BLACK’S.

Dunstan Times, Issue 473, 12 May 1871, Page 3

BLACK’S.

(moil OOH CORRESPONDENT.) “Water water,” is the cry in this neighborhood, and I am afraid it the Clerk of die Weather does not sliortly favor us with a copious downfall of that precious fluid, our escort returns will «row small. Already a number •of the miners of Drybreadand Tinker’s are talking about knocking off work in consequence of their supply of the necessary water running short The want of an official in this district to receive revenue and to issue miners' rights, summonses, etc., is severely felt. A digger oftentimes tramps twenty miles to get his miners’ right renewed—on which very often depends his right and title to a valuable property —and on his arrival at where the proper official ought to be finds that that gent eraan has nt 4 thought it worth his while to attend, consequently the unfortunate fellow has to trudge hack to where he came from, without having accomplished the object of his journey, it is now three weeks since we had a visit from the gentleman who acts as Clerk to the Bench, but I suppose the only remedy we have for this state of things is to “ grin and hear it.” I must certainly say that had our Cle - k -of the Court not neglected his duty, and attended heie on the 4th instant, the result of the poll for the election of a mining delegate would have been different, for a number of miners had come in expecting to get their miners’ right renewed—the whole of whom would have voted for Mr. Greenbank, but were prevented from so doing by the neglect of an official who I believe receives a very liberal salary for the performance of duties the very reverse of onerous. Truly this is a glorious country ! T ie Deep Lead Company at Black’s hj o. 3., are busily engaged washing up They have about one hundred loads fon grass ready for puddling. The dirt is looking very well The apathy and lack of enterprise displayed by the people of Otago in the matter o f this lead is something marvellous. Were a similar lead discovered in Victoria it would be rushed and compelled to af ford employment to* hundreds, but here unfortunately such isnotthecase. The capital is not on the spot to work with, and those, in whose possession it is do not seem inclined for this kind of raining because it is new to them. However, it is one of the safest mining adventures that could be entered into, as there is undoubtedly a defined rich lead of gold. Mrs. Esther Morris, justice of the peace in lowa, has temporarily retired from the bench to nurse her baby. Cincinnati arms her pel icemen with steer nipjiers for seizing their victims, instead of dubs and rerolverx