The Lyell Times. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1885.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 236, 22 August 1885, Page 2

The Lyell Times. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1885.

The amalgam return from the Alpine battery for the last ten days' crushing, is 804 ounces, for 850 tons ot stone crushed.

Mr L. Larsen, of the Lyell Ferry, notifies in another column, thao accounts due him, must be settled for by the loth of next month, to avoid legal proceedings ; and accounts against, be rendered by not later than the same date.

In a recent issue, we stated that an j officer from the Bank of New South; Wales, Westport, would visit Lyell about the beginning of each month, for the purpose of transacting general banking business, and that Mr Charles Holman, had been appointed an agent to buy gold and cash cheques between the periodical visits. We now learn, that Mr John Fennell is also authorised to act in a similar capacity for this institution, and that he is prepared to give the highest price for gold, and to cash cheques drawn by the United Alpine Company. The Reefton battery returns for last week, areKeep-it-Dark, 87*2 ounces of amalgam; Inkerman, 185ozs of amalgam.

The Alpine tributers, who have been working the leader above No. 4 level, completed their first crushing at the Croesus battery on Wednesday last. The parcel, of 65 tons, gave lODozs of retorted gold, —the yield being considerably below expectations. Dr Gaze, of Westport, informs us that he intends making periodical visits to this District, —professionally, and of the dates of which, due notice will be given. In the absence of any likelihood that a medical man will come and settle here, permanently, it is at least something of an advantage, to have one who looks at the place as part of his district, and is, therefore, prepared as far as cases in hand will allow of, to attend here when any emergency arises. We understand that the Dr. will be here next, about the middle of September, and that in addition to ordinary practice, he will perform vaccination.

We hear tint a public movement is I about being started having for its object the erection of a monument to the memory of the late Mr Reuben Waite, whose recent demise in the Nelson Hospital, we referred to in our last issue. The name of Reuben Waite, furnishes about the oldest landmark in the whole past history of the West Coast Goldfields, ever since their first settlement; and we feel sure that the proposal to publicly record his many good qualities, and the services rendered mining in the early days by the bluff, genial old pioneer, will be warmly supported. The Police Offences Act, when enforced, deals pretty harshly with those who so

far forget decency as to use bad language 1 within hearing distance of the publicstreet. Mr Clendon, 11. M. at Kawakawa, recently gave a man 14 days imprisonment for an offence of the kind.

We regret to hear of an extrema misfortune which befel Mr Fred. Archer of Inangahua Lanling, at daybreak on Saturday last. His hotel, siore, and private dwelling, were entirely demolished by lire, and with s.» little warning, that the f.dni y had bare time for escape, and nothing was saved. The insurance was only <£'lso, (the Stand trd office) an I consequently, Mr Archer loses very considerably.

One result of the Rawul Pin li durbar will be that the army of the Ameer will be practically re-armed. It is stated that the Indian Government, besides the 10,000 Snider* already preseuted, is sen 1ing the Ameer 10,000 M irtini-Henri's. 10,000 Enfields, 30.0)0,0JO rounds of ammunition, 17 Nordenfeldts, and a large quantity of accoutrements.