Country Intelligence.
CAMI?R I A N S .
Tim h'.avy rain which fell early this month has l;iv■ ri us a plentiful supply of water fo>' minim; purposes, ami it was much needed after the lona spell of dry weather Wo have had. it is satisfactory to know that the farmers, with one exception, had their crops carted before tho lain, for although it has not rained heavily since the (irstof tho month, there has been enough wet to intciferc wit hj harvesting operations, 1 have to chronicle the advent of |a steam thresher in our midst. It has been at work here for tho past three weeks. Tho crops have turned out above tho average.
Mr Ewing ban nearly finished tho tailrace into his claim at Pigeon Hill. This has been a heavy work. Tho greatest depr.h is about .‘loft, and a largo number of men are employed constructing the race. Tho worst is now over, and, if nothing Happens, work will bo commenced in the claim in a few days.—The channel on Shepherd’s Hut Elat is progressing. The work was started two years since, and another year will pass before it will bo finished.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 992, 22 April 1881, Page 2
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195Country Intelligence. Dunstan Times, Issue 992, 22 April 1881, Page 2
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