CAMBRIANS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1054, 30 June 1882, Page 3

CAMBRIANS.

(From our own Correspondent)

This arrived 100 late, for insertion in last weeks issue. June, 20. We have had a fine onen winter so far in th's locality. The frost was just 1 eginning to tell on the water supply, w'hen about a week since a thaw set in and renewed the supply j since then the weather has been changeable with occasional slight showers of rain. Yesterday evening, however, the rain came down in true earnest, and for the past fifteen hours it has been an incessant downpour, and as I now write, wi:h no signs of abatement. As a matter of course the cieeks are rising, and if the rain continues much longer and if it is at all general a big old man flood may be looked for. Such heavy and continuous rain is of rare occurrence at this season of the year, and I am afraid it will do no end of damage to the mining interest by breaking away the water races, and to the farming interest dy damaging the badly protected crops, and rendering the land too soft for ploughing. A very narrow escape from a serious, or perhaps fatal, accident occurred here on Friday last. Mr John Grifliths, whilst at work in a deep cutting in his claim near Vinegar Hill, suddenly felt the face pushing against him ; seeing at a glance the immi. nent danger he was in, as a large maas of earth was gradually slipping, he ran to clear himself and hut just in time, as he got caught by the left foot which was terribly bruised and some of the toes broken. Considering the mass of earth that fell being many tons in weighr, Mr Griffiths may feel himself truly thankful that he escaped so easily. A conveyance was procured at once and he was taken to Blacks, where his injuries were attended to by Dr Hyde. Mr Jobu Millar Smith, no a' successor to Mr Hutson, holds divine service here as Presbyterian Missionary for the Lauder district.