MINING APPLICATION.

Kumara Times, Issue 920, 11 September 1879, Page 2

MINING APPLICATION.

[to the editor.] Sir—lt appears from the tone of “Miner’s” letter which appeared iu your issue of sth September that he is one of the applicants for double areasof ground, and that he feels so much aggrieved at the decision of the Warden, and shows his angry feelings in. trying to show up the ignorance of the objectors, by stating that they did not know the contents of the areas applied for. He ought to, be thankful that he possesses more than an average share of'knowledge in such matters. The party that took the names of the objectors iu Coiut represented the objectors fairly as far as the petition is concerned, bearing as it did 50 signatures, 25 of whom had miners’rights. But why do they take all this trouble about ground that is so poor, as ■ applicants state it to be ? Or can the ground be considered partly worked and doned? It is a fact that payable gold was found in other claims before B.irrowman pegged his claim. Barrowman’s party did very,little prospecting ; they found gold in Rn old dual, :a.d by sinking a little'deeper they came upon payable wash, which prote.s that the ground has not beet?

enough to warrant the Warden :n granting large areas of ground—and this; too, in a place where the lead lias been at a Slimi-still—until other parties (not the applicants) haVe started it again by finding payable gold. The law granting 1 donl-le areas of ground was never intended to apply to ground of this kind', which is shallow and dry, und easily worked. 1 think tin.(so who have good appliances need not be alarmed about being annoyed with others less favorably situated, seeing that thb ui niior can make ground pay that the latter cannot, and could shift their pegs ms often as pleased, and always keep a full claim on the fancy lino. But/this will not, satisfy them, they must keep Dick,- Torn, and Harry efit 1 bg.ree -with ‘-.Miner” that the niiiiiber of each miner’s right should li.-.vo been given with the owner’s signature. -1 think it would not he needful, as “Miner” as-erts, to iiill each object hi' On his oath ■ it would be a gn iit waste of time, dragging so many people io the (t-mi, to satisfy, a few discontented applicants. If this was allowed the. obj-mtors could say, and with some show of reason.—Whthe will this sort cif tyranny end % 1 now come'to the funny part of this affair. I think that the end of “ Minei’s” letter, savors greatly of Bush Lam;. Having no knowledge in legal matters InySelf, T tun unable to give an opinion if the Warden kept, within the limits of the law, in enertaining the objections but this much Ido know, that he acted wise.ly for the. public good, in refusing to grant, the applications for tlte ground applied for. —I. am, ifee., Bed Smut. Lamkin’s Terrace, September 9th, 1879.