NO TOWN.

Grey River Argus, Issue 1077, 10 January 1872, Page 2

NO TOWN.

♦ — '■ — [from a correspondent. J January 6. No Town as yet has not got over the holidays. On taking my ÜBual rounds 1 missed many of the old faces, and on asking after them, the answer invariably .was, " not yet back from the Grey." The publicans here have had a fine harvest, and if smiling faces be any criterion, they must have done first-rate. .Money did not seem a very scarce article here during the holidays. The sports, on the whole, went off very well, and seemed to have given general satisfaction, winding up oh New Year's day with a concert at the Union Hotel, for the benefit of the Grey River Hospital. Mining news is rather scanty this week, as most of the parties as yet have scarcely started work ; but to begin my rounds at the Half-way, or Lally's store. Black Jack's Gully has again got three or four parties working in it, and if it turns out this year as it did last, the parties in it will have no cause to complain. Those working in the big face at the back of Lally's store j have lost little time, having again started work. I may mention- that tor Boim-iiai^wu-they have been driving out .their washdirt instead of sluicing the. top away, and they say it pays better, -the stripping ' being heavy— 4oft being the average. There are three or four parties at work in the terrace— making small wages. The next party I came across was Samuel Hall, working alone, but both himself and water-r'^ce seemed to be doing well; he has. a fine face of wash, but the! stripping is pretty heavy, and to judge by' appearance, the wash looks really good. ■ About Marshall's Terrace most of the parties have again set in ito work. The sluicing claim along by the store has been giving good returns for some time.. There were two shares; in this claim which changed hands a few weeks back for L 40 — not a bad price for old ground. Cook's Gully is again looking up, several parties having got very good gold ; among the, rest 1 may mention John Sharky and party, very eld; inhabitants of this place, who, by all accounts, have got a splendid claim. R. Gibson and party have also got pretty good gold. Rough and Tumble is looking rather- the worse for wear, a good fewrof the partieß having left it ; but the great attraction of the day is Cockney Terracej whiohiappears to be looking very well, and instead of being worked out it seems to be only now fairly started. On the left-hand side branch of Cockney Terrace, most 6f r the claims appear to have got in a fair way of working, and should they turn out according to the prospects there will be goqd days in store jfor the business men of«No Town, and by all accounts of the : claims on Cockney Terrace Had just before Christmas splendid washings up, and it is to be hoped the terrace will continueUo keep up its good reputation. In going round I observed the original prospectors have worked out their claim and taken up a fresh one further into the hill, and :I hope it may turn put as well as their prospecting one did. In the left-hand branch there are a few that still stick to working the old creek. They must be doing well, otherwise they would have left for some of the new rushes thathave taken place around them. Sam Bassel, the original of the left-hand branch is still there, and seems to be doing a good stroke along with his old "Bet." Irish Town looks deserted, but Fisher and party, are still., at work pa. fhe old terrace. Their claim still' continues giving good returns. >, : ? Abe's Gully looks anything but a lively place; it looks properly deserted, arid anyone not knowing the district would wonder what supports the stores and hotel. Portuguese Gully is still going ahead, and I hear of a party who bought into a claim last week having given Speck L3O for his share. Maori Gully No. 2 seems to have started afresh with the new year, many parties winding their way towards it, fresh gold having been got, and old diggers say that it is a continuation of the Candlelight lead, and if it should turn "lit to be the case there will be a large tract of country opened out. Candlelight or Swiss Terrace still continues to hold its good name. Mo6t of the claims on this lead having got payable gold, the only drawback will be want of water whe,n the, d}fy season sets iii. I shall givg you a fuller' report n.e£s week, as then $he miners will have got fairly started, . , . .