NAPOLEON.

Grey River Argus, Volume X, Issue 763, 8 December 1870, Page 4

NAPOLEON.

December 6. During the hearing of a case in the Warden's Court here, last week, it transpired that there are some good claims yet: at work in: this. district, especially on the Mosquito Lead. The disputes among the claim-owners on the lower end of the Mosquito, with reference to the frontage parallels, appear to be arranged for the time ; but it is feared they will break out again in a fresh place.' It would seem to i an outsider, having no interest in the ! quarrel, that, as it is clear an unavoidable injustice will have to be committed on some one, it would be as well, to save further litigation, if the Court would inflict it at once, and have done with it. Three or four claims are said to be getting gold on the Orwell Creek fall of the range, j but, from the contradictory nature of the j I information, it is not reliable. Strange j as it may appear, the shareholders on this erd of the lead seem to be in total ignorance of what their neighbors in the adjoining claims are .doing., although, they are: very 'often dividing mates, arid in some instances live together in the same lint. This reticence has, no doubt, some meaning ; but it may be intended for some wise purpose. r Who-kriows/? ,; Two more orphans have been thrown on the sympathies of the public by the death of their mother, a poor creature who has been ailing for some time, although the illness which caused her death was of short duration. It is said the father of these children, who was quite an extensive -[awell when he. Li/ed in the Grey district, has honored the Fiji Islanders, white and black, with a visit, and that ho is well able to support his children, if called upon to do so. The children of the notorious Mrs Swords, who was sent to prison for three months recently, have been forwarded, it is understood, to the Home, at Motueka. . A considerable number of miners have left this: district for the Inangahua and Murray Greek, from which place good accounts still continue to come. The old ground in this locality is being profitably worked in some instances, but the difficulty of getting a permanpnt supply of water will always be a drawback. The slnicers at Noble's- and Duffer's are all in full work in consequence of the copious rains, which have filled tho dams

and races to overflowing. There are tw claims on gold at the late rush to the Teviot Creek, Connor's and another, but the payable ground is always limited, although sometimes very rich, on the terrace patches. Hamil and party, whose claim caused a rush 3ome time ago at the same place, have sold out, and gone to try their luck at some new ground opened by Tom Taylor and party, between j Brandy Jack's and Topsy Creeks. The Napoleon district, on the whole, is improving in mining matters, but business is very dull ; this might be expected, because trade is always almost at a standstill this time of the year.