NO TOWN.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1155, 11 April 1872, Page 2

NO TOWN.

[PROM A CORRESI»OKDBim] • '■■■>'■'■!■■ April 10. In further estimating the; population of the No Town district I find my previous figures, ;BQO, far • belpwthe actual numbers. Taking those' thai liave .miner's rights at 600, 18' publicans with lideMes,' : 36 bueiness do, togethef with summonses, fines, ''registrations, arid all the items incidental with court business, gives a revenue for the Ei&trict^ exclusive : ;6 : f gold duly, of over LI3OO ayear. The importance of these figures', should be sufficient to set aside any. hesitation which may still exist respecting a Warden's Court being held : here, iif not, perhaps .a ; memorial to vff Sleepy Hollow*' might assist iv removing the difficulty. T , With Ashcroft, and party at Paddy's Gully I left off my last week's report, below which com6s HewM ! and^party at Steel's. These gentlemen are making great progress with their tail-race, which is a heavy and expensive piece of T ,work. - Abe's and its tributaries are npt in such a flourishing cbu'dition as 'they usually are, but as soon as Maori N,o. 2 starts washing Abe's Gully in all probability, wi^l become/ somewhat livelier. The several tunnels which are going into, Cockney Terrace on the new levels areprogressing with great rapidity, and; it is expected that- this time the parties will be rewarded for thaJHerse- ; verancje and energyi : , i, There, are several new rushes spoken of since my last ; one ion the other side of .No , Town. Oreekj! opposite; 'Stinnyside, better known as Half-way : aubther also at Maori Gully No. i; but if not better than the previous rush little need be said of it. Frenchmen as a,fule,being a very exciteable class of miners, gold, magnifies with astonishing 1 rapidity whenever they handle it, which was, exemplified in the last rushes* to the t^ro Maori Gullies. There is also a fresh rush to the inex< haustable left-hand, branch; John Quiniimari, whose good: luck never ceases, has been fortunate enough to obtain payable gold dn a terrace in the left-hand branch, about 1A miles from its junction with No Town Creek. Although a double area was grajated^itis to be disputed. The fall of rairi since the Ist instant^ although /msufficientj has been , of ( considerable benefit to this district, enabling parties to partially clear away their overloaded paddocks.