DISTRICT LAND COURT' CLYDE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 598, 3 October 1873, Page 2

DISTRICT LAND COURT' CLYDE.

Wednesday, Odr. 1. {Before W. L. Simpson, Esq., District Land Officer, James Hazlett,, Esq., and A.R. B. Thomson, Esq.) Messrs. Loughnan and Co.—Application for lease of 040 pre-emptive right on Run No. 245, Mount Pisa. Mr. C. Cololough appeared on behalf of the Cromwell Miners’ Association, to support objections lodged, on the ground that the application, if granted, would interfere materially with raining l interests, as no outlet was left to run the debris from the hack Mr. I. Loughnan intimated the difficulty had been met by am nding tbo oiiginal survey. (P'an of new survey produced.) Mr. Cololough said the objection was now upset, and, with permrsion of the Board, lie was prepared to withdraw it. The objection was accordingly withdrawn and 1 lie application granted. Messrs Camphel and Low applied for a leasd of 640 acres, pre-emptive right, on Run No. 241, lila Valley. Messrs. Revel! and Love appeared on behalf of the miners of Black’s No 3, who had lodged objections. Peter Revel!, sworn, said : I am a miner, residing at Black’s No. 3. My claim is about two hundred yards from the sida boundary of the block applied for. lam perfectly well acquainted with the locality, and firm'y believe the land in this applicate he auriferous. The deep load in Black’s No. 3, it is believed, mis through the ground, and it is principally on that belief the objections are raised. The depth of the deep lead is one hundred and twenty feet where it is now being woikul. The ground is remarkably good, and paying well, the dirt averaging an ounce and a half to the lend. There are patches met with that would pay ten ounces to the load. On and off, the lead has heen wmked during the last eight years, and it has been traced to within two hundred yards of the block applied for. lam of opinion that gold is distributed all along the foot of the range to the Poolburn. The mining population of Black’s No. 3 just now is thirteen. The difficulties »o condeud against, the expense of timber and the heavy body of water at. a considerable depth, lias hitherto prevented the load from being worked uml the limited supply of water fur sluicing keeps ike spurs and gullies fioin being worked. 1 am of op uiou that a large population would be settled in tke locality if water was available for sluicing. By Mr. Low—The deep lead has been proven jayable loi lully iliicc-quailcis of a mile ; there were plenty .f holes sunk on tke block applied for by von, thelargehudy of water met with in sinking, prevented than Icing si nk to a gicater tieptli. I do think if the block is granted, a number of men will be ruined, myself included, and the water races that a;c brought on to the giound will be lendeml quite useless in a short time ; the estimated cost of the rac 8 is between 9 and 10 thousand pounds — the Ida Valley Race, about 8,0li0;., Goodwill's, about I,OUU/., and Uevell andcu’s, 500/. The ground on the Flat is equally wanted as a get awry for the tailings In,in the terraces, and will equally intcrieiewiih mining. Robert Love, miner, sworn, said—Have resided at Black’s No. 3 for the past eigut or nine years, have worked auel otherwise been intcreslod in the e'.cvp lead and shallow ground ; km.vv the block applied fur, ami am of opinion that the elo-p Lad rm.s right through it ; have prospected the block from one end lo the other, and beyollel it for a dis.ar.ee of three miles ill the shallow' grouuel and Iniiiiel good payable gold. The want of timber has been the piiuc p e cause of the deep lead not having been worked bug ago. There have been seveial attempts to work it, hut none So successfully as the party who are at present winking it. I am woiking on the eleep lead just in w, I estimate the dirt now being got out at two ounces t >tho load. There is a rumor of another company being form cel to work the lead. Mr. AV. A. Low said bo bad no reason to elisbelieve the statements made, but lie thought he was entitled to a pre-emptive on one part of the mu, having already lost one home station on it. Air. .Simpson said, he did not think tke right of pre-emption would hr jeopardised by this ease. After consulting with tho Foard, he said it was decided not to recommend the granting of the application, and that a note would bo taken concerning the preemptive.