COUNTRY NEWS.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2679, 18 September 1871, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

DUNSTAN. The petition to the Assembly in favor of the abolition of Provincialism has been largely signed in this disfricc. Evidence of the success of the Otago Acclimatisation Society are always welcome. One or two birds of the common English wren species have been seen of late hopping about the streets of Clyde.—The Dunstan Jockey Club’s :>nnu 1 'meeting has been fixed for December 28 and the two fol’owing days.—News from the quartz reefs at Garrick Ranges is highly satisfactory. Fresh discoveries arc continually being made, while the claims at work *are turning out a quantity of good-looking stone. The Border Chief have commenced crushing at the Pioyal Standard a paddock of about 100 tons, which is expected to yield at least two ounces to the ton. The i lizabeth Company arc so satisfied with their prospects that they despatched one of their shareholders to the Dunstan for an engine and battery.— DunalanTUAitt. NOKOMAX. Mining matters .arc dull this week, and with the exception of the largo number of arrivals from the Lake-district, of Chinese, we have been devoid of anything like excitement. Even in this out of the way place, they far outnumber the European population, and if the additional MOO, said to be coming, really arrive, they will be as six to one of the white inhabitants. Paddy’s Alley is continuing to give good returns to the few parties working there, but the great want of water is the drawback to this part. Tim Moy and Party, in Paddy’s Alley, have come on blaok sand—Very highly auriferous, and much like the celebrated Beecliworth black sand, which yielded so well. There is any quantity of the same in the Alley. Warm water is a good thing to use in panning oil', but if the gold is too line quicksilver must be used. Ah Yee and party have started to work the bed of a small creek at the head of A unstrong’s spur, which has been tried before by Europeans and abandoned as not payable, but after a good prospecting they are convinced that they can make it answer them. Victoria and Bullock Bead Cullies still find occupation for a good many —the Chinese store is the former, which is chietly patronised by the owner’s countrymen, to gamble and inhale opium in. An increase has lately been obtained in Diggers’ Crock in the quantity of gold, and an addition made to the Chinese population. It is situated some fourteen miles from here by the road, i and sqvoa over the ranges, but it is included in the Nokomai district.