BLACK’S

Dunstan Times, Issue 539, 16 August 1872, Page 2

BLACK’S

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) We have again to report another supply of the roughest weather ever known on Black’s in the recollection of white man. On Saturday night last wo had a tremendous fall of snow, fully four inches deep, leaving the whole country as white as a, sheet, last night s\gain, another heavy fall and all to day it is blowing a piercing cold | wind, with occasional shovvoi sof snow, (it» , ; an ill wind that flows no luck,) but this will have the effect of leaving our miners plenty of water for the summer. We do not think they have had a fair fortnights work since the winter act in owing to frosts and severe -weather, on Monday it was |1 freezing at 10 o'clock in the day, and tbs sun nearly obscured with mist. The consequence has been nearly a total stagnation to all kinds of busincs, it is a wonder how our Storekeepers can float along at all. The homeward Bound at No 3 are now carting their wash dirt to the puddling Machine, they have about 120 load of dirt up. which is expected will yield about four ounces to the load. It is te be hoped they will be well paid for their] untiring exertions to carrv through the work which the Try Again Company failed in doing. Last Christmas there was a collection of some 3/. 11a. made here, for an aged miner of the name of Carlow, a foreigner, who was burnt out of everything. As he has been several times pressed to take the money or goods to the amount, and refused, the c Hectors have thought they could not do better than hand it over to the Dims! an Hospi al, as several of the snqscrihers refused to take the money back. This shows the liberal and kind disposition of the inhabitants of Black’s, as well as th fc spirited independence of anjaged man, nbou seventy years, who, although not doing much at fossicking, still feels himself above pecuniary aid. The severity of the weather has a great effect in reducing the a tendance at our Church and School ; in fact, when the Inspector com- a round, Black's may expect to have their school closed, unless the attendance is fully doubled.