CAMBRIANS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 972, 3 December 1880, Page 2

CAMBRIANS.

(FROM AN OCCASIONAL COIIKESPONDENT.) We hav« had hero a long spell of warm dry weather, which threatened ruin to tho crops, and owing to tho very small quantity of snow on the mountains, water for mining purposes is reduced to summer level ; in fact, water has never boon so low at this time of the year since races were constructed. On Sunday last, however, wo had a steady twenty-four hours rain, which will save the crops no doubt, although the increase for mining is already almost done. In mining in this place wo arc going along quietly. From Vinegar Hill, and vicinity—which is the newest workings about here, I understand something good is expected at Christmas, exceeding even the previous big washings which have come from that quarter. 0 m or two parties have commenced tunnelling believing that will pay better than 'sluicing the great depth of clay overlying the washdirt and is very difficult to run away. Tho price of water is 1,3 per week per government head for day water, and f.l for night, a very reasonable figure I think. Ono party sold a claim a few days ago (ground only), the price ( hear lieing 1.000 ; Ibis may give readers some idea of the quality of the ground. Some recent buyers into smaller claims, the gold in which Mibaequently run out ; have lost a little but noMiing heavy, and a little more experience might have saved them. Our County Council are again offering 5s pr day bom* ndc prospectors, subj ct of course to certain conditions. So the powers that be have tacked a soction of your County on to us judicial}' as it were. Well I have no donut onr respected Warden and 11. M. will give you satisfaction ; and 1 suppose we don't mind it, especially, if in these bard times he can quietly divert some of your revenue onr way. Seriously, however, it must be a great inconvenience to the residents iu Black’s District to have travel to Nasebv tho head quarters of this District a dDtanee of fid odd miles instead of only 2rt miles to Civ le, and is about as absurd and l ill conceived an arrangement as the abolition of the District Conn's at civile and Xasc'iy. Changes such ns this may bo economy to the Government but it must necessarily be (In; reverse for the. sul-joct, and it is very hard to see where the economy cones in. The lomoval of the head quarters of the Dunstan District from Clyde to Cromwell is also anothei- false step, especially, if what 1 hear is true that, to convenience tho local administrators of l.aw ami Justice extensive alterations will have to be male in the Cromwell Court House, when evoi v convenience exists iit Clyde Hull of Justice.