THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JAN 23, 1878.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 24, 23 January 1878, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JAN 23, 1878.

Tho Gladstone ; Company hayo commoncod aotivo oporations upon thei* loase at, Painkiller, nnd s^ii'guino hopos are entortainod that boforo vory long tbo cocipany will have fiomofehing good to report. This company's ground is ftHa* nfco upon what in known, as tho Pain* kiilor him of roof, and comprises tbo ground oiiginiilly hold by t,ho Prospoctora, about which thero wtitt so much excitement in tho early days of tho field. Some remarkably rich stono was tnlcen from tho mine by tho Proapootorsbut infcl o deproßsion rfln'oh subsequently enme upon tho field thn ground was relinquished, and owing in great part to tho fucfc that tho locality h not exactly in Mic gonoral current of triifli", ifc for a limp escaped tho attention duo to if. ]\oiv, however, ©pornl.i'onfl 't.V'." coinmoncod, and will bo prosecuted t!goi p on i tiy. The company-is divided into 15,0."'^ .sha.ros of til oyoli, and U now In course of rogistrnfcion. At a mooting of Khiivoholdors, held at Mi 1 ]inyfoild''H office, on the 12di instant, tho following gcntlemon wcro appointed di* rcctort :—Monsm Rnmsay, Tronnery, M'Konny, Moncrief and J. Thovburu; Ycstordny was a tliorougbly wintry dny, and tbo wind caroo from tho hills with an icy c-hilnoss. Tho drizzling rain which continued with little interruptionthroughout the day kopf; the river up, and, in consoqiuenoc, outsido communic'ition was cutoff. Wo aro glad to .bo ablo to announce tho ro-oponing of tho Bullor road for whoolod tradio, Linos' mnil coach having como through on Saturday night last. Tho road is reported to bo in very ftur order, and in the oourso of a few days will bo as good as ever. Tho sittings of tho ■ District Court wcro concluded on Monday last, and tho Court was adjouvnod to Iho 12th, proximo. Hi« Honor Judaio Weslon will prooood to Wostport by tho next down« ward coach. Tho Smith Panorama was cxhibitod agnin on Monday ovoning and drow an«< othor crowded au. lio.ico, and gavo gononil delight. Tho "oonsontation ffni ropoatcd last night, when, in apito of the diflogreodblo oroning, thoro was n very Imgo attcudnncc. It i'< tho intention of tho company to givo o final performance on Saturday evening hoxt, on which ocs casion sovcral important novelties will be introduced, and tlio ultn'.divcnossof tho oxhibiiioa otherwiso eniancod. As this will prositiroly bo tho last appojvranco of tho company in Reoffon, tho opportu* nity should not bo missed. Thoro will bo a sitting of tho County Council at tho usual bout 1 this afternoon Thoro Was a sitting of tho Rosidont Magistrate's Court yostorday, tbo Court boing occupied throughout tho whole day with tho caso of Gillespio r. tho Inangahua County Councih This was a ckim to reoovor tho sum of ;G9B, for extra work, &c, porformod on oontrnofc for tho formation of righUof-way. Tho .en- j denco on cnoh sido was very lengthy, and at tho conclusion judgment was given for tho amount claimod with costa. It is, wo bolicvc, tho intention of tho Council to apponl. Tho JnsUin4imo entailing was brought lo a close on Saturday last, and tho product, a splendid cako of gold, weighs ing 1008on iOdwt, was .hroucht into town yostorday and lodged in tho Bunk. Tho quantity of atono put; through ,was 320 tons, thus showina tho exceptionally high avorago ofSoz-^dwts per ton. Tho yiold proved a most ogrponblo surprise, boinp; ovor an ouuoo por ton in excocs of what was expected ; tho yield would havo bcon considerably higher, bad it not heon that a bag of specimens weighing about; lewfc. wns accidentally overlooked in tlio hurry of tho occasion, and which will, therefore, bo held over . for tho noxt crushing. The directors mot last nisht and after wiping off a liability of £1040 were enabled to doclaro a dividend of ono shilling por share. Tho rosult created a considerable stir in town last night, 'and shares havo in conscquonco advanced considerably in.prico. ■ Tho mining mnnagor of f.ho Inkcrman Company reports baring' connected tho rise-up with tho winze, but tho timbering is not yet completed. Ho has stnrtod driving on tho stone, which looks romnrkably woll. Intelligence rcaoUod us last night of

tho discoyevyof a n;nv lino of roof in tbo vicinity of Devil's Crook. Tho p.'cc ; so localo is botwoon Nathan's Gully and Iho Oriental Creole. Tlio pros,)ooiOi' is Mr A. W. Thompson, ono of tho pioneers of iho Boatman's disi.net, and the stono found is reported to bo of flioocding rich* noss. What is rognrdod as nn ovont at Boatmans, took plaoo yesterday, when tho Jusfc-in-Timo battery was sot in motion on tho Welcome stono. Tho progross ot tho crushing will bo watched will grout intoro.'t.