The Dunstan Times. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1876.

Dunstan Times, Issue 767, 29 December 1876, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1876.

Beneath the rule of men entirely just ike PE*I is mightier than the sword.

T«e results which reach us from the quartz reefs at the Rough Ridge and MacdtOwn, go a long way to prove that it is only a question of a little time-ere quartz mining will be one of our leading industries. What large Companies have failed to accomplish, small ones appear to succeed 'in, and we can only attribute this to superior management and economyin working. The mines'at Macetown may almost be said to be in the hands of private individuals, as although they are registered under the Limited Liability Act, the number of shareholders is confined to a few, and the management is all on the ground, the workmen being also shareholders, and 'to this we must attribute the successful issue of things there. In the case of the Rough Ridge, Mr Withers almost singlehanded appears to carry on the business of his mine, and with his small battery achieves most satisfactory results. Unfortunately in both cas°s the crushing power is very limited, Macetown on account of the impossibility- of conveying anything heavy to- the ground being worse off, but as soon as this difficulty is obviated we may look for something quite out of the common. Taking these 'facts into consideration, it will appear that, all that is Warded to make quartz mining a permanent and profitable industry is to pursue it as systematical, and with the same amount of perseverance as any other employment, and not to expect such great things from it, as we "have been in the habit of doing. Another important matter to be taken into consideration is to carry ont the enterprise, with the view of realising the object for which it was Started, viz,,—developing the mine, and getting the gold, rather than stock broking purposes, and the selling of shares. Of course the outside public can accomplish a very groat deal in assisting these enterprises, but it will be most beneficial to all parties that it should he done with caution, and with the objects already referred to. Large Joint Stock Mining Companies, with their thousands upon thousands of share o , representing an amount of capital dlmost Sufficient to start a Bank, but what else the unin itiated could never learn, have done more harm to the mining industry than anything else by the introduction of a spirit of gambling into a business which should never have existed, for after all, it is the hard bodily labor which must get the gold. It is of the greatest importance to the Colony that quartz mining should succeed, as nowAhat the alluvial gold is every, year becoming more difficult to ■obtain, we must look to the quartz reefs to supply the deficiency. Of course we need not dwell upon the value of the gold-mining interest to the country at largo ; that it is the fulcrum which moves all others is an undisputed fact, and to assist this industry, and keep it in a healthy state is at the same time indirectly lending valuable aid to all fhe rest. We have always had faith that it was only a question of time and experience to develop theauriferotis quartz lodesof Otago, and although the result is slow of being obtained, itsultimatonccornplishment has been rendered a certainty. We have hitherto treated the vapid ravings of the Cromwell Argfis with the contempt they deserved, anti should now continue ■silent were it not that onr eilenoo might ho misconstrued into a tacit acknowledgment that its repeated groundless assertions were undeniable facts. The tall talk and twaddle indulged in about Cromwell being the centre of the Dunstan District has had the same effect upon ns as a few drops of water upon a duck's back ; in fact, it rather has pleased than otherwise, so we could well afford, whatever onr inclination might have been to enjoy the pleasure, and wait in expectation the next scene in the farce the worthy

