mining Companies jjl i Limited Liability Act.” We believe that before ■ lithe ensuing autumn is quite over, a sufficient |l| I length of the proposed race will be cut to enable ja| »! the small streams northward of Coal Creek L Jt 5 be brought in,—thus rendering available four « m > live sluice heads of water at a height far above m .1 tHe uppermost machine on the hill. While m & f this subject, we may mention that certain incn • n ; > rect rumours are afloat regarding the shires ti a j ■ be given to the projcctois. Having been pro- i, sent (by permission) at must of the meetings of I the projectors, we are enabled to state with cev- ai ? i tainty the truth about the m itter. At the so- a coud or third meeting, it was resolved that no « j I projector should be permitted to assign his in- a, i terest “ at present” ; and at a later meeting, it |L ■' I was resolved that the shares to he given to the | ’ | projectors should not be allotted until 7000 1 ’ j shares are sold, or the share list closed. J ; An earthquake shock of unusual severity B flwas experienced throughout this district at a s I twenty-three minutes to two o’clock on Friday 0 morning. Many persons were roused from slum- ( ber by the deep rumbling sound which is the a!j, most invariable precursor of an earthquake, and y on this occasion the noise was of a peculiarly u awe-inspiring description, perhaps owing to the * phenomena occurring in the dead of night, a id ' at a time when the oppressive stillness of the at* ■' mosphere made existence seem almost an in* f II tolerable burden. The shock that followed the t premonitory warning was violent to a degree, A s i and the impression produced in the mhids oi t 13 dwellers in stone buildings was that portions oi 8 e the walls had been razed to the ground. As it o J - 1 proved, however, no damage was done, except, S T in one instance, a slight displacement of parti* a if. 1 tion walls. The direction of the shock was J ?, | north-cast to south-west. 1 i A well-merited mark of recognition of ? t) 1 ° 1 1 the invaluable services rendered to the Dunstan V District Hospital by Mr Vincent Fyke and Mr 0 R. Barlow, h?s been conferred by the Committee upon each of those gentlemen, who have been , v ' made life-governors of the institution. Mr Bar- , low. who has for some years been distinguished d- for his indefatigable zeal as secretary and colts lector, is also to be presented with an illumined t St; address. J 11 The Receiver of Goldfields Revenue and i \W s ' Clerk to the Bench at Cromwell has kindlv t placed at our disposal the annexed table, showIP 1 1 i „ ing the amounts of fees received in the Warden’s ■ ’ I anil Resident Magistrate's Courts respectively . u ; during the year 1871 : : warden’s court. r.m.’s court. I ' January £lO6 14 0 £25 18 i February ... 42 3 6 8 16 6 1 n- j March 87 15 6 12 8 0 J ;o-1 \pril 10-5 11 0 21 9- 6 ; n f | May 82 1 0 14 13 0 , ! June 69 18 0 32 17 9 I ln i July 53 9 0 16 3 0| •tt • August 89 17 6 13 5 O j | September ... 233 11 6 7 9 1)1 do ; October 86 9 6 12 15 S|j j November ... 131 14 6 ... ... 14 15 9 J j December ... 283 • 5 6 11 16 <>p ?r- : Total . £1372 10 6 Total £l9l 6 3|

lAn undertaking of considerable magnitude, and one the carrying out of which cannot j fail to exert a powerful influence in facilitating ] the development of the auriferous resources of > Bannockburn and the Garrick Range, is about i m to be commenced by Mr John M‘Gormick,of i I Quartzville. We allude to the erection of a suspension bridge over the Kawarau River, between , II Stuart’s and Richards’s Ferries. The proposed j P structure will be similar to the bridges at 3al- || «lutha and Mataura, except that the piers will ( be of stone. The site selected for the bridge is ( [ - ■■ about a hundred and fifty yards below Richards’s f Ferry, at a point where the river runs between ; | almost precipitous banks, and is admirably ( 1 ; adapted for the purpose. A grant of land on V| both sides of the river has been secured jby Mr M'Cormick, who has also pegged off the ground 1 i where the approaches will be formed. The span ' of the bridge (between the two piers) will be 1 ‘about 140 feet, and the width of roadway 14 ‘ »f ee t. The framework will consist of sixteen 6 ? five-inch wires, -eight on each side, attached to 1 finch iron rods set perpendicularly, the latter d I being bolted to wooden beams supporting the '"roadway. The deck will of course be of timber, )- and the material for this portion of the work will .fbe supplied from the Wanaka Bush. The whole 0 ? of the materials to be used in the construction i. i of the bridge will be on the ground in the V|Lf six weeks, and it is expected that the structure ie I will be completed within six or seven months. >f We will take an early opportunity of publishing ie f:a more detailed description of the proposed unj) r Idertaking. Meanwhile, we congratulate the te ipeople of this district on the sure prospect of a .J speedy commencement of the important work. ,0 The enterprise shown by Mr M'Cormick in