Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1872.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 159, 26 November 1872, Page 5

Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1872.

The last of the Popular Entertainments for the season is to take place at Kidd’s Hall on Thursday evening. The programme contains some very attractive features, and we confidently predict a well-filled hoise on the occasion The proceeds are to be handed over to the School Committee.

Sergeant Cassels has been appointed Deputy-Registrar of Brands for the district of Cromwell. I

The growing commercial importance of Cromwell becomes daily more apparent, and the establishment of an agency of the Bank of New Zealand affords undoubted evidence of the fact. This bank has had a prosperous career from its foimlation, and now does more business within the Colony than all the other banks put t(j;h gather. We anticipate a siccessful future for the uew branch.

The following are the proposed bonndtries of the pasturage arei applied for by the Committee of the Cromwell Commonage Association. They are identical with those former!/ suggested to the Government by the Anti-Im-pounding Le igue : — For Cromwell, Kawarau Gorge, ioro’tirn. Ac. —Commencing at the junction of the Five-mile Creek with Clutha River,, and following said creek to the summit of Mount' Pisa ; thence in a direct line to the Kirtleburn, and do >vu that stream to the Kawarau River; thence by said river to boundary of Cromwell township ; thence Hv said boundary to itsterminaMon a f Clntha Rive" ; - and thence hv the river to the starting-point. For Quartz Reef Point and Bendigo. —Commencing on east side of Cromwell Bridge, and following the margiri of the Clutha River to M* Lean’s fence, half a mile shove MhPherson’s Upper Ferry ; thence along siid fence eastward to Shepherd’s (-reek ; thence al ng base of range to Bendigo Gully, including bigmitown ; thence by a iine running one mile distant from and pa allel with the Clutha and Molyneux to the boundary of Dunstan Depasturing District; thence by the margin of the Molyneux to the Cromwell Bridge. For Banmckhurn and Carrick Range. —Commencing at the junction of bong Gully with Kawarau River ; thence up said gully to its head ; thence to the head of Adams’s Cully, following the course of siid gullv to the intersection of Shepherd’s Creek ; thence by a line running one mile southward of and parallel with Kawarau River to its confluence with the Clutha ; thence by the Kawarau to the starting-point. An old resident of Cromwell, Mr W. J. Barry, has recently returned hither from New South Wales, after an extensive tour through the mining districts of that Colony. Mr Barry has brought with him a large and interesting collection of mineral ores obtained in various parts of New South Wales, and including oxide of copper, copper ore, samples of stream and block tin, specimens of rubies, cinnabar (sulphuret of mercury), &c. A sample of the last mentioned ore was also procured by Mr Barry, since his return to Otago, from a locality between Waitahuna and Waipori, where a cinnabar lode was found some years ago. It is Mr Barry’s intention to exhibit the whole of these specimens publicly at sn early date, and at the same time to give a descriptive ■ lecture thei eon, explaining the varied appearances presented by the ores when found in different places, their relative marketable value, the most approved methods of working them, and the geological formation of the localities where found. Indications of copper and tin have been met with in rations parts of this Frounce, and very possibly the knowledge to be gained from an examination of Mr Barry’s specimens may lead to valuable discoveries of both minerals. Hitherto the researches of prospectors have been mostly restricted to gold-finding, whilst other minerals have been neglected. Mr Barry’s promised lecture should serve to awaken interest and stimulate exertion in prospecting or minerals;other than gold; and we have no dcubt that systemetic efforts in this direction w°uld sooner or later prove successful, and would result in bringing to light ne or more new valuable sources of mineral wealth, and a increase of our material prosperity, n may add that Mr Barry purposes visiting he other gold-fields towns in rotation, with the *'ew of disseminating as widely as possible the formation he has acquired during his sojourn mNevv South Wales. He has already presented ‘number of miueralogical specimens to the TuaAthenaeum, and has promised to hand over ‘ enull selection to each similar institution in 1 0 other gold-fields towns he intends visiting.