editor was compiling for the benefit of Ms subscribers and readers. Of that, therefore, wo do not complain, but we del: and must take exception to mis-statements and ravmgs. The following extract -froim the leading article in the issue of thd-SlltL instant is a very fair sample of what we have to com.plain of-:—“The most important stage in " tholnew -system of govpfti&eht which viVf “ be-Inaugurated with the’year lfs77is “ completed throughout Otago, and in a few “days from this the raprqsentatiyq, ‘‘the countryfwiU’Bieol to sdtthe Machinery' "in motion in their respiotfte •counties;' “Looking more immediately at Lome, it “ cannot but be regretted that the field for "the selection of suitable men dam Vincent “County has been so limited, owing to the “ disfranchisement of those most eminently “ fitted for the duties'Whrdh will fall on the “ Council. We say this without disparage- “ ment to those gentlemen who have been “ chosen. Tlrey no doubt are the best men “of those who aspired to the position ; but “ it must be clear to any thinking.man that “ the Council, as constituted,, by no moarts “comes up to the standard it would have “ reached under different circumstances. “ To give the system a fair’tfial it'is essen- “ tial that all interests should, as far as “ possible, be represented., Instead of this, “ we find that the miher’hao'for once manf * aged to get the reins of power. In this “ division all the Oouncillors-eleot are “miners with one exception ; and the same “ remark will apply to the lower division, “if we omit the riding of Eamsdeugh, “which has returned a squatter. Agricul- “ ture and Commerce are totally unrepre-- “ sented, and that for the reason that almost “every suitable man engaged in these “ branches has been disqualified from sitting “at the Council. Apart from the glaring “ injustice of this, it is to be deplored the *• more deeply because many suoh men are “ to be found who would have 'been able “ and Were Willing to render good and experienced service in perfecting the new “ form of local government?’ Now, what is the actual state if affairs—the upper division of the County sends to the Council Vincent Pyko.M.H.R., gentleman; Thomas Baird, gentleman ; Josiah’Mitchinson, storekeeper ; and Charles M’Kenna, miner. The lower division sends W. Fraser and J. P. P. Davidson, innholders’; John Pitches, storekeeper and farmer ; and William Greenbank, miner. Again in the same issue appears a raving paragraph on the ■Selection of Clyde as the first meeting place of the.Counoil, from which we take the following : “ We have been shown a private telegram ‘ ‘which intimates that the County Council “ will assemble on 4th proximo, the place “of meeting being Clyde. Of course it was “ necessary that some explanation should “be given'Ss to why Clyde had been “ chosen, and the best excuse that could he “ found was that the Resident Magistrate “ resides there ! Surely there 'never was greater absurdity than this. What earth- “ ly connection there is between the work- “ ing of a-County Council and the residence “ of a Magistrate will pimle most people. “The ‘reason’ given for bringing the “ Council together at Clyde is one of the “most paltry and impotent, and it would “ have been mnre to the credit of the au- “ thorities had they fixed Upon that town “ without advancing any excuse whatever. “ The fact that no ’better cover for the “ choice could be found is strong proof that * ‘ the selection has beenmadeon anything but “ groundsof justioeand public convenience.” Row, as to this bold assertion the reason assigned, we with but little compunction give it a flat’denial, and say that the said reason is but an effusion of the editor’s diseased imagination, and not the one given by the Government for making the selection. We would rather say, if ever a reason is given, that it will be because Clyde—as of the populated part of the County—is the true centre ; and that the prospects of the lower division of the County of having a, permanent population are ten to one in its favor as against that of the upper portion, because it has its thousands of acres ot rich agricultural lands already in occupation, and thousands more fit for settlement, besides having within its bounds an unlimited area of the very richest alluvial gold deposits in the Province of Otago. The actual number of ■votes polled at the late elections—Upper Division, 266 ; Lower Division, ’267—id proof in itself of population. We Will point out another piece of inconsistency—complaint is made of four or five drunks and disorderlies awaiting in the lock-up to be dealt with, and that as the local J. P.’s are not available the said drnnks must either be taken to Mr Simpson, R.M., to be dealt with at Clyde, or Mi Simpson must come ’to them. The inconsistency is, the men must have been confined.on Saturday at the furthest, most probably on Saturday night, and as it is not customary to deal judicially either on a Sunday or a'Christmas day, and as it was on Christinas evening the paper was published, there actually was noopportunity to deal with the cases until hours after the paper was printed, by which time the It. M. was at Cromwell. Die j.P.’s not being available appears rather foggy. Perhaps the editor will explain in Lis next issue. The Rev. "MrToltoid, Presbyterian Minister, announces his intention of conducting Divine Service in the School-hoUae, Alexandra, this Friday evening. The Matakanui Annual Races takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday next, the 2nd and 3rd January’. (See Programme in another column.) "Vincent Pyko, Esq,, M.H.R., and Member of the County GoUncfl for Kawarau Riding, notifies by advertisement his intention of addressing his’eonstitnents at Blacks No. 1, on Saturday evening, the 80th dust., at 7 p-m. Our 1.0. G.T. friends at Alexandra notify that on the 26th January they will give a Soiree and Picnic. Thesoaffairs are invariably of a most enjoyable character, and we have no reason to suppose this ono will bo any exception to tho rule.