embarking, single-handed, in so extensive a specuw lation will bring its own reward. The Town Council met at a late hour slast night. If this body wished to keep their ■proceedings secret from the ratepayers, they lfi -could hardly adopt a more effectual method of n< -doing so than by holding their meetings at a - 1 * time so inconvenient for the local press. eu We understand that parties willing to e -construct the road from Cromwell to Quartz-reef Point, upon the terms of receiving land in payat meat for the work, will be allowed to select from any Crown land open for sale within the Province. >re The following note was left at our office yesterday morning by the writer, who informed ns that he was then on his way to Mount Pisa t;l fetation in quest of employment as a shccpshearer. ’Tis a thousand pities that talents such ,Vi as his should not be more appreciated than they; " n appear to have been hitherto : —“ Monday mor- { 51 * ning, 12-2-1872. To Proprietors of Crosiweii, j t) Aroits. —The last time I visited this place per-j Fe ' sonally was on 21-11-13:56. If you incline, I ot ' will try an 1 read over a notice which I wrote on 25-12-1871, for loyal subjects of all nations. It Bt ‘' lus a place in a book whe e this note has a 110 place. You might publish this note to-morrow tn ' in your journal, and your ideas on other notice i A referred to, which might be interesting unto the die females and children throughout this Isle, and be the means of your paper getting widely circulated. The pea is a powerful weapon when proity ‘Perly wielded. I am in search of lawful toil, and if you can find me employment in your city or neighbourhood, you will greatly oblige, yours im , truly, Joux Cochrane. Midholra, Trotter’s a p Creek, Otago, N.Z.” The “other notice rein(j ferred to” proves beyond a doubt that the author ir jy is at least a century in advance of the present j-jjj age, so far, at least, as originality of conception 1( l is concerned. at- There are four licensed houses open at in- Carrickton, —the Reefers' Anns, the All Nathe tions, the Golden Link, and the Star of the rec, West ; and the number of private dwellings in ) oi tiie township is daily increasing. Mr J. Jackt ot son, late of Logantown, has established himself s it on a site adjoining the White Horse and Golden jpt, Star claims, about midway between Quartzville ,rti- and Carrickton, and will shortly re-open the old was premises under a new name. The Carrick Range Hotel, Quartzville, is by far the largest and most complete building of the kind yet erected t in the neighbourhood of the reefs. The Comjjr mercial, on the opposite side of the street, has tt e3 !i cent ly undergone a thorough renovation, and icet If esen^s a ver y nea -t a nd creditable appearance. B ar Altogether, the hotel accommodation to be met J at the Carrick Range is fully equal to all present requirements. InedH Elsewhere ia to-day’s issue, it is anmmneed that the Rev. Mr Drake purposes holdmcl v ' ne ®e rv i ce i n the new School-house, Bannockburn, on Sunday next; and at the Nevis ia - v «n the Sunday following,—viz., the 25th inst. ! cn - a Charles Broad, Warden at Chariesvely CYestland,) has received directions to take itnmediate official charge of Reefton, the centre s * the Inaugahua reefing district. In eonsej T Bence °f the many departures for the reefs and j fl |jNwhere, the population of Charleston is re--3 n Parted to be rapidly decreasing. 8 o| Mr chronometer, watch, and y 9^ )c h- 1 hake r , intimates by advertisement that he 3 OHr ®tirted business in premises adjacent to the 5 0 Hotel. We are informed that Mr Mur- " sill* been for the last three years engaged in j ' we i l ‘ kno ' vn establishment of Mr John His-:] 6 6®!’ r * nces ;street, Dunedin,--a fact which is ih -i sufficient proof of Mr Murrell's skill in his 1

Mi* Percy Smith, watchmaker and. jeweller, has opened a place of business in the premises adjoining Mr Lindsay’s, Melmore-ter-race, Mr Smith has had large and varied experience, and has the reputation of being a firstrate workman. From the Thames Advertiser oi January 24th we learn that an important sale of Caledonian tailings was held on the previous day at the Prince Alfred battery, where 975 tons had accumulated. The average yield of gold from the quartz crushed was 9ozs to the ton. There was a very good attendance of bidders, and the com-' petition was orisa. j.no first parcel put up consisted of 200 tons, and was knocked down to Mr Perry, of the Karaka, at £2 2s 6d per ton. Lot No. 3 consisted of 275 tons, and Mr Chapman bought the lot at £2 2s 6d per ton. Lot No 1, consisting of 500 tons, was next put up. Messrs Raithby and Muir bought 200 tons of this at £2 5s per ton; and Mr Brown, of Tararu, bought the remaining 300 tons at £2 per ton. The entire proceeds of the sale were £2055 7s 6d. Mr John Donovan, landlord of the Shamrock Hotel, Lawrence, died suddenly of diptheria on Wednesday last. Mr Donovan was an old resident at Tuapeka, and his funeral is said to have been the largest ever witnessed in that district