THE ARNOLD DISTRICT.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 189, 30 March 1867, Page 2

THE ARNOLD DISTRICT.

(fkom ouk owsr corresponded )^^M Aiijtqld Hivjpt, March In mining matters, as may nati^^^f be expected, things -are dull in thfl^^| treme, in consequence of the great <^^^| of water ; yet, in spite of tliis great^^H back, numbers of" people are- reti^^H back to their old haunts, and mo^^^^f say they cannot find a steadier ( I^^^H on the West Coast. King John'^^^^H ■Italian Gully looks well ; in factj^BßSl parties who are at work seem'/perfel'*. satisfied j in one or twp instances M\ ' washing up has fully realised the expgc*. tiqns of the shareholders. ' ' " 1' i Robertson and party, on thp Lanpaphg i lead, had a first-rate washing up last weal!' Singular enottgh, they are the qnly pflf sK on tliis lead who can get gold in paym^l quantities, This lead appears to be<Mjjvl fined to, tha main gutter, and very patcifiV] In places several nuggets have been foungSl in this lead, one J have sfjgn, pver sil'| ounces in weight. I At Liverpool's, Maori Creek, and. t u ! I head of the New River,, mostly all aral making small wages, and in some .if J stances more ; and when Mechan and J?/.:! get their, new track ..cut, I have no.;,djii/ I'm provisions will be had at a reasonable, rate, thereby mduciiuHj |>^^| large? gopul^tipn to getfle. 4°>l9g -^H As it is evidently the i n tontionj||i^^M Government to, induce miners to^seT||^^| may point out that there is a verf law' in force. in Victoria entitling aji^^^J to' hold a quarter, of an acre of %u|^^| yearly rental of ss. In the event or^^^B land proying auriferous, a|l surface d^H age to., be, compensated by thp parties^H . Ayorking tho ground. ' ' ;^H Card Brothers opened their neWvhi^H in Italian Gully on the 15th itstaut, w^H great success, as also did Mr ; Breniai^^B jV^aon Gully," with "a similar result, d alll ing being kept up ttfj. night witK r tliol greatest eel.it. ' j -^fl St Patrick's day was ushered iwUl usual with the holiday sport's, commena^^B with riflo shooting. This, I regret tssp^H was abandonee] in consequence of yi^H proper ammunition 7ibt being sent 4^H Greymouth. This was a great disapjioi^H ineiit, as there are several good shbt.'^^| 'the. .district. A double-baixelled guh ; y^H . next shot for, 'and won by Mr Wjiljifi^M Youngs The remainder of the sj|{^^| consisted of wrestling, running high l)i^^| standing high leap, hop step and jij|^H and concluded with two sack races. '.fi^^B would be needless to particularize, aViy\^^B dividual excellence, but iet it suffice, tl^^| were well competed for, and all.pas^^| off remarkably well. ' ]^^| The reception given to the deputa^^M on Tuesday last by his. Honor thcj^^H perintendent seems to have given e^^^| satisfaction, and although. Mr Aitl^^^H the surveyor, report— (now in ounh^^^| —-stating that the road is totally in^^^H ticable, yet the time . occupied by I^^^^| not sufficient tc> prove that a road c|^^^| be formed. "In iny..opinion it woulr^^H two or three weeks to. discover it,fr^^^| Government intend sending up a |^^^| surveyor, with whom it is intent f^^^E send a man well acquainted wxO^^^| locality to co-operate with him. Jv~^^^H this is done, which I expect will be :^^^H course of next week, this matter: disposed of. Wliicliever Avay thc^^^^H goes, the sooner it is coninienfc^^^^^ better, as we are losing the best j^^^^H of the year for road-making. /^^^^H