Cromwell Argus AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. CROMWELL: TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1872.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 133, 28 May 1872, Page 4

Cromwell Argus AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. CROMWELL: TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1872.

#. A correspondent at Alexandra, writing on the 26\h inst.. furnishes the following items: —The Anniversary Ball of Court Pride of Alexandra, A.0.F., eame off on the evening of the •24th. Although tjio stormy weather prevented a number from being present, there was ;i good attendance of both ladies and gentlemen, aTul a very pleasant evening was spent. 1 mav state that the funds of hlie Court are in a nourishing condition.—The body of a man was found in the Molynenx River yesterday (25th| by the men employed on the Oalitea dredge. The body had evideii \ Veen in the river some time, as with the ex •;-;■■*: >n <>f the boots, it was destitute of 'h':;. rh..,-. i« evei yre ism to believe that this is the lv.dy of the late Joseph Kdiuonds .n drowned at fchemoiuh of the ifawcaon the !3lh of last month. An inquest will be held to-mor-row (Monday).—[We leaarn by telegram to-day that at the inquest the body was identified as that ef Joseph Edmondson, and that an open verdict of " Fcuud Drowned" was returned.]

We have nothing of any particular info re3t to record from the Carrick reefs this W J The only washing up since our last issue hj, been that of the Star of the East's crushing, the Elizabeth's battery ; when, from 157 tons J stone, about 126 ozs. of gold were got. % same battery starts to-day upon another cnJ ing from the Star claim.—The John Bull (V pany are crushing a parcel at the Royal Stand* battery. The "cut-up" character of the Pm clay road renders the cartage of the stone a wm of great difficulty. Respecting the other P;J clay reefs, there is but little new. The Nil De perandum continue to send stone to grass • a Robert Burns purpose sinking a shaft; while tt Golden Gate are still driving. We again C that a battery is on the road for Pipeclay Gully time alone, we suppose, will set the matter« this oft-rumoured battery at rest.—-The Eli* beth Company have cut their shaft from ft tunnel, after driving some forty feet thrort hard rock. A fault or break in the reef appej to occur at the bottom of their shaft. The 1M of Cumberland Co. are sinking a shaft to enabl them to get out stone from a part of the re close on the western boundary of the Heart' Oak claim, and which has already been trie and proved by the latter company.—The R, ( Roy are driving at a depth of 80' feet, throtri a hard bar, in the hope of cutting their leader'. a depth from which they previously crusk stone, with a return of about 13 dwts. to ft ton.

A Mr F. Lulming applied lately to tin Invercargill Waste Land Board for an exotosiv. lease of certain of the beaches in Stewart's I, land, to work and smelt the steel s.xnd, or expoij it to Europe, it was decided, however, that,g its present form, his application should not I entertained.

The patients in the Switzers Hospital according to tlie statement made by Mr lleilj the Provincial (Jouncil lately, cost £2 lis Id! each daily. *

Mr Edward Evan wishes to remind fc old friends that he still survives, and may }> e i tervievved at the Bendigo Hotel, dunderlaa street, Clyde.— (Advt.)

Mr Wilson, district surveyor, desiresi to state that in regard to the favourable opiui, he was reported to have expressed about ti Carrick Water Scheme, such opinion was on given in respect to that |jortion of the propn* course of the race to which his operations we confined. Mr Wilson also wishes it ro be kiim that the information coutaints i in our issue last week regarding the estimated fall was u derived from him.