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Dunstan Times, Issue 757, 20 October 1876, Page 2

Elliott anti party, whose sluicing claim is situate about a quarter of a mile on the Cromwell side of Felton’s Hotel, had a washing up last week after having boon running for nearly twelve months, the total yield being only some 22 ounces. AVe are informed the party expected at the very' least 200 ounces, and that they fully believe the claim to have been systematically robbed, from the amount of gold they weie continually seeing in the claim during the long course of working. Mr J. P. Armstrong announces that for a few days during the next week, from and after Tuesday, he may he consulted at Hawthorne’s Bendigo Hotel. As this, in all probability, will be the last visit Mr Armstrong may make to the district for some years to come those who have bad teeth or iu any way require the dentist s art will do we’l to pay him a visit. The gardens in and around Clyde, also those in Conroy’s and Butcher’s Gullies are looking really splendid, and promise, by the quantity of blossom on the trees of every description, n nch harvest during the coming season. Mr Peraud, of Monte Christo, the produce of whose extensive gardens ar • converted principally into wines, tells us that of different varieties of fruits he expects fully 50 tons weight. Consequent on the steady rains that fell during nearly’the whole of Friday last, the whole of the rivers and creeks rote to a considerable height, and for a time completelystopped the traffic. On a partial subsidence one gentleman, Mr Gouts, of ’Kempthnrne and Prosser, whilst crossing the ManuheriIda had a narrow escape of losing himself, horse, buggy and all, but we did not hear' the full particulars. This is the second accl’cut of the kind that has occurred at the Manhuherikia within the past few weeks. As per advertisement a public meeting will be held in the Alexandra Library Hall, tn morrow (Saturday Evening) the 21st instant, to consider various matters of importance to the Town, more that of bridging the Manhuherikia, and the building of a Town Hall. AA T e shall hope to noto a good attendance. We have tn acknowledge the receipt of the New Zealand Illustrated for the month of October.

Mr W. L. Simpson, Warden, and Mr A. D. Harvey, Receiver of Revenue, on Wednesday afternoon last, on their return journ;y from Roxburgh, where they had hoe" attending the usual monthly sitting of the Courts, had a very narrow escape whilst crossing the Eamscleugh River, which was in flood. It appears that the av der was much deeper than they anticipated, and when in mid--tream the horse and buggy av re submerged, and the occupants sitting in water over their knees, their weight alone aotingas ballast and keeping the buggy from turning over. The horse being good, succeeded, after much trouble, in landing himself and his living freight on the other side, not much the worse for their ducking and fri rht. However, things might have been different, as immediate'y on paining terra finna the traces of Rio harness suddenly gave way. Had this happened in midstream our clu f y might, have been to sing a requiem for them ins l oad of offering our congratuladons as we now do. Mr Thomson has -oven nn'ioe to move that, the next session of the General Assembly bo hold at Dunedin.