Tho A nnual Statutory Meeting# of School Committees is fixed f bt Monday, January Bth, at tho various school-house# in the district, Tho object of the iheoting'wdl'bq to receive the rep' - , t of the rearing Committee, and elect a now Committee for tho ensuing year. „ There is a considerable commerce in toads Between Franco and l3ng|anij.' : A toAd ofc good size and fair'condition wilt' fetch Is in the London market, and a dozen of tho -eatre quality are worth LI sterling. Market ■gardepera employ'them to keep down the ihdecls. Herr Krupp calculates that his latest gun will .penetrate, the 24in armour df the English Ironclad Inflexible at a distance of 1800 metres, or will go through 14m armour five or six miles off, and throw a projectile weighing 520 kilogrammes completely over Londoni ‘ , 'By cablegram, London, December 19 : The wool market is quiet, but prices continue firm. .Warehouse charges have been reduced by 15 per cent. A well known resident of Dunedin, who lately left there on a visit to the old Country, has, "slpce his arrival ■there, come in for property which at present yields L 3,500 a year. We regret to learn that an accident occurred on Wednesday week to the son of : Mr Wm. Bennett, storekeeper, of Quartzville. It appears that the little fellow fell into a water race which runs through the township, and was drowned, as when found life was quite extinct, though every possible effort was made to restore'Bnimation. The Committee of the' Clyde Caledonian Society have issued their programme of the second day’s Sports (see advertisement), to take place on New Year’s Day (Monday next). The total amount'of prizes is close on-LSO, which includes some very good prizes ranging from L 8 downwards. We are requested to state that the amount of money awarded for each event is paid immediately after each race. Mr Fache desires to draw attention to the advertisement of sale by auction to-morrow (Saturday), the 30th inst., at 2 o’clock, at Clyde, of wheelwrights’ and carriage builders’ material. The goods being sold under authority from the Trustee of a Bankrupt Estate, the Trade will'doWell tb bearlu mind that the highest bidder will be the purchaser. Hugh M’Kone, a resident of the Nevis, who has been missing for the past three or four weeks, bas’not as yet been hedrA of, though every effort has been made to discover his whereabouts. We understand that on Saturday next a large ip&riy is to start out and make a thorough search of the whole of the country between the Carrick and the Nevis. M’Kone is one of the very oldest residents of the Nevis, and though known to bo strange in his manners it was never imagined he was incapable of taking care of himself. The Church of England Picnic held in the Clyde, Parsoage groundsisomewhat about this time last year having been so thoroughly enjoyable an affair, and the generally expressed desire being that it should be repeated, tho Rev. Mr Dewe and his lady friends have fixed upon Wednesday next on which to hold their second picnic. On last occasion we were much pleased to sec members of the various denominations present. On Wednesday afternoon next we hope to see a similar party meet on the'sa.mc happy terms. A goon example of wild Yankee speculation has late y (says an exchange) been the subject of talk in the London clubs. It is no less'than apian to make Mount Vcsu- ■ vins practically useful to those gentlemen who wish to be burnt—to be cremated instead of being buried. The company—railway company—which at present exists only in nubibus, will undertake to run mortuary trains from different.parts of Europe to Vesuvius, and up its sides to the summit, on reaching whhh they will tilt their contents into the abyss, leaving nature in its grandest form to do the work of cancelling the remains of humanity, and then taking tho surviving mourners a short excursion to Naples and its environs, in order to cancel in like manner the last remains of grief ! Our correspondent at ArTowtown writes that the Homeward Bound Gold Mining Company, Macotown, had a washing-up on Saturday last, the result being 323 ounces of amalgum, which yielded S3 ounces of gold from about fifty tons of quartz. Tho Company have now at grass about 120 tens of stone, which will be put through the mill immediately after the holidays. Accounts from the other claims are also, exceedingly good, the only want being crushing machinery. The work 'of ranking the road up the bed of the Twelve-milo Creek has been commenced. The result of tho County elections is considered as satisfacfactory. Speculation is now rife as to who shall be elected Chairman. From what I can learn of public opinion it is in tavor of Mr C. ’C. Boyes, of Kawarau Falls 'Station, Frankton, a gentleman, who from his social position and ability would fill the position with honor to himself and the County. Tho next gentleman Spoken of is Mr McCracken, of Arrow Flat, a highly intelligent man representing the farming interests, and one in whom tho public has much confidence. Thuoat Affections and Hoarseness. - All suffering from irritation of tho throat and hoarseness Will he agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relief afforded by the use of “Brown’s Bronchial Troches.’ These famous ■“ lozenges ” aro now sold by most respectable chemists in this country at Is per box. People troubled With a ‘ hacking cough,” a “ slight cold,” or bronchial affections, cannot try them too soon, as similar troubles, if allowed to progress, result in serious Pulmonary and Asthmatic affections- See that the words “ Brown’# Bronchial Troches ” are on the Government .Stamp around each’ box. —Manufactured by John I. Brown & Sons, Boston, United States. Depot, 493 Oxford-iitroet, London,

t Th?: pano(lin Evening Star says o— lt apit Mr Waterhouse has discovered, in the course of an interview with tho Solicitor General, that the County Council# themselves possess tho power to re-apportion the representatives in the cam of ridings wherever injustice may in the first instance have been done. On' Friday last the elections for Councillors of the Hidings in Vincente Cotinty took •place with the following results ;- -Mataka. uni Biding, Messrs J. P. Davidsdh and W, Greenbank; EarnsoleUgh Riding, Mr W. Fraser ; Manuherikia Riding, Mr J. Pitches, Hawea Riding, Messrs T. Baird And J, Mitchinson ; kawarau Riding,'Mr V. Pykej Nevis Riding, Mr 0. ■M'Ken’ha. As repre. sentative men they will bear favorable comparison with any other eight that.could have been selected, and tvC have but little doubt the affairs of the County, in their hands, will bo most satisfactorily conducted. Thurs'flay next is the day appointed for their first meeting, at Clyde. i 1. The Victorian Government intend,taking some practical steps.towards the conservation of state forests by the appointment of working foresters. Each of these men (says the Ballarat Star) will have an area allotted to him as his particular charge ; he will of course, protect young saplings from injury, and thin out the useless suckers tip* impede the growth of useful trees. The sot' periment will probably bo first tried in the Ballarat forest. HolloWav’s Ointment and Pills.— Rheumatism and Neuralgia.—Though the former disease remorselessly attacks the young and robust, and the latter ruthlessly selects its ‘victims from tho weak and delicate, the same medical treatment will infallibly cure both complaints. After the affected parts have been diligently fomented With hot brine, and the skin has been dried, Holloway’s Ointment must well and perseveringly be rubbed in for a few minutes twice a day, and his Pills must be taken aocordingto the printed directions wrapped round each box of his medicine. Both Ointment and Pills are accompanied by instructions designed for tho public at large, and no invalid, who attentively reads them, ca’n be at any loss to doctor himself.