Several tons of cast-iron water pipes imported from England by Messrs Briscoe and Co., of Dunedin, for the use of tlie Cromwell Corporation, were delivered here by waggon on Saturday last. The remainder of the twelve tons ordered will probably arrive in the course of a few days. The contract price for conveyance from Dunedin is £6 per ton. The quarterly meeting of Justices to hear applications for publicans’ licences within the Cromwell District, will take place'at the Court-house on Thursday, sth December proximo. It may be mentioned that only such applications as shall have been lodged with the Clerk to the Bench at least fourteen days previously, can be considered by the Licensing Bench on the date above mentioned. The Colonial Champion Combination Comedy Company purpose performing at Cromwell on Friday and Saturday. Particulars are advertised in another column. The members of this company are all actors of well-known ability, and the success already achieved during their up-country tour has been of a very gratifying character. There are few old playgoers in the Colonies who have not seen and heard Mr, J. P. Hydes, the comedian and burlesque actor, who is a prominent member of this troupe. The name of Miss Flora Anstead is also familiar to many. Mr Austin Power made his debftt at the Princess Theatre in Dunedin some five years ago, and rapidly attained to an advanced position in the ranks of the corps dramatique. Altogether, we are confident that the performances announced for Friday and Saturday will fully equal anything of the kind ever witnessed in Cromwell. - • A-minced scale of charges for press teleIS TVP'-'rn , ° * is to come into force on the Ist January. The charge will be sixpence for the first 25 words, and sixpence for every additional 25 words or fraction thereof. We observe by advertisement that Messrs 'Barker and Strahan prohibit bathing in their reset yoirs near Hartley’s Reach. They are impelled to take this step in consequence of persons frequenting the dams having repeatedly injured I the sluice-gates.

Mrs Vittiug, who drowned three of her children in the Waikivi, near Invercargill, recently, has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.—Donald Morrison, the Hokanui shanty-keeper, has been convicted of niansaughtcr, and sentenced to 18 months imprisonnent.

A telegram despatched from London at 1122 p.in. on Nov. 11, states that the ravages hythe tire in boston exceed the worst anticipation. The area destroyed covers 100 acres, and inclides the establishment of all the principal woo merchants in the city. The buildings burijd were chiefly new, and of granite. They compised 939 business premises, and GO dwelling buses.

Thi programme of the Luke District Races-to be held on the 16th and 17th January 187J—vas l>een issued. It comprises the undermentioned events, viz. VJaiden Plate, L.30 ; Grand >tand Handicap, L.UO ; Wakatip Handicap, L.-l) ; Hack Selling Race, L.20 ; Handicap Huille Race, L.JO ; Hack Hurdle Race, L.25; Qeenstown Handicap, L.S9 ; Publicans’ Purse, LdO ; Handicap Trotting Race, L.20 ; Consolathi Handicap, L.20. The total value of stakes offced is L. ,075.

The rachineiy of the Gabriel’s Gully Quartz Mini" Company was started yesterday week. ThcfJ'uriprka Timss thus describes the self-acting lam way which has been erected on the min :—“ The scone is filled into trucks whichare run out on a level tramway seven chains i, length. Their contents are then emptied into chopper situated at the top of the .self-acting tranvay, which is on an inclined plane with a gidient of 1 in 4|. This hopper fills a truck wlch is worked with a wire rope passing round ; cast-iron drum, fitted with a self-acting brak« It runs down the tramway until it comes toho hopper at the machine, just previous to reacing which it goes on a level platform. The wight of the loaded truck tips up this platform, nd when it arrives at a certain position the cor of the tryck opens, and its contents faT in> the hopper. The loaded trucks in their prog>sg down pull up the empty ones. The tramwajhas three rails, but at the point where the loaed truck in its downward progress passes the mpty one on its upward journey, there are for rails. The length of the self-acting tramway isJOO feet, and a great portion of it is supported„n trestles. When the stone goes into the h<*per, it passes through apertures into shoots, dfich convey it to the stampers. Tiie hopper i J() f ee t high in front, 4 feet high at the back,*l4. bottom slope to the front is about 35 deg., aid it will hold about 40 tons of quartz. ’’

The Wakcitip AMI siys ; Sergeant Smith [formerly for a short time in Cromwell] has been transferred * Oamaru, the scene of his former duties, am has been promoted as Sergeant-Major Mr Smith was appreciated here for the impartia way he performed his duties. These he did ;ly, but with strictness, wliich some think wastoo severe. Sergeant Hunt, from the Arrow.jicceeda him.

The Provincial Cdncillors intend to request the Superintencle to call the Council together at an ca.ly date

An Executive has been formed. It consists of Messrs W. A. Tolmie, George Turnbull, Hugh M'Dermid, mid Duncan M‘Arthur Mr Tolmie is Provincial Secretary and Secretary for Lands, and Mr Turnbull Provincial Treasurer.

In describing the thanksgiving services at St. Paul’s Church on the 17th inat., the Dunedin correspondent of the Tuapeka Times says : have now arrived at as * High ’ a stage as it is desirable they should do, unless those in authority want a re-commencement of the hot waif re that raged in connection with this subject some time back.’’

Late advices from Melbourne state that favourable reports have 1)0 on VOOOI \ f orl frnm Wei)!* cott’s party, Yam Creek (Port Darwin rush); but great distress is likely to prevail among the miners through want of provisions. Tire General Government have instructed the Agent-General in London to offer free passages to all suitable emigrants from Great Britain.