THE ARNOLD.

Grey River Argus, Issue 100, 1 September 1866, Page 2

THE ARNOLD.

(FROM OUR' OWN CORRESPONDENT.) 28th August, 1866. „ A : tußh took place /last week at the -junction of the NeV River and Liverpool Gully, qn a very high terrace, forming at the extreme point the shape of the letter V. The cause of this rush has been the i; tunnelling /operations carried' on r by dif- . ferent;- parties, working ifrom LiverpoolGully oh -the one side and* New . River onthe other, and it is anticipated that a n£w .-. lead will be struck.- One party <in the gully have- been working constantijr from ;. the ve^ commencement,' arid the ground they' have driven out is propped by a very forest of timber. Several shafts are being sunk, but none have as yet been bottomed. v The lead appears to run north and south, and if it does prove to be. a lead, this, in the opinion of many, may be considered thebest portion of the whole Arnold-dis-trict. The "modus operandi" at present is by taking tunnels in the face of the .rock below the wash dirt, which is then driven out and earned in 1 barrows ~fc6 the face of the bank, thrown down; and washedin the creek." The banks of the creek aro quite' perpendicular, and in most, places between 60 and 70 feet in height, though irf some places lower; It is ; very much to . be regretted that no race has been brought '■ jn, as it would materially facilitate/the workings. A considerable number of diggers have found their . way here from Saltwater Creek and elsewhere^ but v l i would not recommend any to come atprfisent until the lead lias been proved. In other portions of the district the miners are inaking good ayeraga wages, and in some cases more than wages.' The 'mode in which provisions arrive at the rush is by the New River, in canoes, and tliencb by pack horses, an unsatisfactory mode of transit at any time, owing to the constant change in the weather and the rough nature of the ground. •• ' •--'. / ""' ■ The first christening'of a race in Liverpool Gully took place, yesterday. All tho - miners in tlie adjoining gullies were invited to tho ceremony, and as it was the first affair of the kind in that locality considerable interest wa£ taken, and_a goodly crowd drank success to the "Reliance Race." The shareholders deserve credit for their pluck in xmdertaking this work, as nearly all of them were without: capital, and had to rely entirely for support upon the business people_of the district. The time occupied was between six and seven .weeks, and. the work was done by eight men. The length of the race is two miles and a; half, including three flumes, one of whicli is four hundred feet long, arid tho ■, other two between fifty .arid sixty feet \ each. The dani, winch is eight feet in height, is most substantially constructed,, and is calculated to resist any flood. A greater portion of the cutting has \been through the bed rock five feet deep, and m- . some instances the depth through soil ami rock has beeri^ 25 feet. Thisxrace c,6«ld command all the terraces in tins neighborhood, but the supply of water is : barely sufficient for the parties themselves. To adduce another instance of the necessity that exists for having a large supply of water from some source or' other^ I may. mention that I yesterday met a party of miners who were sinking on the western side" of tlie range at / the head of Italian Gully, and who told me that they could get fifst-rate prospects almost anywhere. 1 then asked how they proposed washing the, dirt in the paddockihey were sinking^ They replied that they would be compelled to wait till rain came, and then to save the surf ace water as best they could, and wash With the cradle. ■■■:.-■ I should feel obliged if some member j)f the Hospital Comnuttee would inforhiiis what amount of subscription'will give to a subscriber the power of admitting a patient free. . A few weeks, since a subscriber to the amount of two guineas went down with a patient (who died a* few days afterwards) and was required to pay L 3 additional for his admission. Another patient went down this morning, arid as he was totally without . funds the amount was subscribed by the '-business . people here ; but it. ought to be clearly understood what amount' of subscription will entitle a ! •subscriber to recommend a. patient'forfree admission, as the miner 3 are in total ignorance of the rules, and feel dissatisfied with what they consider an exorbitant charge/for adihissiori; "