UP-RIVER DIGGINGS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 736, 6 October 1870, Page 3

UP-RIVER DIGGINGS.

(from our own correspondent.) Ahaura, Oct. 6. This lias been a week of great bustle and excitement in the mining districts, lirst came the welcome heavy fall of rain which filled the dams and w;iter-races, and enabled the miners and sluioers to commence washing-np their well-filled paddocks, and to resume operations at the numerous sluicing claims, on which work had been suspended during the late dry weather. A heavy yield of gold may be expected for the next few weeks. Next came the bottoming of Clarke and Evans' paddock at Orwell Creek, which proves almost to a certainty the existence of a new deep lead, running under and at right angles with all the leads and deposits previously worked in the locality. Then came the news of the discovery of a new and rich terrace in the vicinity of the Teviot Creek, and then the announcement that the gold had been- struck in two places further above the Half-ounce Lead, in one instance, fifteen claims ahead of the last proved a golden shaft. Then the rush to Noonan's Terrace took place, and last, but not least, comes the startling accounts from the Inangahua and the Murray Creek reefs. The reports from the latter place are of such a nature that they will require continuation before publicity can safely be given to them. The opening of tho tenders for the track to Callaghan Creek, after unnecessary delay on the part of those persons who are paid to attend to such matters, took place on Wednesday. The delay in the makiug of this track is an example of the manner in which the miners have been purposely treated by the Government for the last two years. It is to be made to a most important part of the district ; it will not be four miles long ; a large proportion of the money to pay for its construction, collected from the inhabitants, and placed in the hands of the authorities three months ago, and the work has not been commenced yet. When such, tihings occur, as they do constantly, j it is not any great wonder that the indig- j nation of the people finds vent and gives expression to itself in loud and bitter denunciations of the Provincial Government and everyone representing or connected with it. A meeting has been held to attempt to form a Jockey Club, but the proceedings were knocked on the head by the appearance on the scene of certain of those blatentandself-asservativeindividualswho are a nuisance in any community afflicted with their presence. The formation of the club was objected to, because such a body having the real interest of legitimate sport would be jealous of and would not permit of the interference of such persons. The meeting was adjourned to Thursday next, when it is to be hoped those who ought to look after such matters will attend, and see the affair properly carried ont. The farmers on Totara Flat are busy with their crops. There will be a large area of land under cultivation this season. and new farms are being occupied and fenced in continually. The Agricultural Association are about making preparations for holding an exhibition of stock, &c , at an early date. The Warden's and Magistrate's Courts will sit to-day at the Ahaura, and at Napoleon to-morrow. There are several important mining cases to be decided at the latter place.